Any one here got a 1911?

My CMP Field Grade 1944 M1911A1 had a few minor issues the first time I fired it - wouldn't always fully close the first round when I released the slide stop and I got an erratic brass ejection pattern. Figured I'd replace the recoil spring - found some USGI made in 1984 - and did a tension check on the extractor. Both it and the ejector seemed to be good. The springs arrived yesterday afternoon - installed one today and took the pistol down to my range here at home. Functioned flawlessly - just needed some extra juice. No more getting bopped in the head and shoulders with hot brass.

 

the 779 replacement barrels I used were TZ, manuracturred by IMI and were all date stamped 1983

 

I did ultimately find examples of dated barrels. Mine is a Colt-manufactured contract barrel and not dated.

 

it's interesting to me that they were still making replacement parts so close to the retiirement of the 1911. One of mine actually has a 1986 dated TZ replacement barrel (!). I was at a pistol range at Bragg in 86 when we opened the first crates of yuckky M9s

 

something fun in our local paper

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Lots of 1911a1s that came out of the active component went to reserve units and were used for another 10 years until all the units were converted to M9s.