1911 Maintenance School
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1911 Safety, Disassembly, Maintenance, Lubrication, and Reassembly(3 hr. Hands-On)

1911 Malfunction Correction (3hr. Lecture and Example)

Cost for this 1 Day School $125

Purpose

To provide a 3 hour block of hands-on instruction on the 1911 pistol that teaches the proper techniques of safety, maintenance, lubrication ,and reassembly and a second 3 hour block of lecture and example instruction on the typical firing malfunctions and their correction for the 1911.

Scope

Instruction will cover the subjects of how to correctly check the safeties on the 1911, maintenance and proper lubrication information in this course will cover subjects from the basic operating functions of the 1911 pistol through the function and purpose of each individual part and their relationships during the firing cycle of the 1911, and the common malfunctions of the 1911 and how to correct them


Subjects to Be Covered

Hands-on 3 hour block of instruction:
1. Class Room Safety
  A. No live ammunition permitted in the classroom
  B. No personal or duty firearms permitted in the classroom
  C. Classroom work safety rules
  1. Pistols must be brought into the class room with slide locked back and no magazine inserted
  2. No smoking in the classroom
  3. Safety glasses with side shields must be worn at all times
  4. Point springs away from you and others while disassembling or reassembling your pistol
  5. No cell phones allowed on in the classroom
  D. Check for clear and muzzle control
  1. Check any completely assembled firearm to be sure that it is unloaded every time you handle it.
  2. Never point the muzzle of any completely assembled firearm at anyone.

2. Safety Checking the 1911 Pistol
   A. Thumb Safety
  B. Disconnector
  C. Grip Safety
  D. Internal Lock

3. Complete Disassembly of the 1911
  A. Field Stripping
    1. Recoil Spring Plug
    2. Slide Stop
    3. Slide From Frame
  B. Complete Disassembly of the Slide
    1. Barrel/Bushing Assembly
    2. Firing Pin Stop
    3. Firing Pin
    4. Extractor
  C. Complete Disassembly of the Frame
    1. Thumb Safety
    2. Mainspring Housing
    3. Grip Safety
    4. Sear Spring
    5. Hammer
    6. Sear/Disconnector
    7. Magazine Catch
    8. Trigger
    9. Grips
  D. Disassembly of the Magazine

4. Checking all critical internal parts for burrs and deformation
  A. Slide
    1. Rails
    2. Center Rail
    3. Slide bore
    4. Breech Face
    5. Firing pin hole
    6. Disconnector notch
    7. Extractor Bore
    8. Barrel
    9. Bushing
    10. Firing Pin Stop
  B. Frame
    1. Top Rails
    2. Recoil Spring Cover
    3. Mag Well
    4. Trigger Well
    5. Hammer and Sear Areas
    6. Feed Ramp
    7. Hammer, Sear, and Disconnector
    8. Trigger
    9. Grip Safety
5. Maintenance and Lubrication
  A. Methods of Cleaning
    1. Patch and Solvent
    2. Spray Solvents
    3. Submersion
  B. Inspection of Parts for Defects
    1. Firing Pin Stop
    2. Extractor
         a. Condition of the Hook
         b. Tension Check
                1. How to Properly Tension the Extractor
    3. Firing Pin Spring
    4. Recoil Spring
    5. Plunger Tube
    6. Grip Screw Bushings
    7. Ejector
  C. Lubrication
    1. Correct Types of Lubricants
    2. Points to Apply Lubrication
          a. After Cleaning
          b. During Firing
6. Re-Assembly
  A. Frame
    1. Trigger
    2. Magazine Catch
    3. Sear Spring
    4. Mainspring Housing
    5. Grip Safety
    6. Thumb Safety
    7. Grips
  B Slide
    1. Extractor
    2. Firing Pin
    3. Firing Pin Stop
    4. Barrel/Busing Assembly
    5. Recoil Spring and Guide Assembly
  C. Slide to Frame
    1. Slide on Frame
    2. Slide Stop
    3. Recoil Spring Plug
 

 

Lecture and Example 3 hour block of instruction

1911 Malfunctions and Corrections.
1. Class Room Safety
 1. Failures To Feed
  A. Failure To Feed Up the Frame Feed Ramp
  1.  Magazine
  B.  Failure to Feed Up the Barrel Feed Throat
  1  Throat overhang
  2.  Sharp Throat Bottom
  3.  Sharp Throat to Chamber Transition
  4.  Inadequate barrel to frame feed ramp gap
5.  Magazine
  C.  High Angle Feed Stoppage
1.  Throat Overhang
2.  Barrel Float
  3.  Magazine Float
  4.  Magazine

2. Failure to Close
   A. Defective Ammunition
1.  Reloads
2.  Factory
B.  Improper Lubrication
  C.  Bulged Barrel
  D.  Worn Recoil Spring
  E.  Improper Shooting Grip

3. Failure to Fire
  A. Failure to Close
  B.  Damage Firing Pin Spring
  C.  Damaged Firing Pin
  D. Cut Mainspring
  E.  Over Travel Stop Set Incorrectly
   F. Defective Ammunition
   
    3. Firing Pin
    4. Extractor
  C. Complete Disassembly of the Frame
    1. Thumb Safety
    2. Mainspring Housing
    3. Grip Safety
    4. Sear Spring
    5. Hammer
    6. Sear/Disconnector
    7. Magazine Catch
    8. Trigger
    9. Grips
  D. Disassembly of the Magazine

4. Checking all critical internal parts for burrs and deformation
  A. Slide
    1. Rails
    2. Center Rail
    3. Slide bore
    4. Breech Face
    5. Firing pin hole
    6. Disconnector notch
    7. Extractor Bore
    8. Barrel
    9. Bushing
    10. Firing Pin Stop
  B. Frame
    1. Top Rails
    2. Recoil Spring Cover
    3. Mag Well
    4. Trigger Well
    5. Hammer and Sear Areas
    6. Feed Ramp
    7. Hammer, Sear, and Disconnector
    8. Trigger
    9. Grip Safety
5. Maintenance and Lubrication
  A. Methods of Cleaning
    1. Patch and Solvent
    2. Spray Solvents
    3. Submersion
  B. Inspection of Parts for Defects
    1. Firing Pin Stop
    2. Extractor
         a. Condition of the Hook
         b. Tension Check
                1. How to Properly Tension the Extractor
    3. Firing Pin Spring
    4. Recoil Spring
    5. Plunger Tube
    6. Grip Screw Bushings
    7. Ejector
  C. Lubrication
    1. Correct Types of Lubricants
    2. Points to Apply Lubrication
          a. After Cleaning
          b. During Firing
6. Re-Assembly
  A. Frame
    1. Trigger
    2. Magazine Catch
    3. Sear Spring
    4. Mainspring Housing
    5. Grip Safety
    6. Thumb Safety
    7. Grips
  B Slide
    1. Extractor
    2. Firing Pin
    3. Firing Pin Stop
    4. Barrel/Busing Assembly
    5. Recoil Spring and Guide Assembly
  C. Slide to Frame
    1. Slide on Frame
    2. Slide Stop
    3. Recoil Spring Plug