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  • Boys, this man knows what he's doing. Watch this video and pay attention if you decide to F**K with your pistol. He's a pro.

  • boring? hell no! this is a video i have been waiting for. thank you for posting so much information

  • look at the mat, and his hammer.

  • Absolutely Awsome vid.!Need more indepth like this one.Maybe get him to do a trigger on a Ruger SR40C or SR9C or the ant of the SR series along with the AR15.This Guy kicks butt on gunsmithing.Just let him explain why he's doing what he is doing more!

    Great video guys!!!!!

  • sum one sould shoot that gye beating on thate bucket.

  • Fancy, great vid! One simple request... shut your mouth! Let master Terry explain what he's doing and why. Terry, please make your own video?

  • Great videos. Thanks.

  • Love your vids just wish youd let the expert talk more and explain what he's doing, sequence of steps, we missed a lot of that due to the endless commentary. Still thankful for your time though, just want to hear MORE Terry, less small talk on questions all but newbees already know.

  • He did not give the address

  • @elguapo2317

    do you guys on youtube ever check the box below? it's in the video description^^

  • I wish someone would just video Terry G. for about a week. I would absolutely pay to see someone w. as much experience as him work on various guns.

  • what are the aftermarket parts you put on and where did you get it coated?

  • i find putting a qtip between the hammer and the pin i can dry fire the trigger. and nothing is gettn harsh abuse

  • Best video on the 1911 so far. I have looked. The Taurus is popular because it comes with all the bells and whistles competitors need but the ones I have looked at are far from hand fitted after assembly. I have two and both had the need to push the grip safety ALL the way in to fire. That was fixed by stepping the tab on the safety to allow the trigger bow to pass. Then straightening the spring so it was only bend on the bottom so it didn't dig into the safety.

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  • Very cool videos. Love to watch this kind of stuff. Keep up the good work man. Go TNP

  • I found this very fun and informational to watch. Although I don't think I would attempt any of this anytime soon but I might in the future but more importantly I like to see what all goes into the fine art of gun smithing. Being a 1911 Owner I found this very entertaining.

  • put the camera on the gun next time damn

  • lol at 22:55 he's getting hammer follow. WC value line sear is crap. mine did the same thing. the sear nose is too long so the slide barely pushes the hammer back far enough to engage the hammer hooks. les bear parts worked much better for me.

  • why is the kid named doodle?? thats weird

  • @buckwheat40 He's not... It's his Youtube name lol... Most people in the Nutnfancy project prefer not to have their real names on teh interwebz.

  • @buckwheat40 he likes to doodle

  • Outstanding! thank you. The gun prices on impact guns online are good.

  • This could be a good video on how to do a trigger job on the 1911, but the constant drivel coming out of nutin's mouth makes it difficult to watch. I usually like Nutin's reviews, but this one is screaming for a redo!

  • Thanks man for the video Nutnfancy rocks.

  • Terry I humbly thank you.

  • I think its funny that the video still shows hammer falling follow...

  • @944lucifer thats why he adjusted the trigger bow to fix it

  • As a brit this has got to be the best video on youtube.. Cheers fancy nuts :D

  • Great video! I'm a 1911 fan. I just bought a Springfield 1911 A-1 Loaded stainless, and I am totally in love with it :)

  • I have to admit, as one other comment mentioned, that I am becoming quite a fan of Nut... a bit of a chatty fella, but when its your passion, well, its your passion! I enjoy the variety of videos and was particularly intrigued with this one. I have done numerous trigger jobs and I really enjoyed watching such a skilled craftsman at work. His attention to detail and methodical form is nice to see. PS, I would love to go to the range with you some day Nut! You always have fun. Cheers!

  • The man Terry is!!!

  • how much did you pay to paint that and where did you get it done if you dont mind me askin

  • @FALTUS89 he does it himself

    

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  • $65 for a 1911 trigger job is cheap. Plus you had parts.

    Terry is the Man.

    Nut talks too much.

  • Citadel

  • I have a Kimber Super Carry Custom and I love it! Never had any issues. Also a Grand Raptor 2. Both are amazing. I got them because I love the quality and reliability. Wonderful pieces.

  • 9:39 LOL 

  • i use weapon shield on all my firearms really love it.  its a little weird using their grease though since it smells like Cinnamon lol.

  • well since i cant like this vid..."PRESSED LIKE BUTTON"

  • Cringed every time I saw that guy fire up the dremel. What has he got that big-ass vise on his bench for if he rarely ever uses it?

  • Question, Changing the barrel on the 1911, barrel link and pin, how do you figure out exactly what length of link you want for perfect lock up?  how could I contact yoda and ask this question?

  • 3:34 NOT boring. Thank you so much for this. Best gun ever made.

  • Press the 1911 button!

  • very interesting, and i have a question, if changing out my stock hammer from a rock island armory 1911 to a wilson combat value line hammer, is it mandatory to change the sear?

  • @graysmoke89

    From what I understand, it's a good idea to keep all your parts the same age and the same amount of wear on them. But you don't have to change the sear. As long as all parts interact with each other in the correct way, there's no difference between an old sear and a new one. But like I said wear and tear is something to consider.

  • I just picked up my 1st 1911 a Sig Sauer XO, what do you think of that 1911 ?

  • Outstanding video! Thanks alot. Terry seems like the nicest guy.....it's very few experts who'll take the time that he did for fellow gun nuts. 

  • Wow what a great video...

  • What happened to the hammer at 22:56 and 23:05 into the video. It looks like the hammered followed the slide? I thought that was suppose to be fixed. Were my eyes playing tricks on me.

  • @cyclops5276 yeah OUR eyes are tricking us, i saw the same thing but i look at it closely and he did fixed

  • @cyclops5276 good catch.... I had the same problem with my 1911 and I don't know what I did to fix it but I would like to know what happened as well. If I had to guess I would say it has something to do with the grip spring thinggie lol the tree prong spring that is under the grip safety.... I don't know if it's the middle leaf or the right side (when the spring is inside the gun).

  • @cyclops5276 the hammer did follow the slide forward, i am not sure why it did that. i am a machinist and the tolerances on internal parts of a firearm are withing a few thousandths of an inch (for reference a human hair is .003 or 3 thousandths of an inch). as well as different gun manufacturers have different tolerance controls on there parts, so a taurus frame with wilson combat internal parts may have conflicting tolerances so what your seeing could be causing that

  • @shady75boy

    I have a feeling the hammer follow is because he decreased the trigger take up so much.

  • @shady75boy In my experience, hammer follow is usually from the wrong sear angle.

  • @shady75boy it was the trigger bow tab thats why he gave it more it wasnt allowing the trigger to reset

  • @cyclops5276

    Hammer follow can be from not having enough tension on the sear spring; but the main cause of hammer follow is shock moving the trigger enough to bump the sear. Usually you can get around this by increasing the amount of take up. If that doesn't work you can lighten the trigger decreasing it's inertia. Less inertia does make the trigger move with shock easier but it also makes it stop easier, able to be overcome by the spring.

    I'm not a gunsmith, so I'm not certain, I just study.

  • does non petroleum based include balllistol????

  • “You can feel with the stone when it stops cutting & starts polishing…” – Did you hear that? Respect it!

  • I LOVED THIS VIDEO....just wish you wouldn't talk to much man. "WE wanna hear Terry".

  • ive watched this video many times, being a gunsmith is a true art form. Being a Engineer as well as a machinist if the part is off by a few thousandths of an inch it will not work or be safe. For reference a human hair on the top of your head is roughly .003. Terry knows what he is doing always checking and rechecking his work and only taking small amounts off at a time (its easier to take small amounts of metal off at a time because you cannot put it back on)

  • I didn't trust myself doing the work so I had a pro do it and it was worth the money. 3.25 pound pull on mine and my accuracy went way up. Colt series 80. 1911 great design and the longest running design.

  • I like gunsmithing i can learn about it . and the 1911 is a cool gun

  • GREAT VIDEO!!! Master Craftsmen are always impressive. Keep up the good work, NutN. If anyone was bored with this series they don't appreciate the talent displayed...both gunsmith and videographer =0)

  • GREAT VIDEO!!! Master Craftsmen are always impressive. Keep up the good work, NutN

  • Im starting to become a big fan of nutnfancy i can tell becuase now when im thinking about buying a gun or just interested in it im signing on to youtube to see if hes put it threw some sort of test already an seeing how it perform's compared to going out an buying it myself and being disapointed..and as far as the gunsmith goes from the video an listening to his aboundance of knowledge from this he hes good,,reminds me of watchin my dad work on 1911's (he was the weapons specialist for delta)

  • Does tarry do M&P9mm trigger jobs as well?? I would love to have a 4 lb pound trigger in my M&P 9mm.

  • I'm turning 18 withiin a couple days and I get my first handgun its a PT1911, and its my baby also haha, I'd be breathing down terrys neck if I were doodle haha

    I gotta side with doodle 1911's are awesome! Him and I actually have some stuff in common, including our looks hahaha. Anyone notice that number 3 cup sitting back there? Dale Earnhardts the man. Cool vid nutn very interesting to us 1911 fans

  • Great Video! I love these gunsmithing videos and I find them extremely educational, please keep them coming.

  • The only sad thing of showing all of what Terry's doing, is that now it gives us, the consumer, the power to do this stuff ourselves, which is great for us, but takes away from what these guys spend learning how to do this.

  • @corpselikeangel While he is good at what he does, let's not get carried away. There are machines out there far more complex and finnickey than a 1911 pistol. There are machinists and metal-smiths far more exacting and skilled than most (if not all) production shop gunsmiths. There are plenty of free resources and with a little engineering and mechanical ability, it isn't tough to figure this stuff out.

  • Great, this guy knows what he´s doing!!

  • Great, this guy knows he´s work!!

  • Great!!

  • I was wondering if you ended up capping the orifices... orifie? for the safety you removed or if you left them open?

    I was thinking it might be wise to do so to prevent dirt, dust etc from getting into the new sexy workin's of your gun.

    Grim

  • nutnfancy thats why we leave this tuff up to the master gunsmiths, because i know a lot of us who would have destroyed a project like this.

  • @TheShanezzzz Impact guns.

  • this is the same as a trigger job on a knock-off 1911? such as a llama? how much would this cost? greta video btw

  • @courageouszombie Yes the trigger job would cost the same, but on a cheaper gun i dont think it would be as effective.

  • Excellent work, and video. Thank you.

    As a newly Colt M4/1911 certified armorer, I found it to be a great insightful tool.

    Keep up the great work.

  • this video is awsome. im not a 1911 guy but i still found this video extreamly interesting. nutn your son is so lucky to have such a cool dad.

  • Terry seems to have the knowledge and confidence to work the parts. This behind the scenes video was informative and interesting. I have a better understanding of the internal relationship of the parts for a 1911 after watching this.

  • if you dont replace the recoil spring every 2000 rounds you can see the slide bite the frame other then that i never seen a 1911 fail

  • What ever happened with the J frame trigger job???? Is there a video of it?

  • @AJourneyOfYourSoul Its out now.

  • Great video, I love seeing different methods of doing things. Keep them coming.

  • Woah! That ar-15 came out of nowhere!

  • I'm not a 1911 guy, but I have a 1911 (in the house); it's nice, but I'd rather use the S&W M&P Compact (which I am accurate enough to win a snowblower for my family)

  • Terry G is a badass! i wish i could be his apprentice

  • Nutn, why is your trigger finger halfway through the trigger guard? Do you always shoot like that?

    Also at the end, Terry is slingshotting the slide on an empty chamber, after you just spoke about not doing it. hmm

  • @silvermediastudio Unless I missed it, I didn't see any "slingshotting," which to me is when you let the recoil spring throw the slide forward such as by releasing the slide stop.

    I saw him "slamming" (moving, riding, whatever) the slide forward while holding it. While it might be similar since there's no cartridge to buffer the shock, I don't think it's the same as what he said to avoid. Not the same enough to say he's doing exactly that, in my opinion anyway.

    Very cool video!

  • @aznazguy Starting at 26:14, he racks the slide on an empty chamber six times.

  • @silvermediastudio it looked to me like he was riding the slide forward with his hand to slow it down ever so slightly, but even if he wasn't, modifications to the trigger and hammer mechanisms are extremely non-trivial with regard to safety and it's very important to "pressure test" their function to ensure that a malfunction will not occur to these critical parts.

  • People get way too worked up over the complexity of a trigger job. If you've ever worked in a machine shop, or have some mechanical ability, this stuff isn't rocket science.  You detail strip and polish the mating surfaces, most people could do it in an afternoon. Removing metal to improve feel is a bit more dicey, but as you can see it isn't exactly difficult, just go slow and deliberate. Don't use a Dremel if you aren't experienced like this guy.

  • My Springfield 1911 has a frame made by Imbel Brazil. I am pretty sure Taurus uses the same Frame manufacturer.

  • Great Video!  Good Info! Question: Was he in danger of "stoning into" and effecting the hardness of any of those parts? Thanks Nutn'

  • hes letting that slide slam home too hard on a empty chamber...

  • wow makes me wana become a gunsmith! but i am 15 and dont have any guns but an gbb airsoft gun that i take apart alot :)

  • You ask good ? Thanks for taking the time to put the video up.

  • Great video!!! Terry G rocks!!

  • Great video man. It's hard to work on something when someone is talking in the background, but the old man did it! I like how he pays high attention to detail. I gotta find a gunsmith with his level of skill in my area....eh

  • Terry is the man, I am loving these vids watched the Mini 14 and loved it. More please, you guys are awesome!

  • Check out my channel guys

  • Thank You for taking us to the ATELIER , really priceless. This is Culture, this is Tradition, this is Experience and this has a really Value of life.

    Hey Nutnfancy your son there is getting a real quality formation even if he doesnt realizes it yet .... Congratz !!!!!!

  • I love this vid. I've been looking for a vid. like this for a while. I'd love to do this type of work. Love the 1911s and I would love to be a gun smith. Thanks for this great vid. It would be very cool to train with Terry.

  • Terry just worked on my Colt. What a dream come true. Thanks for the video!

    My only other choice was to drop it off with the local and wait for weeks. And the more you ask if your gun is done, the longer it takes.

    Again, thanks for video!

  • ... There is no need to reach perfection because first use and you no longer have perfection. It's a losing battle that the elitists are frustrated about. Everyone should put their work in a glass case and not touch it - just honor the work. The elitists on the 1911 forum are mental midgets.

  • ... then why do they ever accept the parts that come from the factory as substandard? Why does any trigger job need to be done by anyone? Why do they have work at all? By their way of thinking, they should be calling every gun maker and every parts maker "hacks" and reject working on ANYTHING. Secondly, if their work is so perfect, they should never allow their work to be used because use will degrade their perfect work. Terry sees art that will be used. ...

  • ... I have no doubt that the frame was the part that was out of round. You can't watch the video and FEEL the parts and spew your armchair quarter backing. The elitists need to get real. They say you should never do a job differently than what they preach. They say their way is perfect and the only way and anything else is a hack. Here is the bottom line question for their thinking. If any other way of improving the parts in a 1911 are substandard and they don't except them, ...

  • ...to use a file is cause that was all that existed in "OLD TIMERS DAY" Likewise, why is it so critical not to modify the gun frame and modify the part instead? Because back in the day some old dude stood at a machine and milled the frame of the gun. And it was high quality work that was REVERED! Today they are cut by CNC in thirteen seconds (or cast and then milled) Terry knows this and knows that the part is of higher quality than a TAURUS frame! ...

  • Yes the elitists have a bunch of their "wisdom" to share about these videos. They go by the book no matter what and anything that varies, they will berate. They also want to charge you a price for a trigger job that exceeds the value of this gun! Terry is an artist. He can use a dremel tool instead of a file to save time and his experience allows this. The elitists say you have to use a file. Why? Just because DREMEL TOOLS DID NOT EXIST back in 1911? The reason they THINK you need...

  • No matter what you see online, you will always have people who "know better". As brockXroberts states above, Terry is an artist and knows exactly what he is doing. Nutn would NEVER take his guns to someone who wasn't.. -- Veri (Nutn's sister)

  • @nutnfancy Great video, thanks for the great camera work looking at the parts inside. Terry is good at what he does. I might have missed it but what was Impact Guns address. Thanks.

  • @nutnfancy Watching carefully, from a mechanical engineers perspective it looks like Terry is going about these modifications in exactly the right way.

  • @nutnfancy Yeah Terry G has skills only years of experience can get you. Not like the majority of the gunsmiths who took an online course and thats it. But realistically the people that are going to go to Terry arent the ones who will listen to youtube's keyboard commandos. Nutn has good taste in smiths and hell I wouldnt drive that far if it werent worth it either.

  • Hey nutn, i am wondering how this 1911 ranks now with all you modifications? How drastic is the improvement over out of the box? I am looking into getting a 1911 and this Taurus is the only one I could possibly afford. If i do get it i would want to have it modded in a smiler way. Thanks for all the Vids God Bless.

  • @du9207 Yes he is. And he is explaining it as he goes along, taking the time to answer questions, and doing so at his cost. I'm sure Terry could do 2 jobs in the time it took to film this so we should give him a big thumbs up for enlightening us a bit. I've used this video to tune up an airsoft 1911 and it made a massive difference to the trigger. I'd leave the real steel to a gunsmith though ;)

  • @du9207 I think he´s doing everything correctly, deburr everthing and get the working parts as smooth as possible, I have done this on my Colt 1911A1 1943, and it´s as smooth a silk, (with the Wilson combat recoil system) beautiful gun shoots accuratly up to 140 yards (belive it or not).

  • @du9207 In my opinion (15+ years of firearms experience), this guy is pretty good. He uses the right tools, is careful and continuously checks the results of slow, iterative modifications. I would trust him with my 1911s.

  • For the most part he's spot on, save a couple minor points;

    1) The Wilson Value Line parts are MIM, check out their web site.

    2) In stoning the 2nd angle on the sear, one should not lay the whole sear on the stone. As you will not only take metal off the sear nose, where you should, but you will also take metal off the lug where the safety contacts.

  • @du9207 I am a gunsmith in southern Arizona, and have been for several years. I was also an armorer for the USAF. Terry seems to be a competent smith, but one thing bothered me. By taking that stone to the hammer in part one he created a neutral fit. As I was taught, all sear/hammer relationships have to be positive, if only slightly. Everything else is done very well and I would trust him to work on my weapon as well.

  • @du9207 the only way to know is to be a gunsmith yourself and have years of experience doing it. everybody can talk the talk but can they walk the walk?

  • @du9207 After watching these videos, this gunsmith looks just knowledgeable enough to be dangerous. The Ed Brown jig sucks (sorry, Ed) and doesn't cut square, plus it's a pain to use. Stoning hammer hooks by hand is a very bad idea, they won't end up square or consistent. He also uses the wrong stones. Most competent gunsmiths won't go anywhere near a Taurus. Sorry, Nutnfancy, but I bet I'm not the only one you've heard this from.

  • @bddc201 a lot of people have sent me messages saying otherwise. But ok, I guess you do know, like i said earlier I don't know about this so that's why I asked. Also, why the heck did my comment receive so many thumbs down??? I was asking an honest question, I wasn't saying terry sucks, he knows more than I'll ever know about gunsmiting. Seriously people, read my entire comment, I never said Terry actually sucks. All i'm doing is asking if he's doing a good job. Cant even do that these days

  • @du9207 To you, it was just a harmless question, but if you think about it, you're questioning a man's reputation and his living..his expertise and training, and everything he stands for. To me, and apparently many others out there, its EXTREMELY disrespectful to state that you "read some where" blah blah blah (insert negative content here). Its a sign of the times that people don't even GET how disrespectful it is...

  • @Verilioness

    ok i've been having problems trying to respond to this on my phone but i'm here now. what you just wrote is the biggest piece of crap I have read so far. How the heck am i being negative by asking how he's doing?? let's say your car messes up and need a mechanic, you ask your neighbor about the shop down the street and he says the mechanic didn't do a good job on his car. If you ask someone else about the shop and say you heard something bad about them, is that bad?

  • @Verilioness

    continued...either the mechanic has a good reputation or he doesn't. If you mention that someone's had a bad experience that doesn't mean your out to harm the mechanic. I straight up said I didn't know how he was doing and read a bad review, what's wrong with that? I can't mention the bad stuff about Terry? why? just because Nut' likes him?

  • @du9207 You never did mention "bad stuff" about Terry..you didn't have any FACTS to support bad stuff. What you did was question him WITHOUT ANY FACTS...what you did was empty speculation, which is why it was idiotic. You didn't have a bad experience...nor did you know ANYONE else who did. There was NO SUBSTANCE TO YOUR SPECULATION. How hard is that to understand? What you're doing is GOSSIP...not review. Now, go away, this was a week ago and I'm tired of you. Seriously.

  • 65-75 dollars for the work ..60+ dollars (+insurance) for overnight shipping (required for handguns)....to send it to a smith if you don't live near one you trust...all for a gun that is ADVERTIZED as having a 100 dollar "trigger job"?....He had to stone the piss out of your sear just to make it square!.and you mention your gun falling to half-cock?....600 bucks sounds good till you find out that you basically have to replace half the internals to get what they advertise as included. I'll pass.

  • @ipscjoe Negative. When nutn fitted some aftermarket parts he had the half cock fall. Out of the box it was a good shooting gun watch the reviews before you start in on something you don't fully understand.

  • Re-watch the video.......they mention it fell to half cock BEFORE it was brought to the smith........

    Just the mere fact that we are discussing a junk 600 dollar gun shows YOU have no understanding........Junk is junk and you get what you pay for.......If thats all you can afford, then by all means by a couple :)

  • @ipscjoe What? I think you need to re-watch. The gun and trigger worked fine originally. Then nutnfancy and doodle installed the aftermarket parts themselves but had problems due to fitting (common with many 1911s and such parts). So they put the stock parts back in until they could bring it to Terry to install them properly.

  • I have a question.. Can has he ever worked on a double stack style 1911? I would love to have him completely tear down and re-do my Para Ordnace P-10. I wanna get this trigger job and hammer on my 1911 as well.

    Thanks great vids.

  • @jpcs302 I'm sure he has. It's not much different.

  • ...i'm about to cry all my tears.... 75$ to do such a amazing work.

    I HATE LIVING IN ITALY!

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  • ...i'm desperate... i'm from italy and there is NO WAY that an italian smither can do this like terry's doin.

    I would like to live in the US.

  • I called and talked to Terry G. yesterday. Great guy...I'm going to send him my PT-1911 to get some work done like this. I'm sure I could find someone here in Alabama, but you just can't beat the work of a true craftsman.

  • @auburntaco if you dont mind me asking how much is that gonna cost you? as i am looking to have the same stuff done to mine

  • @auburntaco Check out Accurate Plating & Weaponry (Bob Cogan) in Newville, AL. They do fine work. Not sure how far that is for you but he does sick 1911 work.  Goggle him and you will see many happy customers.

  • "I dont like to slam the gun on an empty chamber...CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK!!!!

    lol jk. Good video man...

  • exquisite video. i just got a kimber custom 2 and was wondering what i can do if anything to improve it. this video is exactly what i needed. im a machinist who has taken an interest in gunsmithing so i can appreciate the skill necessary to do this work. i will send my gun to terry thanks to you.

  • I cannot remember which video, but didnt you guys have a problem with the gun after the work done on it?

  • GREAT! i didnt find it boring which means im a 1911 guy too... tnxs for making this vid and also for Terry who's kind to let us watch...keep it up guys!

  • Great video! Very insightful! I've been thinking about getting a trigger job done on my EDC 1911 (Para LTC). I think Terry might be the man for the job.

  • I find this video kindof ironic. Tac doodle and Nutn are having their 1911 smithed to do away with the ambi safety. I on the other hand had to put an ambi safety on my kimber 1911. I hate being left handed. Different people have different needs.

    Great video, love Terry's Work!!!

  • Great video!

    What's the advice on plating or finshing parts (NP3, Ceraplate, Ionbond) after having a trigger job like this performed?

  • Hi aikodokamks - asked Nutn about this and he said, "no, not needed and NP3 finishing is way too expensive". Hope that helps -- Veri (Nutn's sister)

  • @nutnfancy AKA SCREW YOU LWRC!!!!!!!! STOP KILLING MY 401(k)...dam it i hate this place its like you swipe my credit card every time i watch a vid :)

  • @aikidokamks

    Actually, I very much recommend hard chroming a gun, including the internals, as a way to increase longevity. Quality Hard Chrome is extremely hard (Rockwell C exceeding 70 in some cases), very durable, and will reduce the chances of galling, etc.

  • @pricepaid you are right!!! I didn't look close, I hope it was from not cycling the slide fully and not a hammer follow.

  • WOW, $65???!!! For that kind of attention? All those years of knowledge, experience?! The man's hands should be insured for a $million, forget what he carries around with him in his brain! Can you really think of money better spent than that? There is no part you can buy off the shelf that will do what a master can do - I don't care if its a gun, an engine, a guitar, whatever. I LOVED THIS VIDEO - MORE PLEASE! If this is boring you should get that ADD looked at, or rethink your passions.

  • Great video. What Im amazed by is that they designed this gun 100 years ago and its used by SWAT now.  How many other machines that were designed back in horse and buggy times are still being issued to a HI Tecg force like LA Swat.

  • At 23:37 the hammer followed the slide!!! Hope this was noticed!

    peepsnet

  • @peepsnet if you notice, it didn't follow it all the way, it went only to half-cock, not all the way forward.

  • the hammer didn't follow from inertia it was because the trigger bow was too long and wasn't allowing the disconnector to work reliability which is exactly why the smith said he had to add more pre-travel to the trigger so it resets each time.

  • hay nutn love the vid im huge on 1911 i have a kimber custom tac 2 i want some work on it can you send me impact's info thanks

  • I'm not a huge fan of 1911's, I like 'em, but I'm no fan. Still, I LOVED this video. I loved it so much I am actually thinking about changing job and doing that instead! lol.

    It looks so cool. plying with guns, tweaking stuff, etc. really nice!

  • Me being a 1911 fan, this vid was not boring at all. Great vid. 5/5

  • What a testament to JMB's genious that this century old design is still rock solid. The 1911 is the quintessential American pistol.

  • I "attempted a trigger jobon my sw40v and f's it up so that the trigger wouldn't reset.....damn dremel got hungry and ate too much metal....had to send it back to s&w and they fixed it for me for free (thank god)

  • "damn dremel got hungry and ate too much metal" haha haha

  • This vid inspired me to modify my trigger to reduce the amount of pretravel. See video comment. Nice vids, nutn!