Hi there. Great video. Why does the disconnector fall down in battery during function testing. And sometimes the disconnector wont rise up causing the hammer not to fall when trying to pull the trigger and dry fire. How does someone remedy this problem?
Nice video, and great explanation. However, in the interest of maintaining proper firearm nomenclature, I must point out that there is no such thing as a "sear disconnect" on the 1911 pistol. The part being referenced is the "Disconnector." This may seem like a small point, but I think it important to call a spade a spade. A "clip" is not a "magazine," nor is a "disconnector" a "sear disconnect." Otherwise a decent post.
actually its my fathers gun who passed away last year,he was a retired policeman.he was the 1 who disable the grip safety,maybe its bcoz hes always in undercover duty...anyway how can i bring back the grip safety??
Bump firing is not full auto.It is just a way of rapidly fireing a semi auto(any semi not just 1911's)by means of using the firearms own recoil/kickThe sear and hammer reset after every round it just happens very rapidly.The disconnect allows the sear to reset and catch the hammer and no go full auto(hense its name semi auto)if you do not release the trigger after a round is fired.As a result of how this is acheived(by design not chance)the pistol will not fire when out of battery.Duel purpose.
Also a round does not seat against the breech face inline with firing pin until millimeters before the slide is completely forward. It is ramping upward the whole time until just before the slide is completely forward. So it cannot fire before that point because the hammer cannot strike the firing pin until the slide is completely forward. The only firearm that it MIGHT happen on would be those with rotary locking barrels.
The purpose of the disconnect is to keep the firearm from going full auto (and nothing else) hense its name"diconnect". It disconects the trigger from the sear when the slide travels back and pushes down on the disconnect so that the firearm will not fire full auto if you do not release the trigger after firing a round. That being said by default it could be considered a safety although it was not intended to be one.
@maddisonjean That's not true. You can make any 1911 fire FA. all the Sear does is stop the Pistol from firing out a battery. before the round is fully seated in the chamber. all semi autos need you to release the trigger first. hence the name "Semi-Auto". your confusing what she just said.
@limalife Of course any 1911's can be made to fire full auto. I never stated that they couldnt. The disconnect keeps the firearm from going FA (thats its purpose) by allowing the sear to reset after firing by diconnecting the trigger from the sear as the slide moves reward, and once the trigger is released the firearm can be fired again. As a result of how this is achieved the firearm will not fire if the slide is out of battery.
@WizzRacing No.. of course I read the reply. You said, "all the Sear does is stop the Pistol from firing out a battery." The 'sear' and the 'sear disconnect' are two totally different parts with different functions. The sear engages the hammer, the sear disconnect keeps the 1911 from going full auto.
Either you made a typo by emitting the word "disconnect" or your confused.
@limalife You seem to think I was replying to you. I was commenting on maddisonjean. she said "purpose of the sear disconnect is to keep the firearm from going full auto" that is not it's function.
@limalife It does not stop it from going FA. You can bump fire any 1911. the Disconnect stop's the pistol from firing out of battery "timing" until the bullet is fully seated in the chamber and the slide is locked. the Sear holds the hammer back after each round is fired or pulled back to fire the first round. condition 3 carry. neither of the 2 are a safety other then the one provided on the side of the frame.
Nice video but my grandma always told me to stay away from woman with no upper lip...she said they are the most vicious and nasty women on earth. How right was she i have yet to see.
you forgot to mention you can have a plugged barrel also from escaped propellant out the ejection port.to summarize you get a burned and probably a expansive energy tear in the hand,plus a cracked slide,added to a plugged barrel,bad day at the range huh!good luck with the child also
Pregnant women, I forgot how many months pregnant, shouldn't shoot anything other .22s in small amounts because they could hurt the hearing of the baby inside damaging their ears. I can't post links about it but a quick google search should find a answer.
Thank you very much for the information. I have my very first 1911 waiting for me back at home and watching your videos has helped me educate myself before getting hands on. I've come to realize that the 1911 is an amazing performer but also has some amazing safety and fail-safe features when used properly.
You can get as technical as you want but the reasoning behind the design is to keep the gun from discharging automatically. So it really is a safety. Not a lock-out safety that you can manually control but an internal automated safety.
So in a nut shell the sear disconnect prevents the 1911 from firing until the cartridge has been properly placed and sealed against the face of the breach by the extractor?
i dont agree on the round would set off by the hammer if the slide does not close completely. the hammer wouldnt be able to make contact with the firing pin anyways unless the slide is fully forward.the back of the firing pin stop would block the hammer from touching the firing pin. the sear disconect is there so the hammer would cock for the next shot after the gun cycles when you take a shot and not let go of the trigger, the hammer wouldnt come back down as the slide moves forward.
Wow. I just learned quite a bit of important information about the operation of a 1911 from a woman. Not trying to be sexist AT ALL, but you just don't see women like this every day. Awesome. Thank you for educating me.
Excellent video. you are very knowledgeable and articulate, but a safety is: "A device designed to prevent discharge of a firearm until discharge is intended. " Not necessarily an elective feature. Where did you get that definition. Mine comes directly from Colt Mfg website.
ive noticed that ambidextrous thumb safeties on 1911 pistols have a small arm that sits underneath the grip on one side. why does the arm sit under that grip like that when ive seen pics of other 1911s with ambi thumb safeties that dont have that arm at all and still manages to hold together. what are the technical names for these 2 types of ambi safeties? and how the heck does it stay on without the arm to sit under the grip?
The ones with the leg that sit under the stock (grip panel) just slip together in a keyed fashion and are not fastened together. The ones without the little leg will either screw together or the have a retaining pin that goes through the right safety sideways, engaging the main pin on the safety. As far as technical names, they are just Ambi-safeties.
I laughed at the dry fire comment. Gotta love all the YouTubers who panic when they see a dry fire. heck, both my pistols REQUIRE a dry fire to take down.
Excellent vid! Hope this keeps someone from injury or gun damage. Thanks.
2 suggestions
1-Might consider adding a segment on the actual reasons people come up with to make this mod. You clearly show why it's not worth it.
2-Add a close-up of parts involved, either photograph or drawing, to give people better idea of what they should be looking for when they buy a used gun. I realize they could look up separately, but if in the vid it's more likely they see the right part.
I've been shooting my Kimber Custom I for about 8-9 years now and I learned a lot watching this video. Thank you, very well done and informative.
I'm something of a 1911 "purist" myself with my Series I Kimber, I was wondering what your views were on the Series II Kimber 1911s given that most if not all I believe have external extractors now and firing pin safeties. I'm thinking about buying another handgun and if I go with another 1911 I was wondering the pros and cons of these features are.
LITTLE GUY!?!?!?!?! LOL congrats, i'm sure you've had him by now. i've spent the whole weekend watching your vids. i thought i had outgrown the desire for the 1911.....................guess not lol. i've gotta get one now lol. GREAT informative videos. i'm going to subscribe and watch for your new ones, i'm sure when you have time you'll make more. keep it up and the kiddos gotta some great parents to teach him about his liberties.
Lima, i have watched all your videos , and have been a firearm instructor for several years. your doing a great job educating the public. keep up the good work. I hate to see the video hunters who feel they have to prove something with a bunch of negative comments take up space. funnny thing is if they really disagree they wouldnt watch in the first place. THE THINGS PEOPLE SAY TO FEEL IMPORTANT..
look up the youtube video titled "colt .45 1911 trigger mechanism" by user violet0313 and then tell me what function the thumb safety has in relation to the sear/hammer that is so critical to function other than keeping thoes pins from drifting out
Ohh I forgot the most integral function the thumb safety has is to keep the sear and hammer pins from walking out the left hand side of the frame. That's the other caveat.
you mention that the thumb safety is not necessary to the operation of 1911a-1.you mention that you could "remove" the thumb safety and the firearm would still operate.neither of these statements are true.also the sear disconnect IS part of the passive sear safety mechanism (sear, sear disconnect, sear spring and grip safety).I think the best way to describe the entire sear system is as a "passive safety". the thumb safety is a VERY integral part of that mechanism.try detail stripping to see why
I have detail stripped MANY a 1911 and know perfectly that you couldn't just take out the thumb safety and start shooting. What I meant is that if the gun were designed without a thumb safety (which, in fact, it originally was) it wouldn't hurt the function of the firearm. If, however, no sear disconnect was incorporated into the design there could be problems.
you should clarify that in your video...you say at the end how you "cringe" at the way most people "don't understand their firearm"...yet you make this statement that "the thumb safety is NOT necessary"...before you come off as being so pretentious and such an "expert", you should get your own facts straight...to simply state the you "meant" something but said something different is contradictory to your cause...I think it makes your efforts somewhat less valid...
the sear mechanism (including the disconnect)IS a passive safety...much the way a glock's "safe action" mechanism is a passive safety...maybe you should do another video to re-explain this...I am not to thrilled when people try to come off as "experts" and admonish others, yet make mistakes themselves...on that note, since you are such an expert, I have a technical question for you...what do you think the best extractor on the market is? and what is the correct tension for 230gr hardball loads?
The disconnector is just part of the lock work that makes a semi-auto rest and hence be a semi-auto. When does the operator turn off the disconnector? On your glock example the safe action is turned off when the trigger safety is depressed.
this is NOT true...the disconnect is also part of the sear mechanism, which is in essence a passive safety, much like the glock...rather than a trigger nub, it uses the grip safety...you are making the disconnect out to be a separate entity, it is NOT, it is an integral part of the sear/firing mechanism
Yes, the Sear Disconnect is part of the sear/firing mechanism and not a safety.
We disagree on two points, however.
One: The 1911 design is NOTHING like a Glock (I don't know how you can begin to compare the two they are so different).
Two: The sear mechanism is in no way a safety, passive or otherwise, and, I have no idea what you have to be smoking to think so. Without the sear mechanism you'd have a paperweight.
ONE: I'm not the one that made the glock analogy, AriM did.
TWO: Well the sear is connected to the trigger sturp by the disconnector so by that logic you would have to concede that the disconnector isn't a safety either, since their function is integral with the disconnector providing the reset function. And the fact of the matter is I never claimed that the sear was a safety, just that the thumb safety blocked the movement of the sear when the thumb safety is in the on postition.
Well a 1911 will function without a thumb safety, you won't have a pin for the grip safety and nothing will back up the slide stop plunger, but it will function, it might tear your hand up but that's not the pistols fault!
Yes you can remove the thumb safety and grip safety and the firearm will still function, try it for yourself. When you remove the thumb safety you loose the pin that holds the grip safety in and you also loose the rear bearing face to the safety detent / slide stop plunger but other than that everything else will work
the hammer will not function properly without the thumb safety, and what you describe is NOT a functional weapon...you are grasping at straws...removing the TS will leave the grip safety loose and the sear spring will not be tensioned correctly...BUSTED
rack the slide and quit using your thumb and the hammer will function just fine, not having the grip safety will allow the hammer to overcock if you thumb it too far back but that's an operator error :P
OMG, you are so far off base, it's hard to even formulate an answer...the 1911 WILL NOT FUNCTION without the sear mechanism in 100% working condition...and the TS is part of that mechanism...in fact you are OS FAR OFF BASE that arguing with you doesn't even makes sense, you are either a troll, or you have no idea about how a 1911 works...like I said if you are so sure and have tried all of this your self, posta video of you firing a 1911a-1 without a thumb safety installed...
in the on position the safety blocks both the sear and hammer but in the off position it is free of both the sear and hammer otherwise they wouldn't move as intended.
So that logic would make the origional 1911 design (the Calvary requested the grip safety which wasn't on the origional gun JMB submitted to the Army) and the High Power (another JMB designed single action hand gun with no grip safety) retarded and unsafe? Is carrying a CZ-75 cocked and locked also retarded and unsafe? Was Jeff Cooper a retard and unsafe cause he pinned all his 1911's because he didn't consistently deactivate the grip safety.
Interesting, you think the man who's range rules have been adapted to become the defacto "4 rules of gun safety" is a retard when it comes to safety. An antiquated Calvary feature that prevents a defensive firearm from discharging 100% when the operator wants the firearm to discharge is UNSAFE.
Yes, Mr. Cooper is also ugly and his mother doesn't love him. Chuck Norris doesn't pin his grip safety. Get the barrel bushing out of our anoos and lighten up!
Thankfully I had safey glasses on, so I still have both eyes, and the gun is back at the shop getting a run down to ensure its safety By the way, the round that was in the chamber when it blew, it cut a hole in the brass downward into the next round in the magazine which also blew apart. If I would have had my wood grips on the gun I might have been pulling slivers out of my hands for days. So, wear safety glasses and use common sence, oh, and maybe avoid the white box Winchester ammo...;)
Firing out of battery is not exactly friendly to the person doing the shooting. I was at the range at the end of October shooting my 1911 and I had shot about 50 rounds through it when my gun fired out of battery, Round was in chamber however slide was about .090" back from where it should be and was not really noticable from the shooters view. Shot it, and I will just say I had a black eye and powder burns over half of my face from the pressure coming out the back of the slide.
hi, nice to see other gun store employees that know what there talking about... have you allways been into weapons or is it just a recent thing? With you now having children how have you had to change your storage methods, I know in FL. it's a very tight law due to the death rate of chidren. Congrats on your child!
The part your explaining how the ammunition feeds on a 1911 you explained it as clearly as any 1911 expert would. However, for a person that knows nothing about 1911 or guns in general I think will most likely not understand. So for those people they can look up a youtube video titled Animation of a 1911 pistol's operation and there will be many videos showing how the ammunition feeds on a 1911.
I enjoy your videos but if you cater to the stupid you will waste all your time answering dumb questions. I do have a question for you, i am thinking of buying my first .223 i thinking about a KEL-TEC. What do you think about the kel-tec .223 I am looking at kel-tec mostly for the cost around 500 - 600 dollars.
Wrong. Ruger is one of the few manufacturers that has a design that allows decocking by dry-firing with no wear/damage to the chamber face (MK II/10-22). Remington warns that dryfiring to decock the Model 597 is appropriate but ONLY when decocking. Quality of firearm has nothing to do with it.
Bolt-action gun must never be dry-fired unless there is a dummy in the chamber. To decock holding the trigger down while pulling the bolt down (at the same time) is the only way to decock.
Hello again, Limalife. I'm sure by now you've brought the little one into the world so congratulations, mom! Hope all is well. Thank you for the tip about UBG holsters. Just received mine today and he does beautiful work. I'm breaking it in and letting it form and stretch a little. Looking forward to carrying it. Anyway, hope to see more from you soon. Take care of yourself and your new "plus-one" family.
Thank you so much for your videos. I'm new to firearms and am finding them incredibly helpful. Congratulations on the forthcoming baby boy, and God bless you and your family.
Excellent video! congratulations on the baby too ! :) I have been wondering about the sear disconnect for a while, thanks for putting that question to rest.
I wonder how many people over the course of history have blown their own faces off working out the safety features of firearms. I realize that by the turn of the 20th Century there were safer methods for testing guns than turning your head away and hoping for the best. But the evolution had to be gradual towards the making of safe, reliable, modern handguns. Some problems might only occur during actual physical use or misuse of a firearm. Consider the grip safety. Another reason I prefer 1911s.
I understand why dry-firing a centerfire gun is generally okay, but I have heard it is a no-no for rimfire. Is this true? I wish you worked at my local gun store. The guys down there don't know anything... I need to tell them about your channel!
So..Let me get this straight, if you were pulling that trigger as fast as you can... and you pulled it while its loading a round(and the way that it chambers a round by holding it in the chamber) keeping it from firing when the slide is back and not in the ready position?
I think I understand what you are saying and, yes, if you were pulling the trigger that fast and you happened to attempt to pull the trigger while it was chambering a cartridge, before fully in battery, the gun would not fire.
While there are a very few individuals in the world who actually are that fast and CAN attempt to do that, it's extremely rare to have your trigger finger get faster than the slide, especially while still being accurate. I certainly don't recommend trying it..lol
Great vid. I was starting to think you weren't gonna come back on, you had me a little worried. I just recently bought an STI this spring. It's pretty good. Grats on the baby, and hopefully you keep the videos comin, they're pretty informative.
Hi there. Great video. Why does the disconnector fall down in battery during function testing. And sometimes the disconnector wont rise up causing the hammer not to fall when trying to pull the trigger and dry fire. How does someone remedy this problem?
amrix15mag 1 week ago
I'm subscribing because of this video. :)
heuykiller 6 months ago
Baby talk makes my gun wood shrivel and die.
woottanggang 7 months ago
Nice video, and great explanation. However, in the interest of maintaining proper firearm nomenclature, I must point out that there is no such thing as a "sear disconnect" on the 1911 pistol. The part being referenced is the "Disconnector." This may seem like a small point, but I think it important to call a spade a spade. A "clip" is not a "magazine," nor is a "disconnector" a "sear disconnect." Otherwise a decent post.
allansbrooks 8 months ago
Awesome video! Thank you!
UnaCrane 9 months ago
"dont cut my mom off on the way to school" haha, i bet thats what your kid will say to his friends
Countryboy2206 10 months ago
actually its my fathers gun who passed away last year,he was a retired policeman.he was the 1 who disable the grip safety,maybe its bcoz hes always in undercover duty...anyway how can i bring back the grip safety??
163nel 10 months ago
im new to guns safety,but i own 1.my guns hammer slams even though im not touching the grip safety....is it ok?
163nel 11 months ago
@163nel no have you tried to do a trigger job on it or anything it is safe to fire its just the safety isn't working
cv0lv0g0 10 months ago
By the way, she's not pretty. don't flatter her.
cpp1 11 months ago
damn, your voice is like a cat screeching on a fence! Annoying!!!!!!!
cpp1 11 months ago
it sounds like your speaking to me from the other side of a fishtank
Flew52 1 year ago
Nice video, I just got a 1911 a couple of day's ago.
CitizensSoldiers 1 year ago
Bump firing is not full auto.It is just a way of rapidly fireing a semi auto(any semi not just 1911's)by means of using the firearms own recoil/kickThe sear and hammer reset after every round it just happens very rapidly.The disconnect allows the sear to reset and catch the hammer and no go full auto(hense its name semi auto)if you do not release the trigger after a round is fired.As a result of how this is acheived(by design not chance)the pistol will not fire when out of battery.Duel purpose.
maddisonjean 1 year ago
What brand of "dummy" ammo are you using?
reichertiii 1 year ago
I have carried a 1911 for more than 40yrs and never such an interesting and concise description of its functioning. You did well. Thank you.
Communic8tor 1 year ago
Also a round does not seat against the breech face inline with firing pin until millimeters before the slide is completely forward. It is ramping upward the whole time until just before the slide is completely forward. So it cannot fire before that point because the hammer cannot strike the firing pin until the slide is completely forward. The only firearm that it MIGHT happen on would be those with rotary locking barrels.
maddisonjean 1 year ago
The purpose of the disconnect is to keep the firearm from going full auto (and nothing else) hense its name"diconnect". It disconects the trigger from the sear when the slide travels back and pushes down on the disconnect so that the firearm will not fire full auto if you do not release the trigger after firing a round. That being said by default it could be considered a safety although it was not intended to be one.
maddisonjean 1 year ago
@maddisonjean That's not true. You can make any 1911 fire FA. all the Sear does is stop the Pistol from firing out a battery. before the round is fully seated in the chamber. all semi autos need you to release the trigger first. hence the name "Semi-Auto". your confusing what she just said.
WizzRacing 1 year ago
@WizzRacing
No, the sear disconnect stops the gun from firing when out of battery, the sear engages the hammer.
Go to Google images, type in "hammer sear engagement" and see for yourself.
limalife 1 year ago
@limalife Of course any 1911's can be made to fire full auto. I never stated that they couldnt. The disconnect keeps the firearm from going FA (thats its purpose) by allowing the sear to reset after firing by diconnecting the trigger from the sear as the slide moves reward, and once the trigger is released the firearm can be fired again. As a result of how this is achieved the firearm will not fire if the slide is out of battery.
maddisonjean 1 year ago
@limalife I don't need google. I just said that. you must have not even read the reply. I built 1911's for over 10 years. I know what it does!
Have a good day.
WizzRacing 1 year ago
@WizzRacing No.. of course I read the reply. You said, "all the Sear does is stop the Pistol from firing out a battery." The 'sear' and the 'sear disconnect' are two totally different parts with different functions. The sear engages the hammer, the sear disconnect keeps the 1911 from going full auto.
Either you made a typo by emitting the word "disconnect" or your confused.
limalife 1 year ago
@limalife You seem to think I was replying to you. I was commenting on maddisonjean. she said "purpose of the sear disconnect is to keep the firearm from going full auto" that is not it's function.
WizzRacing 1 year ago
@limalife It does not stop it from going FA. You can bump fire any 1911. the Disconnect stop's the pistol from firing out of battery "timing" until the bullet is fully seated in the chamber and the slide is locked. the Sear holds the hammer back after each round is fired or pulled back to fire the first round. condition 3 carry. neither of the 2 are a safety other then the one provided on the side of the frame.
WizzRacing 1 year ago
Nice video but my grandma always told me to stay away from woman with no upper lip...she said they are the most vicious and nasty women on earth. How right was she i have yet to see.
Kurac80 1 year ago
you forgot to mention you can have a plugged barrel also from escaped propellant out the ejection port.to summarize you get a burned and probably a expansive energy tear in the hand,plus a cracked slide,added to a plugged barrel,bad day at the range huh!good luck with the child also
nodillinger 1 year ago
@kaos3124 That would be my husband.
limalife 1 year ago 2
@limalife lolololololololol ur talkin about guns while ur pregnant lolllollololooololololololol
TheWhole9Yards1001 1 year ago
Thanks for explaining in detail the operation of a 1911, continue your good work.
MrJtdaddyo 1 year ago
i LOVE A WOMEN WITH A GUN
thedarklord9711 1 year ago
Love all of your vids thank you and good luck with the new little one... God speed..
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Excellent description for the disconnect.
I like your passion for the 1911, reminds me of...me.
Although I've been around firearms most of my life (I'm an old fart now) it never hurts to go back over the fundamentals.
BTW, my latest 1911 is a Kimber TLE II.
Thanks, limalife !
Graybeard5573 1 year ago
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Excellent description for the disconnect.
I like your passion for the 1911, reminds me of...me.
Although I've been around firearms most of my life (I'm an old fart now) it never hurts to go back over the fundamentals.
BTW, my latest 1911 is a Kimber TLE II.
Thanks, limalife !
Graybeard5573 1 year ago
Excellent description for the disconnect.
I like your passion for the 1911, reminds me of...me.
Although I've been around firearms most of my life (I'm an old fart now) it never hurts to go back over the fundamentals.
BTW, my latest 1911 is a Kimber TLE II.
Thanks, limalife !
Graybeard5573 1 year ago
Pregnant women, I forgot how many months pregnant, shouldn't shoot anything other .22s in small amounts because they could hurt the hearing of the baby inside damaging their ears. I can't post links about it but a quick google search should find a answer.
AdmiralGST 1 year ago
Thanks very informative, how about an update on the baby ?
splinterman9 1 year ago
the disconnector is there so that the sear can catch the hammer when the trigger is pulled. its NOT a safety.
OrangeTaco017 1 year ago
@OrangeTaco017 and even though it prevents the gun from blowing up, thats not its initial purpose
OrangeTaco017 1 year ago
Hmmmmnn!
globe255 1 year ago
god have mercy on the poor bastard who would try to break into her house thinking to steal some money or get "some."
kryptoniterxn117 1 year ago
saftey. thats why police wont use this weapon... go sig.
911mykidsdead 1 year ago
@911mykidsdead they can use what ever they want a glock only has a double trigger the 1911 has 3 saftys
airsoftloverusp 1 year ago
if she carrys a 45 and a baby on the way thats dubble threat! lol
honchomike563 1 year ago
Had did you learn all this stuff?
DoubroDoubro 1 year ago
Hello,
Small Arms Expert.
First God Bless You and Your Baby.
Hand weapons, too many buy guns legally never learn how to handle safely.
At your leisure could you discuss how important it is to Learn to handle a handgun safely.
Buy it, loaded, hide in the closet it's Not acceptable!
Enjoy your video. Thank you.
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amerika2day 1 year ago
your son will have the coolest mom EVAR!
SamuraiPie8111 1 year ago
It would be awesome if your husband didnt know you had guns in the home and made these vids after he has left for work...
O and do you have any single sisters??? lol j.k
Supacrazy82 1 year ago
Thank you very much for the information. I have my very first 1911 waiting for me back at home and watching your videos has helped me educate myself before getting hands on. I've come to realize that the 1911 is an amazing performer but also has some amazing safety and fail-safe features when used properly.
HunterWarrior 1 year ago
very good info i think u got the best 1911 vids on youtube u and my boy pete from the armory channel thanks for helping me learn more about 1911's
jtmoney606 1 year ago
Well said, thank you!
JasonVladimir 2 years ago
You can get as technical as you want but the reasoning behind the design is to keep the gun from discharging automatically. So it really is a safety. Not a lock-out safety that you can manually control but an internal automated safety.
PopcornCoolie 2 years ago
are u sara connor for real
monteral12 2 years ago 2
Another very informative and well done video from one of the people I look to for 1911 tech. info.
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you shouldn't play with guns. check out the guns in the lee van cleef sabata movie triolgy .unbelievable
johnny9148 2 years ago
So in a nut shell the sear disconnect prevents the 1911 from firing until the cartridge has been properly placed and sealed against the face of the breach by the extractor?
srdowd 2 years ago
Another great video, My Girl won't even look at my guns never mind know as much as you do about them. Your husband is a lucky man.
jsh78mang 2 years ago 3
very informative great vid, keep it coming
frederickfrenchjr 2 years ago 5
i dont agree on the round would set off by the hammer if the slide does not close completely. the hammer wouldnt be able to make contact with the firing pin anyways unless the slide is fully forward.the back of the firing pin stop would block the hammer from touching the firing pin. the sear disconect is there so the hammer would cock for the next shot after the gun cycles when you take a shot and not let go of the trigger, the hammer wouldnt come back down as the slide moves forward.
djfung 2 years ago
1911's are awsome!!!!
nangus31 2 years ago 5
Correction... The 1911 Kimber desert Warrior is Awesome...
155Millimeter 2 years ago
best with glasses
diegoioli 2 years ago 2
aww, u preggo
YJakaPINKY 2 years ago 2
Great videos, Any plans on reviewing the various 22 LR conversion kits for the 1911?
melbourne0 2 years ago
Wow. I just learned quite a bit of important information about the operation of a 1911 from a woman. Not trying to be sexist AT ALL, but you just don't see women like this every day. Awesome. Thank you for educating me.
tabre 2 years ago 4
Excellent video. you are very knowledgeable and articulate, but a safety is: "A device designed to prevent discharge of a firearm until discharge is intended. " Not necessarily an elective feature. Where did you get that definition. Mine comes directly from Colt Mfg website.
njfirearms 2 years ago 2
I think the point she is trying to make is that safeties are not part of the function of a gun firing. Both definitions are correct.
jjmosin 2 years ago 10
ive noticed that ambidextrous thumb safeties on 1911 pistols have a small arm that sits underneath the grip on one side. why does the arm sit under that grip like that when ive seen pics of other 1911s with ambi thumb safeties that dont have that arm at all and still manages to hold together. what are the technical names for these 2 types of ambi safeties? and how the heck does it stay on without the arm to sit under the grip?
Troy345 2 years ago
The ones with the leg that sit under the stock (grip panel) just slip together in a keyed fashion and are not fastened together. The ones without the little leg will either screw together or the have a retaining pin that goes through the right safety sideways, engaging the main pin on the safety. As far as technical names, they are just Ambi-safeties.
MacTeutates 2 years ago
I laughed at the dry fire comment. Gotta love all the YouTubers who panic when they see a dry fire. heck, both my pistols REQUIRE a dry fire to take down.
minkis18 2 years ago
im really interested in the dry firing video cant wait to see it!
jakalfoshakal 2 years ago 2
What kind of finish is on the springer? Polished blue or is that one of the Black T finishes?
Stonyman65 2 years ago
It's blued.
limalife 2 years ago
Thanks. That 1911 is beautiful.
Stonyman65 2 years ago
Would you wear knee high boots under your jeans and tuck a pistol down 1 of them?
deeveyboy 2 years ago
How would you ever reach the pistol?
Lowlypeon 2 years ago
Your videos are excellent and they have taught me alot that i did not know. Thank you for taking your time to post these. Keep them coming.
mcfly682 2 years ago 16
limalife you rock!!
jsh78mang 2 years ago 6
thank you ! I learned!
tripleblackdc2 2 years ago 3
Thank you for teaching me something.
yuradumas 2 years ago 3
Oh how I wish my wife Loved 1911's like you do!!! Or just Loved guns in General :) She only likes them a lil bit.
thedoughboy45 2 years ago 5
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Sounds like you wish you were married to a guy. Call me crazy, but I prefer women to act like women. Grow up, dude.
alancaltry 2 years ago
So.... a woman can't like guns and still act like a woman?
limalife 2 years ago
as an expert internet creep I can say with authority
you can act however you want
moneyman10k 2 years ago 3
@limalife no.....but a Lady can! :D Thanks for all the vids. Hows Jr doing?
sw8741 1 year ago
Excellent vid! Hope this keeps someone from injury or gun damage. Thanks.
2 suggestions
1-Might consider adding a segment on the actual reasons people come up with to make this mod. You clearly show why it's not worth it.
2-Add a close-up of parts involved, either photograph or drawing, to give people better idea of what they should be looking for when they buy a used gun. I realize they could look up separately, but if in the vid it's more likely they see the right part.
exgenica 2 years ago
Great Job, Well done!!
kolyakolya 2 years ago
I've been shooting my Kimber Custom I for about 8-9 years now and I learned a lot watching this video. Thank you, very well done and informative.
I'm something of a 1911 "purist" myself with my Series I Kimber, I was wondering what your views were on the Series II Kimber 1911s given that most if not all I believe have external extractors now and firing pin safeties. I'm thinking about buying another handgun and if I go with another 1911 I was wondering the pros and cons of these features are.
Yakko77 3 years ago
I actually just visited your website and I found the answer to both my questions in your "Stuff" blogs. Thanks! :-).
Yakko77 3 years ago
Is that a Kimber I see?
IPSC2ndHorseman 3 years ago
Nope, Les Baer and Springfield.
limalife 3 years ago
Great videos! Can you do a video on dry firing rimfires and centerfires?
PseudoScienceb20 3 years ago
Never dry fire a rimfire! It will burr the chamber.
IPSC2ndHorseman 3 years ago
WOW! They should clone you! Your like perfect! He aint so little! Good luck!
codyrobbins88 3 years ago
LITTLE GUY!?!?!?!?! LOL congrats, i'm sure you've had him by now. i've spent the whole weekend watching your vids. i thought i had outgrown the desire for the 1911.....................guess not lol. i've gotta get one now lol. GREAT informative videos. i'm going to subscribe and watch for your new ones, i'm sure when you have time you'll make more. keep it up and the kiddos gotta some great parents to teach him about his liberties.
xideathzapix 3 years ago
Simply superlative!!!
Thanks for taking the time to explain the sear disconnect in great detail!
Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year!
Looking forward to future videos in 2009! All though with that little one time will be limited! =] Thanks Again!
rugersix 3 years ago 2
I like to dry fire but i did breake two Fpins doing that.
afti123 3 years ago
Lima, i have watched all your videos , and have been a firearm instructor for several years. your doing a great job educating the public. keep up the good work. I hate to see the video hunters who feel they have to prove something with a bunch of negative comments take up space. funnny thing is if they really disagree they wouldnt watch in the first place. THE THINGS PEOPLE SAY TO FEEL IMPORTANT..
maazars 3 years ago 2
EDIT: I take it back DO NOT make a video of you firing a 1911 with out a thumb safety, you will only hurt your self...
AriM 3 years ago
look up the youtube video titled "colt .45 1911 trigger mechanism" by user violet0313 and then tell me what function the thumb safety has in relation to the sear/hammer that is so critical to function other than keeping thoes pins from drifting out
stiles72 3 years ago
Ohh I forgot the most integral function the thumb safety has is to keep the sear and hammer pins from walking out the left hand side of the frame. That's the other caveat.
stiles72 3 years ago
tell you what, since you are an expert and have tried this...why not make a video, and prove that a 1911a-1 can function without a TS
AriM 3 years ago
you mention that the thumb safety is not necessary to the operation of 1911a-1.you mention that you could "remove" the thumb safety and the firearm would still operate.neither of these statements are true.also the sear disconnect IS part of the passive sear safety mechanism (sear, sear disconnect, sear spring and grip safety).I think the best way to describe the entire sear system is as a "passive safety". the thumb safety is a VERY integral part of that mechanism.try detail stripping to see why
AriM 3 years ago
I have detail stripped MANY a 1911 and know perfectly that you couldn't just take out the thumb safety and start shooting. What I meant is that if the gun were designed without a thumb safety (which, in fact, it originally was) it wouldn't hurt the function of the firearm. If, however, no sear disconnect was incorporated into the design there could be problems.
limalife 3 years ago
you should clarify that in your video...you say at the end how you "cringe" at the way most people "don't understand their firearm"...yet you make this statement that "the thumb safety is NOT necessary"...before you come off as being so pretentious and such an "expert", you should get your own facts straight...to simply state the you "meant" something but said something different is contradictory to your cause...I think it makes your efforts somewhat less valid...
AriM 3 years ago
the sear mechanism (including the disconnect)IS a passive safety...much the way a glock's "safe action" mechanism is a passive safety...maybe you should do another video to re-explain this...I am not to thrilled when people try to come off as "experts" and admonish others, yet make mistakes themselves...on that note, since you are such an expert, I have a technical question for you...what do you think the best extractor on the market is? and what is the correct tension for 230gr hardball loads?
AriM 3 years ago
The disconnector is just part of the lock work that makes a semi-auto rest and hence be a semi-auto. When does the operator turn off the disconnector? On your glock example the safe action is turned off when the trigger safety is depressed.
stiles72 3 years ago
this is NOT true...the disconnect is also part of the sear mechanism, which is in essence a passive safety, much like the glock...rather than a trigger nub, it uses the grip safety...you are making the disconnect out to be a separate entity, it is NOT, it is an integral part of the sear/firing mechanism
AriM 3 years ago
Thanks for proving my point.
Yes, the Sear Disconnect is part of the sear/firing mechanism and not a safety.
We disagree on two points, however.
One: The 1911 design is NOTHING like a Glock (I don't know how you can begin to compare the two they are so different).
Two: The sear mechanism is in no way a safety, passive or otherwise, and, I have no idea what you have to be smoking to think so. Without the sear mechanism you'd have a paperweight.
I'm beginning to think you're the troll.
limalife 3 years ago
ONE: I'm not the one that made the glock analogy, AriM did.
TWO: Well the sear is connected to the trigger sturp by the disconnector so by that logic you would have to concede that the disconnector isn't a safety either, since their function is integral with the disconnector providing the reset function. And the fact of the matter is I never claimed that the sear was a safety, just that the thumb safety blocked the movement of the sear when the thumb safety is in the on postition.
stiles72 3 years ago
I wasn't replying to you, I was replying to AriM. I agree with you.
limalife 3 years ago
Well a 1911 will function without a thumb safety, you won't have a pin for the grip safety and nothing will back up the slide stop plunger, but it will function, it might tear your hand up but that's not the pistols fault!
stiles72 3 years ago
Yes you can remove the thumb safety and grip safety and the firearm will still function, try it for yourself. When you remove the thumb safety you loose the pin that holds the grip safety in and you also loose the rear bearing face to the safety detent / slide stop plunger but other than that everything else will work
stiles72 3 years ago
the hammer will not function properly without the thumb safety, and what you describe is NOT a functional weapon...you are grasping at straws...removing the TS will leave the grip safety loose and the sear spring will not be tensioned correctly...BUSTED
AriM 3 years ago
rack the slide and quit using your thumb and the hammer will function just fine, not having the grip safety will allow the hammer to overcock if you thumb it too far back but that's an operator error :P
stiles72 3 years ago
OMG, you are so far off base, it's hard to even formulate an answer...the 1911 WILL NOT FUNCTION without the sear mechanism in 100% working condition...and the TS is part of that mechanism...in fact you are OS FAR OFF BASE that arguing with you doesn't even makes sense, you are either a troll, or you have no idea about how a 1911 works...like I said if you are so sure and have tried all of this your self, posta video of you firing a 1911a-1 without a thumb safety installed...
AriM 3 years ago
in the on position the safety blocks both the sear and hammer but in the off position it is free of both the sear and hammer otherwise they wouldn't move as intended.
stiles72 3 years ago
You should also do a video about how retarded and unsafe it is to pin the grip safety.
YourSkankyMom 3 years ago
So that logic would make the origional 1911 design (the Calvary requested the grip safety which wasn't on the origional gun JMB submitted to the Army) and the High Power (another JMB designed single action hand gun with no grip safety) retarded and unsafe? Is carrying a CZ-75 cocked and locked also retarded and unsafe? Was Jeff Cooper a retard and unsafe cause he pinned all his 1911's because he didn't consistently deactivate the grip safety.
stiles72 3 years ago
Yes, Jeff Cooper rode the short bus to school with his retard helmet on. Modifying a SAFETY feature on a firearm is retarded.
YourSkankyMom 3 years ago
Interesting, you think the man who's range rules have been adapted to become the defacto "4 rules of gun safety" is a retard when it comes to safety. An antiquated Calvary feature that prevents a defensive firearm from discharging 100% when the operator wants the firearm to discharge is UNSAFE.
stiles72 3 years ago
Yes, Mr. Cooper is also ugly and his mother doesn't love him. Chuck Norris doesn't pin his grip safety. Get the barrel bushing out of our anoos and lighten up!
YourSkankyMom 3 years ago
Thankfully I had safey glasses on, so I still have both eyes, and the gun is back at the shop getting a run down to ensure its safety By the way, the round that was in the chamber when it blew, it cut a hole in the brass downward into the next round in the magazine which also blew apart. If I would have had my wood grips on the gun I might have been pulling slivers out of my hands for days. So, wear safety glasses and use common sence, oh, and maybe avoid the white box Winchester ammo...;)
Ogre2232 3 years ago
Firing out of battery is not exactly friendly to the person doing the shooting. I was at the range at the end of October shooting my 1911 and I had shot about 50 rounds through it when my gun fired out of battery, Round was in chamber however slide was about .090" back from where it should be and was not really noticable from the shooters view. Shot it, and I will just say I had a black eye and powder burns over half of my face from the pressure coming out the back of the slide.
Ogre2232 3 years ago
what 1911 are you demonstrating with?
1911sa 3 years ago
hi, nice to see other gun store employees that know what there talking about... have you allways been into weapons or is it just a recent thing? With you now having children how have you had to change your storage methods, I know in FL. it's a very tight law due to the death rate of chidren. Congrats on your child!
mholm85 3 years ago
Congrats on the impending birth of your son. It it your first baby? Do you have a name for him yet?
masek77 3 years ago
A cute little bun in the oven.
mrrimfire 3 years ago
i am looking for a COLT 1911,,,,,do they still manufacture the 1911?
Mcblue277 3 years ago
YEAH, but not going to find anything like the ones they have discontinued
Baphometsblood 3 years ago
Yep, in a zillion different varieties, too.
JustOneGunner 3 years ago
The part your explaining how the ammunition feeds on a 1911 you explained it as clearly as any 1911 expert would. However, for a person that knows nothing about 1911 or guns in general I think will most likely not understand. So for those people they can look up a youtube video titled Animation of a 1911 pistol's operation and there will be many videos showing how the ammunition feeds on a 1911.
MaLDJoHsimy951 3 years ago
I hope you dont forget us when your lil' boy gets out. =) A lot to learn from your videos. =)
ronlionheart 3 years ago
are every gun you show in your videos yours?,
GTAfanboi 3 years ago
Whose else?
limalife 3 years ago
i dont know, just thought it would like a borrowed. cause, uhhh, girls dont really like guns, but your good, your a celebrity in my book.
GTAfanboi 3 years ago
I enjoy your videos but if you cater to the stupid you will waste all your time answering dumb questions. I do have a question for you, i am thinking of buying my first .223 i thinking about a KEL-TEC. What do you think about the kel-tec .223 I am looking at kel-tec mostly for the cost around 500 - 600 dollars.
satchboogyfan 3 years ago
Most high quality rimfires can safly be dry fired! The notion that .22s are not to be dry fired is a myth that needs to be debunked!
Axbent 3 years ago
Wrong. Ruger is one of the few manufacturers that has a design that allows decocking by dry-firing with no wear/damage to the chamber face (MK II/10-22). Remington warns that dryfiring to decock the Model 597 is appropriate but ONLY when decocking. Quality of firearm has nothing to do with it.
mrrimfire 3 years ago
Bolt-action gun must never be dry-fired unless there is a dummy in the chamber. To decock holding the trigger down while pulling the bolt down (at the same time) is the only way to decock.
mrrimfire 3 years ago
Congrats with the baby!
brizzlie 3 years ago 3
hi are you a cop?.. cool vid
niels2029 3 years ago
No.
limalife 3 years ago
sorry i should have read before i posted.. btw congrats on baby!!
niels2029 3 years ago
Hello again, Limalife. I'm sure by now you've brought the little one into the world so congratulations, mom! Hope all is well. Thank you for the tip about UBG holsters. Just received mine today and he does beautiful work. I'm breaking it in and letting it form and stretch a little. Looking forward to carrying it. Anyway, hope to see more from you soon. Take care of yourself and your new "plus-one" family.
gblpst81 3 years ago 2
This comment has received too many negative votes show
you could've ended the video at 1:09. :D
Earlkrumm 3 years ago
Unfortunately, some people want further explanation.
You know, you always could have hit stop after 1:09, too. :D
limalife 3 years ago
lol
m0n3y1992 3 years ago
so is this the first semi-automatic pistol ever?
videolover428 3 years ago
definitely not. no.
Earlkrumm 3 years ago
maybe not the first but definitely one of the best... 100 years and still impossible to best...
HippieMagic 3 years ago
You're back!
pintar5775 3 years ago
You mother What month
Silverballerss 3 years ago
Very educational video. Truly demonstrates the genius of John Moses Browning who invented this firearm around 100 years ago!
golfdom1987 3 years ago
Thank you so much for your videos. I'm new to firearms and am finding them incredibly helpful. Congratulations on the forthcoming baby boy, and God bless you and your family.
Zer0es 3 years ago
Excellent video! congratulations on the baby too ! :) I have been wondering about the sear disconnect for a while, thanks for putting that question to rest.
850t5m 3 years ago
Another great vid Was wondering how you were doing
You are a wealth of firearm knowledge
Lamarifle hopes you will teach your child about firearms I think he-she will come out knowing more than most shooters
Good Luck
Bowdeen 3 years ago
congrats on the kid. Hope you'll teach him alot about guns.
IamaRifle 3 years ago 2
I wonder how many people over the course of history have blown their own faces off working out the safety features of firearms. I realize that by the turn of the 20th Century there were safer methods for testing guns than turning your head away and hoping for the best. But the evolution had to be gradual towards the making of safe, reliable, modern handguns. Some problems might only occur during actual physical use or misuse of a firearm. Consider the grip safety. Another reason I prefer 1911s.
templetonrocks 3 years ago
I understand why dry-firing a centerfire gun is generally okay, but I have heard it is a no-no for rimfire. Is this true? I wish you worked at my local gun store. The guys down there don't know anything... I need to tell them about your channel!
bcatatonic 3 years ago
Depends on the manufacturer, but in general do not do it
mrrimfire 3 years ago
nice videos.
m0n3y1992 3 years ago
Thanks for this great video. Very informative and educational.
AlphaCalibre 3 years ago
I tried to put my glock bac to gether last week just wouldnt fit took me ten minutes to figure out i still had the mag in
doooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh
InfoBomb 3 years ago
I love the way you can go so smoothly from talk about babies to guns. You are the epitome of awesome.
Zlyzer 3 years ago
I am looking forward to see your "dry firing video " !!!!
wumbatz 3 years ago
Lima, you were kinda whispering
lawrnk 3 years ago
yay!
another great informative video on the 1911
great to see you back on the tube ^^
lonewolf74 3 years ago
So..Let me get this straight, if you were pulling that trigger as fast as you can... and you pulled it while its loading a round(and the way that it chambers a round by holding it in the chamber) keeping it from firing when the slide is back and not in the ready position?
preble 3 years ago
exactly
expertmarksman16 3 years ago
I think I understand what you are saying and, yes, if you were pulling the trigger that fast and you happened to attempt to pull the trigger while it was chambering a cartridge, before fully in battery, the gun would not fire.
While there are a very few individuals in the world who actually are that fast and CAN attempt to do that, it's extremely rare to have your trigger finger get faster than the slide, especially while still being accurate. I certainly don't recommend trying it..lol
limalife 3 years ago
lol, i know. but just for my clarification. lol.
preble 3 years ago
Great vid. I was starting to think you weren't gonna come back on, you had me a little worried. I just recently bought an STI this spring. It's pretty good. Grats on the baby, and hopefully you keep the videos comin, they're pretty informative.
smartbomb33 3 years ago
thanks for another great video, good luck with the baby, a few more years and he'll be making the videos.
nigeusa 3 years ago
Great vid again !! Can't get enough of your video's and learn all the time of them.
pim1234 3 years ago
Thanks and good luck :)
go0g1e 3 years ago