REFINE YOUR 1911 PISTOL

[Guitarmike]

Thanks for this video. I just got the same pistol and was wondering if you released the video of the outside barrel polishing? Wanting to do that to mine also. Couldn't find it on your list. Love my micro compact, although been getting a lot of shell casings hitting me in the head. Guess my extractor needs tweeking. Also have a Kimber Raptor II 5" blue model and love it! You got kickass taste brother. Keep up the great work!

[UCanFTW4ever]

BTW, valve lapping compound or even toothpaste can be used to polish parts.

[UCanFTW4ever]

Correction. ANY grit of sand paper, polish or anything IS removing material! Grit vs. metal equals removing material.

I've been working on 1911s for 37 years and there are many ways to do the ramp. 600 or 800 grit and dowel rods is a good way to start. No videos available since there weren't any video cams when all of these ideas were thought up.

Just bugs me to hear someone saying that "no material is being removed" when talking about "removing material" to make something shine.

[Gunacctivist]

@TheArmorychannel hey pete i know you from pa was wondering what the law is for one in the chamber for you down hear. Im from ct and was talking to an ex cop he said if im cught with one in chamber auto 2 yrs in jail. But i can have a full clip so all i gotta do is rack it. Let me know just curious, i think its bs

[Blahblobify]

Fuck this, a Colt Government Model 1911 out of the box is just fine the way it is, I've owned 4 of them over the years, I spent a fuckload of money customizing two of them, kept the other two straight stock.

Couldn't tell the difference.

I could have bought 3 or 4 more guns for all the money I spent on my "competition" grade .45's

[84588458]

Great down to Earth video, thanks! I have a SA Lightweight Champion Operator that I'm detailing. Your instructional style is perfect, youse gotta be from Philly. I am but moved far away.

[prikasky]

dude almost fell over when i heard the pizz comment. you snuck that in there well lol

[GarlandJChristopher]

Hey Pete, never comment on any videos but I must say, with all the load of bullshit videos out there, its great to see a guy helping the average 1911 owner out. Thanks.

[Trenaur]

Is the goal to make the ramp flat? Or to make it smooth?

[theARMORYchannel]

@Trenaur polished and shiny

[zeroflat24]

When your polishing metal with 1000-2000 grit sand paper use wd40 or motor oil on the paper. It will stop from the paper getting clogged.

[zorro3201]

Awesome video! Thanks so much

[45camcor]

nice video my fren but let me suggest some points here 1thousand grit is goo but dont use your thumb in shining try a round smooth pen and wrap it with the sand paper ,im sure it would be agood result. then to all my frens out there new guns should fire 100 round hardball first before you tune the ramp. through that you will have scratch as a guide during your ramp tuning . anyway nice video

[clos19851]

"yeah just sand here, Oh I pissed on my shirt today" lol welcome to da club

[TheTrendkil187]

thanks for the CORRECT INFO for us home doers I just bought my first 1911 (citadel 1911 45) i did this polish on it and i noticed a difference right away!

thank you and keep up the good work there Brother LT

[CRACKER1952]

Great video- how about polishing the slide rails with Flitz?

Keep up the good work- funny as H***!

[Debodamus]

Loved this vid Pete! I'm going to go through both of my pistols and do the same thing. Also, did you use the exact same steps to polish up the exterior of the barrel? Keep up the great vids man, I watch everyday.

[jakeharris99910]

you could polish somebodie's eye with that bullet shaped buffer.....lol just kidding

[meatloafzombie]

On a .45acp a Sharpie marker works well as a backer to the sandpaper for the feed ramp. Also, Im midway through the vid but make sure to polish the inner slide face. Important on the 1911 style pistol. Made a bunch of difference on my Springfield A-1.

[TheYankeeMarshal]

When I saw that dremel sitting there with the sanding drum on it and then saw the thread title I almost panicked. So many guns have been destroyed by guys with dremels and unsteady hands. I was so glad to see it was only used with the buffing wheel. I wish they would make those polishing bullets a bit sturdier. The little tiny polishing drums work just as well.

PS: One suggestion I would make is an assortment of different size dowels to wrap the sandpaper around (I use 600 grit wet/dry paper).

[theARMORYchannel]

@TheYankeeMarshal  I AGREE 100%

[1911manWHATELSE]

@thearmorychannel again great video I know you don't like taurus but hey its my first 1911 and I love it you inspired me to get a 1911 anyway the finish sucked so I changed it (check it out) great channel man I'd say your the realest guy thus far on here keep it up

[Hamburgerlar77]

Hey! i work in Home Depot!!! Just Kiddin

[tflores1581]

Thanks for the videos Pete love what u do thanks

[cmelendez45]

sweet. I tried it and works well

[live2fightfight2live]

that is one sexy 1911

[TheGreatFishFillet]

Because of your videos I've found new motivation to work on the guns I've picked up over the years. And I've bought several more. You've got one hell of a channel! Keep up the good work!!!!!

[MAGICBIRDS90]

Gots to love the tactical camo tampon gun holder

[42cujo]

hey pete on the parkerized models is it easy to scratch ?

[RichWyatt1]

thanks man i will try that on mine very soon

[702CitizenArmory]

I HATE when i piss on my shirt !!!

[theARMORYchannel]

@702CitizenArmory lol

[popcorncrow]

Yo...Pistol Pete... where can I find that compound Fitz or what ever it is???????

[theARMORYchannel]

@popcorncrow midway USA or any gun shop

[Dyslogy707]

@theARMORYchannel Hey Pete was wondering if you have shot the Steyr M series I'm looking into getting one in .40 and was wondering what your opinion on them was. Thanks.

[theARMORYchannel]

@Dyslogy707 naa never shot one. sorry bro

[Longeno55]

another very helpful video man, of course with your humor it makes them even more enjoyable. thanks! BTW see you maybe lookin at the Rock River AR - very nice rifle love mine, it has a great two stage trigger, nice fit and finish on the gun, no failures (so far), good price and for a little more money get the chrome lined barrel. later

[theARMORYchannel]

@Longeno55  id love the get a ROCK RIVER AR

[detectingupstate]

bro you need to start shooting these paperwieghts!! haha ;)

[theARMORYchannel]

@detectingupstate i will man. its pricey up here.

[RainmanE350]

Have you ever seen a ramp which was black? My Sig P238 seems to have a coating. It will be an issue with warranty.

[theARMORYchannel]

@RainmanE350 thats a great gun i want one of those bad!! your ramps good dude.

[somekidzenvy]

great vid man, i'm going to do some polishing on my 1991 this weekend.

[theARMORYchannel]

@somekidzenvy ok just be careful not to over do it. just get it to a nice shine and yr good

[TIKIMAN198]

Awwwww what a cute gun she's such a sweety! :D

[theARMORYchannel]

@TIKIMAN198 lol yes she is and shes getting some new cloths soon

[thenowandaway]

I can't wait to see what you do to this! Love springfield!

[tomsokoli]

hey pete, can you make a video on proper lubrication techniques, types of lube, and personal preferences on pistols and rifles? i think that ould be a good vid. thanks.

[MrKZizzle]

Pete: Nice vid dude. You really dont have to spend a whole lot of time or money to make your gun more reliable. I'm going to start doing it to some of my guns. By the way ... where did you get the holster for your glock?

[BORNALLAH7]

Great vid pete! U should B a gun smith

[Ramrodicus]

Yet another great video, Pete. Question for you: Is this something you would recommend to do on any handgun, not just a 1911?

[NLArmory]

Great how to video Pete. I'll be using this method to refine the RIA I plan to get this summer. There's no gunsmiths in my area anymore.

[Coltgov191145]

Nice vid....This would have been helpfull before i paid 30 bucks to have my colt xse full size polished.... I now do all my work myself, cheaper that way!

Could you do a vid on how to remove a noob scratch on a brushed stainless 1911?

[TNPviewer]

Excellent info as always 

[MrColt45acp]

looks great

[Bassman018]

So I guess by increasing the perfection of the surface finish it will make the firearm feed better? Being 15 I dont have the balls to do that to any of mine without good reason....

[27dcx]

i read that you can polish the slide rails by dabbing a little flitz in there and working the slide back and forth. not sure if you'd want to try that with your hands being painful and all but it might be worth a shot.

[NickiSig]

Nice Job Pete-

[ptmccain]

Cool, thanks.

[GARYMANDIEVAN]

Nice job Pete

[ohtari]

shiny :)

[mugsie101]

Pete. I have been a little while lurker. I subscribed to your channel some time ago. I enjoy listening and watching your videos. They are very indeed very educational. I really enjoyed this particular video alot. Not because that I have a 1911, but showing how to polish the feed ramp, was very good. I wanted to do this to a couple rifles. This video gave me info, on how to do this without damage. Thanks for these videos. Please don't stop making them. Very good info for less experience people.

[Mr45Bullitt]

Pete the reason you pissed on your shirt is you can't see what's going on down there!LMAO! Great video Buddy. I love that micro! Bring your Dremel !

[Eslamizar]

Nice polish job manG..... I think if you polished the tip of the barrel and gave it a shiny ring it would look sick as all hell lol just an ideaR.

[taiwanreef]

That's a nice 1911, Pete! good vid , thumbs way up!

[extremedealer]

hope to see how that turns out

[dnasplice]

thanks for the vid. thanks for your honesty.... about pissing on your shirt LOL

[scarekrow9]

I bought a springfield 1911-a1 about 2 or 3 years ago brand new, it has not had any work to it, cost a little under 600 bucks, and my feed ramp looks exactly like your end result, slick as wet glass, could it be i just got lucky? on my pistol the majority of the feed ramp is on the frame and the little section that you described as a football is on the barrel. the frame is from brazil, (shrug) guess they do good work in brazil?

[nooneshere420]

if you took flitz and a dremll could you make a slide on something like a glock stainless?

[MrJtaylor444]

soon you'll need to lift your gut to piss McD's :D

Nice job on the feed ramp.

[JSR990]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I was pissed off but my flannel was pissed on. Funniest thing said on you tube since its creation.

---- bigdickdaddyfromcincincinatti

[Scrap5000]

Kick ass video, bro. And I love your honesty in all you do & say...

[CocoaLopez19]

I HAVE THE SAME PHONE!!!!!! it is sooo damn annoying lol

[jimmy69alltheway]

hey pete so if you do this it lets the rounds go in smoother and less jamming, screw it im gonna do do this to my rock island full frame 1911 great vid man and can you let me know how much for a shirt if you still got any id love to get one man

[Irishthunder50]

Great video. I have been meaning to do this with my springfield Mil-Spec

[buddyayres]

great video, im favoriting this one so i can find it in the future. again great video keep up the good work!

[SilkDomi]

Nice Job!

[3rdBn9thMar]

I guess you can debate the functional merits of polishing the feed ramp, but it sure the hell looks better when your looking into the chamber. I think it is an easy upgrade and looks good. Nice video Pete.

[waggs243]

great video pete thanks for the info

[Johnny2Toke]

Pete, that's the same damn shirt you had on earlier! Nice try bro! HAHAHAHA!

[fredhart]

There is something very satisfying to making a feed ramp shine!!! Great video my friend!

[SolitarySoldiers]

thanks man ! I'll try this on my Norinco 1911

[FateofDestinee]

damn, that feed ramp looks much better...I'm gonna have to try that

[DavidML777]

Great vid! Would you have to keep up the polishing on the ramp, or does polishing it help prevent ware?

[esh325]

It is argueable that polishing the feed ramp really does little or nothing. If the feed ramp has unsuitable geometry for the bullet you're trying to feed in it, I doubt polishing it will do anything to help.

[jwhisler1981]

@esh325 all polishing does as far as feeding is that it makes the ramp smooth as possible whereas there is little friction hindering the feeding of the round

[360steven]

good video pete keep up the good work

[patriotsnfl1]

Pete did the Kimber Custom II have a polished feed ramp from the factory?

[cybercat84065]

freaking great video. i was fondleing my kimber the whole time i was watching it.

[Stonyman65]

Did this on my Springfield Loaded, I was having some malfunction in the beginning, but once I polished the feed ramp all of those problems went away!

[patatuchy]

Oh man Pete..that Spingfield is looking sweet!! cant wait till you finish it!! You the man

[TheMultiGunMan]

★★★★★

I really like that 1911. Sweeeeet!!!!!

[87gn]

Looks sweet!

[firinglinechannel]

good stuff man....i will definatly keep that in mind.....take it easy pete...

[weaponocd]

Great tutorial video, Pete. I gotta couple oldsters that could use some freshening up with the Dremel and Flitz. That Flitz ain't cheap. Mine cost me almost $20. I use it on everything, especially buffed aluminum parts on the Harleys, like the wheels on the Road King and the custom made primary chain inspection covers I had made for both bikes.

[SkeenDogger]

Great video.

[cturboaddict]

so im all into watching the video and then----

Eww that sounds sexual.... Instant laughter.

[jesusloc818]

Could you do a Shooting range video on your Bushmaster?

[theARMORYchannel]

@jesusloc818 dont have it. gonna get a rock river soon!!

[Mrseandseand]

@theARMORYchannel don't get a rock river.  BCM or Daniel Defense for the same price a much better made.

[DSMtsi23]

@jesusloc818 Or any Shooting Range Video would be nice. Haha. Nice Springfield. Good looking little .45

[ZeaMoore4]

Can't tell you how mine came out. Don't have a gun. But i DID enjoy the video. That's somthing isn't it?

[skywalkermix]

its better to be pissed off rather than pissed on

[vesperT79]

Loved the blending transitions in the video, lol. Very fancy Pete!!!

Great vid, keep up the good work!

[jntroisi]

Nice tip. Thanks.

[irr0001]

First two minutes made me feel better about polishing the barrel on my p239 sas. I've been a little hesitant. May get to that this weekend. Thanks Pete!

[fire1777]

G10's made mine look like a million.

[harr77]

Nice showing us some more advanced gun car techniques.

[tomsokoli]

hey pete, idk if you buffed off that blued finish on the barrel yet but i think you should make that one an all black 1911. black wrap-around hogue grip and all.

it would give it a tactical look.

maybe sometime in the future, you can start doing some dura-coating on some pistols and rifles and what not.

take care dude.

[stonereign]

Hell yes! that Springer is going to be bad ass when you are done with it. I can't wait to see what grips go on there.

[Twinturbo120]

Wow your a pro at this stuff Pete.

[clap5]

alittle tip...use a craytex tip for the polishing...then finish it off with a buffing wheel.

[Fishyninjabreadman]

@TheArmoryGuild that sucks so much, normally happens to me after being to the pub for a fe drinks x

[supraboost99]

Great video Pete I always come looking at videos on your channel you definatly know your stuff. Also your gun collection is amazing and all your 1911's are a dream man keep it up. Godspeed Pete take care

[pjicleanair420]

Looking good man, the less friction the better. Im in the market for a rock island armory 1911 and I will be using my dremel to do this when purchased.

[GeGooJangEE]

did you do this to your RIA as well?

[theARMORYchannel]

@GeGooJangEE no but i sent it back and the gun smith did it as and extra favor.

[bobiscool308]

10:31 thats why i love your videos pete. there 'hilarious. "the tip of your flannel hits your wee-wee stream" hahaha LOL

[theARMORYchannel]

@bobiscool308 lol i was HOT!!! lol

[bobiscool308]

@theARMORYchannel yea lol. great vid man

[QcHernan17]

You make your guns look really good. Nice vid Pete.

5*****

[theARMORYchannel]

@QcHernan17  thank you

[unomas58]

I would rather do stuff like that myself.Granted I'm no expert but I think it makes me more knowledgeable about the gun.Great video Pete.Yes I've pissed on my shirt tail before to.LOL Take care

[theARMORYchannel]

@unomas58 there some things us regular joe's can handle

[bigguns644]

dame dude nice work on that feed ramp rely shiny

[Sacreppin916]

i need to polish the ramp on my kimber custom II. most of the fuckin feed ramp on the kimber custom II is in the frame which i dont really like and i need to polish the barrel really bad. looks like im headin to home depot to buy a dremel cuz i want my shit all shiney. I always end up buying shit after i watchyour videos.....thanks pete. lol

[FabioCrow07770]

LOL! you were going to call the Home depot people "retards" but went with the nicer name"idiots" =P

[theARMORYchannel]

@FabioCrow07770 yes Fabio thanks for pointing that out buddy!! lol so much for me trying to play it off lol

[Kingratass]

@FabioCrow07770

he probably didnt want to offend the retards by comparing them to home depot employees

[theARMORYchannel]

@TheArmoryGuild lol thanks dude were ya been??

[wombatbull]

that is sexy ,, nice

[theARMORYchannel]

@wombatbull thank you

[jefflott111]

I fluff and buff every gun out of the box.

Great vid!

[theARMORYchannel]

@jefflott111 me too lol

[ebola77x]

looks great!

[theARMORYchannel]

@ebola77x  thanks bro

[FaganRoberts]

Good informative video. I'm not a big 1911 fan (like Glock-Sig), but I still have a bit of a fancy for them. Thank you for your time it you took to produce this.

[theARMORYchannel]

@FaganRoberts thanks bro

[grishfish]

10:45 lol - BTW I love my Micro Compact too. It's ridiculously accurate. It's my favorite 1911.

[danebow240]

Buffing does take material off

[theARMORYchannel]

@danebow240 not enough to effect the performance bro. gun smiths do it every day.

[rhddrifter86]

Since you're a fan of the 1911, are you also a fan of the Hi Power?

[theARMORYchannel]

@rhddrifter86 oh yes!!

[zulfik95]

i did all this by hand, sandpaper 2000

[theARMORYchannel]

@zulfik95 thats good too

[theARMORYchannel]

@TheArmedSoldier i know i do this to all my 1911s lol people kill me lol

[TheArmedSoldier]

@theARMORYchannel Your awesome and it sucks that you have to deal with people like that

[SwoopdySwoop]

ive only pissed on my jacket once and it was hunting season at 430 am

[steathassassin2000]

making the gun your own is the best part of gun ownership

[theARMORYchannel]

@steathassassin2000 you got it man

[TheZombieTomShow]

Why would you mess with a gun you haven't even shot yet?

[theARMORYchannel]

@TheZombieTomShow are you kidding? lol NO COMMENT.

[Diablo45calibeR]

@TheZombieTomShow --his call, his gun.

[Fishyninjabreadman]

@TheZombieTomShow becuasehe's expereinced

[theARMORYchannel]

@Fishyninjabreadman thank you!! i dont know everything but what i do know ill share with all you guys.

[Fishyninjabreadman]

@theARMORYchannel Hey no need to thank me Pete, I've been watching your viedos fo some time, and I've consulted with someone whomay be my future employer and thats what he would do.

You show really technical things that over videos would miss and thats what gun owners like.

[Selskapur]

@TheZombieTomShow

Experience?

[Diablo45calibeR]

great video dude!

[TheEnglishRedneck45]

@TheZombieTomShow I'd think it was because he knows what he's on about, and he knows what to expect with a new 1911. Comparable to an experienced harmonica player - no matter how expensive the harp is, they will always go through the same process that they know will make that harp just how they like it, wearing through the parts, soaking the reeds etc, playing it in. I reckon that's what's going on here with this 1911.

[jwhisler1981]

@TheZombieTomShow because he wants to and he is the one who paid money for the fucking thing and if you dont believe in altering a gun before you shoot it then dont you fuckin homo