An update on my 1911 .45 ACP (Rock Island Armory - from the Philippines)
#11
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 532
Thanks for the tip!!
#12
You're doing it right. The only "lightweight" semi-auto that you can rack with a thumb & index finger, is a compact .380 like the Ruger LCP.
The classic 1911 is a beast and always has been. Given the heavy gauge steel frame, steel slide, steel magazine, etc.. It averages 2.7 lbs and means business!
I have a good friend of mine from our Masonic lodge, who has shot my 1911 at the range, and jokingly nicknamed her "Big Bertha"! LOL...
The classic 1911 is a beast and always has been. Given the heavy gauge steel frame, steel slide, steel magazine, etc.. It averages 2.7 lbs and means business!
I have a good friend of mine from our Masonic lodge, who has shot my 1911 at the range, and jokingly nicknamed her "Big Bertha"! LOL...
#14
edmehlig-the idea is to push/push when you have hand cupped over slide. If you push the frame forward while pushing the slide backwards, it effectively lessens the effort to rack the slide. You're lucky-my 460 Rowland kit uses a 24# recoil spring, and those are a BEAR to rack!
#15
I have a stainless SR1911 that I'm looking to do the Rowland 460 conversion to. Is the heavier spring absolutely needed? Thought some guys were running stock springs for that very reason (PITA to rack).