Originally Posted by
lagerstatten
Just received my SAM 1911 Thunderbolt .45ACP and the fit and finish are really nice. No play or movement anywhere on the pistol. Compared it to my friend's STI Trojan which is more than twice the price and the fit and finish are practically the same.
I wanted to disassemble it to clean it up and remove all the brown oil/gunk, but I'm unable to remove the barrel bushing. No matter how hard I try I can't depress the spring guide down enough to rotate the barrel bushing. The SAM Thunderbolt also didn't come with barrel bushing wrench and I've tried searching your site for one but nothing was found.
Any tips? Or suggestions on where to pick one up?
I'm in Calgary - so avoiding shipping would be ideal. Not sure if TSE or CSC have these tools in stock.
Thanks!