A Good Pistolsmithing Book for the M1911?

sixty9santa · Sep 30, 2006

I was wondering what you were all using as a gunsmithing reference book for the Browning M1911?

Steve David · Oct 1, 2006

Patrick Sweeny's "Complete Book of Pistolsmithig" is great

reddot · Oct 1, 2006

Jerry Kuhnhausen's "The Colt .45 Automatic ... a shop manual" volumes 1&2 are the "bibles" for 1911 gunsmithing.

bear.23 · Oct 1, 2006

+1 to what reddot says..

sixty9santa · Oct 1, 2006

But they aren't available at Amazon...

reddot · Oct 2, 2006

A buddy picked my copy of JK's book up from Milarms a few years back. They might still carry them.

Halger280HVMag · Oct 2, 2006

I agree, and there are manuals by the same 'Smith describing many other makes/models. All excellent...
I found my copies on Ebay.

reddot said:
Jerry Kuhnhausen's "The Colt .45 Automatic ... a shop manual" volumes 1&2 are the "bibles" for 1911 gunsmithing.

Madness · Oct 2, 2006

ED Brown 1911 bench reference