Can somebody who owns a stock, non-Norinco, milspec-type 1911 help me out

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If you take the barrel out of the gun, hold it muzzle up, and put the bushing over it, does the bushing slide down towards the breach or is there enough resistance to hold it in place? I'm trying to figure out if the gun that I put a deposit on is too loose in terms of barrel to bushing fit.

I'd like to hear from people with 1911/1991 Colts or other milspec-type guns that have not had any work done to improve barrel to bushing fit.

Thanks in advance.
 
the bushing will slide. the busing is held in place by the lugs that mate up to the slide. spring tension (fron the recoil spring) keeps it locked in place. if it didn't slide, then you'd probably seize the gun.
 
Grizz Axxemann said:
the bushing will slide. the busing is held in place by the lugs that mate up to the slide. spring tension (fron the recoil spring) keeps it locked in place. if it didn't slide, then you'd probably seize the gun.
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Thanks, that's good to hear.
 
I have heard that gangbangers prefer the glock accessory that mounts the slghts on the side of the slide so they can shoot like the Bruthas in the movies. (Lets hope they never learn):D
 
John Sukey said:
I have heard that gangbangers prefer the glock accessory that mounts the slghts on the side of the slide so they can shoot like the Bruthas in the movies. (Lets hope they never learn):D
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:confused: :confused: :confused:

Relevance to topic??? I don't think bruthas even know that guns have sights on them. Half the time you see a brutha with a pistol sideways, held with a hanging limp wristed hand.
 
Hmm. The barrel bushing on my Gold Cup does not slide from the muzzle end without some pressure. It fits snugly but smoothly all the way around the bushing. Once past the first 3/8" or so, where the barrel is fitted to it, it then slides freely. The gun was made in 1978 and has had tens of thousands of rounds through it and is perfectly reliable. And very accurate.

My Valtro, on the other hand, has a bushing that slides freely the whole way. It's a good gun, but I don't find it as accurate as the Gold Cup.

Loose bushing to barrel fit (with the slide closed, try to wiggle the muzzle in the bushing) is generally considered a sign of poor accuracy, since the barrel will move at the muzzle end during firing.
 
EdGCNM said:
Hmm. The barrel bushing on my Gold Cup does not slide from the muzzle end without some pressure. It fits snugly but smoothly all the way around the bushing. Once past the first 3/8" or so, where the barrel is fitted to it, it then slides freely. The gun was made in 1978 and has had tens of thousands of rounds through it and is perfectly reliable. And very accurate.

My Valtro, on the other hand, has a bushing that slides freely the whole way. It's a good gun, but I don't find it as accurate as the Gold Cup.

Loose bushing to barrel fit (with the slide closed, try to wiggle the muzzle in the bushing) is generally considered a sign of poor accuracy, since the barrel will move at the muzzle end during firing.
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It's interesting that you mention the Gold Cup. The one that I examined at the store (brand new Trophy) did exactly the same thing you describe – it was snug during the first 1/2" of movement and would slide freely after that.

Perhaps the Gold Cup has a barrel that is slightly towards the muzzle?
 
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