do colt 1911s wear out
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#1bcshooter
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Well if you don't shoot them they wont wear out . My 1942 Colt is still fairly tight . But like anything the more it is used the more wear it will have .
canucklehead
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If you have a US&S 1911, you shouldn't be shooting it anyway!!!!! 
It's one of only 55,000 made, and is the second rarest 1911 behind the Singer, if I'm not mistaken.
Post some pics - I'm sure someone on here will know it's value.
It's one of only 55,000 made, and is the second rarest 1911 behind the Singer, if I'm not mistaken.
Post some pics - I'm sure someone on here will know it's value.
Except if you try to do that with an old, tired gun, you could easily end up with a cracked frame and/or slide.
To answer the OP's question: the frame would likely never wear out, the slide would wear after a very large number of rounds (likely over 100,000), while the barrel and small parts need replacement on a more regular basis.
#1bcshooter
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Shoot it wile you CAN !
i was gonna say if it cracks, have a gun smith to weld it back up and make the gun a safe queen.but then the refinishing would greatly devalue the gun so i just leaved it at that.i personally would shoot all my firearms til they break.that doesnt mean i dont take care of them, i just like to use them as much as i could so that piece of tool lives a full and purposeful life.
okcorral1881
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you should do one of two things preserve it and get a 1911 like a norc or some other more- you have a museum quality piece there , even if it is loose- or sell it and get something that you want to shoot with no trepidations- and sell it to a COLLECTOR -the us&s is the 2ND MOST COLLECTIBLE OF THE WW2 VARIATIONS , STARTING OFF WITH THE SINGER, AND THEN THE COLT AND THE REMMY-RAND( OR VICE VERSA- I'M NOT SURE OVER THE LAST 2)
Depends of course by what you mean my "feels sloppy"..... the WWII GI pistols were not made to overly tight tolerances as to enhance their reliability in the field to begin with. That said, yes, both a slide +/or frame can wear out or experience other failures [cracks] etc from prolonged use.
NAA.
Us&s 1911a1
Geez, that's too bad..... Removing a nickel/chrome finish may also explain the excessive play in the fit between the slide & frame...... However, as long as all the parts are correct for a US&S mfg WWII USGI 1911A1, even refinished, it still has significant collector following.
Since Singer mfg 1911A1's are virtually unobtainable [I don't know of one in a collection anywhere in Canada] the Union Switch & Signal 1911A1 is probably the rarest of the WWII 1911A1's that is still attainable, even in Canada.
Finally fufilled my 25+ year quest for one late last year.....
NAA.
Geez, that's too bad..... Removing a nickel/chrome finish may also explain the excessive play in the fit between the slide & frame...... However, as long as all the parts are correct for a US&S mfg WWII USGI 1911A1, even refinished, it still has significant collector following.
Since Singer mfg 1911A1's are virtually unobtainable [I don't know of one in a collection anywhere in Canada] the Union Switch & Signal 1911A1 is probably the rarest of the WWII 1911A1's that is still attainable, even in Canada.
Finally fufilled my 25+ year quest for one late last year.....
NAA.
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