Colt experts? Early 1911?

rhuff · 01-13-2014, 05:52 PM

You have been given expert information on this 1911/1911A1 combo above. It is a mixmaster with a "soft" 1911 slide. IF I were planning on shooting this firearm a fair amount, I would strongly suggest that you handload "soft" loaded rounds to try and keep the slide from cracking. IF it does not currently have a cracked slide(and it may have), it is most likely because it was fired with low velocity target rounds. The 1911A1 corrected this problem with hardening the slide in the venerable areas.

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01-13-2014, 05:52 PM	#6
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,748 Thanked 998 Times in 733 Posts	You have been given expert information on this 1911/1911A1 combo above. It is a mixmaster with a "soft" 1911 slide. IF I were planning on shooting this firearm a fair amount, I would strongly suggest that you handload "soft" loaded rounds to try and keep the slide from cracking. IF it does not currently have a cracked slide(and it may have), it is most likely because it was fired with low velocity target rounds. The 1911A1 corrected this problem with hardening the slide in the venerable areas.