Posted: 8/14/2008 11:27:12 PM EDT
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I just bought a Springfield 1911 MC Operator and was reading through the manual and found something that I wasn't too sure about. In the picture I have posted, my question pertains to the (Notice) paragraph under (4.). Will releasing the slide when the chamber is empty really damage the gun? Ive never heard that before. http://homepage.mac.com/majnemesis/pictures/1911Manual.png |
I am no 1911guru, but I have always heard that. Supposedly, it will damage the trigger setup somehow. I do know I have seen Jim Clark Jr working on 1911s, and he NEVER just "drops" the slide. He always eases it down,. |
Your wish is my command. http://homepage.mac.com/majnemesis/pictures/Operator.png http://homepage.mac.com/majnemesis/pictures/Operator2.png |
Yeah, that shouldnt be a problem. Though, i have heard do not simply place a round in the chamber and drop the slide. Supposedly, it forces the extractor over the rim of the round in an unnatural way.Makes sense to me. |
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Yes dropping a slide with a loaded magazine is fine. The loaded round will actually absorb most of the shock as it is getting stripped out of the magazine and getting loaded into the chamber. Yes, never put a loaded round into the chamber and drop the slide. This forces the extractor to snap over the case rim. When a round is getting stripped out of the magazine, the case rim will slide under the extractor as it is feeding into the chamber. Of course, all of this is contingent upon the pistol being properly tuned, if not, the extractor will snap over the rim every time you fire the pistol, wearing out the exractor prematurely. |
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Yes, the answerhas been given by others.... Dropping the slide with no round WILL slowly mess up the crisp trigger feel. I got one about 2 months ago too. I bought a Wilson drop in magwell for $28.95 ( Magwell , and it works GREAT with the Pachmeyer grips. The rigger wraps around it so well that you can't see the connection point. Since it was blue steel, I sent it off to get refinished in black ceracoat. I hope to have it back any day... Here is a pic of my gun still stock... 
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+1 on not dropping the slide. Per Bill Wilson when I got my CQB, it simply puts undue stress on the load bearing parts. I have not however heard anything about it messing up the trigger pull, thats a new one to me. Thats a beaut of an Operator. I had to sell mine last year to help pay for a diamond engagement ring (went from a collection of 15 guns down to 3). But I hope to have another some day, next to my Wilson, it was the nicest 1911 I've shot. I installed a Smith and Alexander magwell/mainspring housing, getting rid of the ILS and it smoothed out the trigger pull dramatically. Might want to give that a look. Enjoy your Operator! |
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I'm just adding a magwell - I've left the original mainspring housing for now. However, there are setups that have the magwell and MSH all in 1 piece. The magwell aids in faster reloads. However, I like the a magwell looks. To me, a 1911 doesn't look right without a magwell, unless there is a bobtail on it. I may replace the MSH later, because I want to loose the built in lock. This supposedly lowers the trigger pull by 1 pound. But, I don't want to have to send off a MSH to be refinished like I am doing with the magwell. And, there aren't many MSH's finished in black. Most are in "blue." So far, a Kimber polymer one and a MSH sold by Nighthawk are the only 2 I have seen that are actually "black" that I could buy as a replacement. |
I got my MC Operator about a month ago and have about 500 rounds thru it. It is my favorite semi-auto pistol by far, accurate as shit too. My best groups are coming from Laser Cast 200gr bullets and 200g+P TAP rounds, the cheapo 230's aren't bad at all either. I'll be qualifing with it later this month as my primary CCW that's how much I like it. 
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