American
Guns
20/02/2000
1911 / 1911A1 Page 2
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13. Slide mainspring housing off receiver. |
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14. Lift out grip safety. |
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15. Lift out sear spring. |
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16. Remove sear pin. |
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17. Lift out sear and disconnector. Note relationship of these parts to facilitate reassembly. |
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18. Depress magazine catch from left side; at same time rotate magazine catch lock 1/4 turn counter-clockwise using lip of sear spring as screwdriver. Magazine catch assembly is then removed from right side of receiver. Catch assembly can be reduced to components by turning lock clockwise 1/4 turn. Spring and lock will come out. |
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19. Remove trigger. |
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20. With hammer strut, push out link pin, separating link from barrel. |
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21. With hammer strut, push in on firing pin. At same time place fingernail against top edge of firing pin stop and push downward, freeing firing pin stop from recess in slide. |
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22. Remove firing pin stop. Firing pin assembly can now be removed from slide. |
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23. With hammer strut, pry out and remove extractor. |
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24. Separate firing pin from firing pin spring. |
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