- The 1911 Pistol Is Its Own Toolbox! By John L. Marshall – How to disassemble the M1911 pistol using only its own parts.
- Accidental Discharge of a 1911 in a Thumb Break Holster
- Autoloader Action Types
- .45 Auto Sear Jig–Originally developed by U.S. Air Force match armorers for their target pistols. Cuts both primary engagement angle and break away angle. Designed to be used with the Brownell’s frame pins. Complete instructions for both carry and competition trigger jobs included.
- Barrel ID on Ty Moore’s Cool Gun Site
- Blueprints for the M1911A1 Pistol – Scans of the Springfield Armory government blueprints for the M1911A1
- Breaking in a new 1911 Pistol by Syd
- Build it Your Way by Scott Smith – Build a 1911 pistol the way you want it.
- Conditions of Readiness of the 1911 Pistol
- Is “Cocked and Locked” (Condition One) Dangerous – A discussion of the safety features and function of the M1911 Pistol
- Custom Auto Pistol Modifications for Serious Duty by Jim Higginbotham
- Custom 1911A1 Modifications A Pictorial Guide by Russ White
- Cut-Aways and Schematics
- Dropping the Slide on an Empty Chamber
- The Danger in Covering the Ejection Port While Racking the Slide – Bullet explodes injuring hand (ouch!) By Warren
- The Elements of a Trigger Job on an M1911 Pistol
- FTF (Failure to Feed) & FTE (Failure to Extract) Troubleshooting Guide By Randy Adams
- Firing Pin Safety and Accidental Discharge from Dropping a 1911
- Fluff & Buff – Tips for enhanced break-in and reliability preparation for autoloading pistols
- FM 23-35 Basic Field Manual – Basic Field Manual of the M1911 and M1911A1 is online. This is the version which was issued in 1940 and authorized by General George C. Marshall. Special thanks goes to Anthony Gabrielson who did the scanning and OCR which allows this online document to look like the original while having the type in text so that it is searchable and prints using fonts. If you ever wanted to know how to fire your 1911 from horseback at a full gallop, this manual will show you how. It also shows us how the Army expected soldiers to be trained with the M1911 in the WWII era. Included are target and range diagrams, scoring charts, funky old pictures and much more.
- Holding the Trigger Back While Loading an M1911 Pistol
- How Does it Work? (Courtesy of M1911.org)
- How does the Series 80 Colt differ from the true M1911?
- Inertial Discharge of the M1911 Pistol By John De Armond
- Jim Higginbotham’s Favorite Self Defense Loads
- Kimber Series II Firing Pin Block Safety – Diagram and discussion of the Kimber Series II Firing Pin Block Safety
- Kimber Series II Detailed Disassembly and Assembly
- Maintenance of the M1911-A1
- Malfunctions, Stoppages and Remedial Actions for the M1911-A1
- Some MEU’s still carry proven M1911 .45’s – Not everyone in the U.S. military carries Beretta’s M-9 9 mm handgun. A small group of Marines still carry .45-caliber pistols — but they’re a far cry from Grandpa’s World War II gun.
- Parkerization by Syd
- Premature Slide Lock on Kimber
- Reliability Secrets by John Marshall
- Rebuild the .45 M1911A1 Pistol to USAMTU Specifications
- Recoil Spring Selection by Bill Wilson
- Recommended Modifications to the Colt .45 Auto for Self-Defense Use by Les Bengtson
- When to Restore A Firearm Finish (and when not to) By Bill Adair
- Making the Rock Island Armory .45 1911 Pistol Reliable By Jason
- The Series 70 Colt Autos
- Safety Tests for the M1911/M1911A1 Pistol
- Slide Release or Slingshot? Dropping the Slide During a Reload from Slide Lock
- The Theory of Operation of the Colt .45 ACP Government Model Pistol
- Todd Jarrett On How to Shoot a Pistol
- Useful resources to counter the “ballistic fingerprinting” lies
- Why Your 1911 Autopistol Won’t Work by Duane Thomas
- Will M1911 Springs “Take a Set” if left cocked and locked with magazines loaded for an extended period of time?
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