Mark sold the business but still works there. The name is now CountrySide Gunsmithing. Location and phone are unchanged.Mark Wagner at Wagner Arms LLC in High Point has done good work for me over the years including fixing a 1911 that had the same problems which was caused by a different gun smith messing it up. I can recommend them from my past positive experience. Here is his information if you're interested. https://www.yellowpages.com/high-point-nc/mip/mark-wagner-gunsmith-510101219
I hadn't been there in a while, didn't realize he sold it.Mark sold the business but still works there. The name is now CountrySide Gunsmithing. Location and phone are unchanged.
Need a 1911 worked on that’s hammer is riding the slide and won’t lock.
A little more detail.
Will it cock at all or does it follow the slide when you release it?
Does it fall all the way to the firing pin stop, or does it catch on the half cock?
Where are uou?
I think he retired back in 2017 or so.Is Ricky Evans still with us?
It didn’t happen during firing, it went 60 rounds with no problem, then happened when I was cleaning it.
The culprit was a broken sear..
He was able to repair it as best he could with the materials he had on hand.
The left sear leg had broken off and thus the sear wouldn't reset. I've never seen one do that. Before he got here with the pistol, I suspected the sear spring.
I replaced it with a sear from my parts drawer, and returned the pistol to function with one minor glitch.
The lug on the thumb safety allowed the sear to move a little, causing the hammer to fall to half cock after pulling the trigger hard, then disengaging the safety...so I turned to an old field expedient method of peening the lug to displace metal and make contact with the sear leg. Turned out that the safety was so hard that it wouldn't peen. I tried another sear and it was even worse, so I reinstalled the first one and cautioned him not to pull the trigger hard with the safety engaged...and if he did, to pull the hammer back a little to let the sear reset before disengaging the safety. The gun passed all other safety and function checks and is ready to burn ammo.
He's amazing!!!!!!Either way, I again appreciate your time, it was a great experience learning from you. I texted my wife while you were working that “This guy has forgotten more about the 1911 than I’ll ever learn.”
He's amazing!!!!!!
If it were mine, I'd go with another safety.3. Chase the rabbit to get a sear that fits/works better.
I had no idea the slide could come off without taking the barrel apart.
Quick'n'dirty method to get the slide out of the way with a bushingless reverse plug system. No need to disassemble the top end when my business was with the frame.