Need 1911 mechanic

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Louiethelump
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Need 1911 mechanic

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I received my nephew in law’s 1911 today when he was here and it has broken it’s third barrel link PIN. (Not the link)

I need a 1911 mechanic that can fix what is causing this, in the Brooksville, Inverness, Bushnell area. When it breaks the same pin three times something is wrong. I work on Smith and Wesson revolvers but never fooled with 1911’s. Not wanting to spend a fortune. Just want to correct the problem; whatever it is.

The gun is a Rock Island Armory and looks to be an older one.
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Probably wrong size link
Bring it up to Inverness
352-423-1627 at the shop
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We have a super busy week ahead, always better to call first.
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I was hoping to hear from you. I will do that. Thank you.
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Post by jaytwillerham »

Quite awhile ago, Tom at Guntalk was interviewing the head honcho at Rock Island.
He said the older 1911s did have a number of quality control issues.
He finally hired a 1911 expert to straighten things out.
And apparently the newer ones run just fine.
But the earlier ones with problems might need more than a quick fix.
For details the interview is probably archived on the Guntalk podcast page.
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I would call RIA and talk to someone there. I heard in the past they had good customer service. Not sure if that was/is still true.
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Louiethelump wrote: Sat Apr 06, 2019 7:17 pm I received my nephew in law’s 1911 today when he was here and it has broken it’s third barrel link PIN. (Not the link)

I need a 1911 mechanic that can fix what is causing this, in the Brooksville, Inverness, Bushnell area. When it breaks the same pin three times something is wrong. I work on Smith and Wesson revolvers but never fooled with 1911’s. Not wanting to spend a fortune. Just want to correct the problem; whatever it is.

The gun is a Rock Island Armory and looks to be an older one.
Any update on your 1911?
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I dropped it off with Rentprop1 right after he offered to look at it. He has a busy shop and said it would take awhile to get to it. Have not heard any more.
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Thanks.
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Louiethelump wrote: Sat May 04, 2019 5:18 pm I dropped it off with Rentprop1 right after he offered to look at it. He has a busy shop and said it would take awhile to get to it. Have not heard any more.
We should be looking at it this week
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No hurry. Was answering a question.
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