Barrel bushing
I apologize in advance if the questions here demonstrate exceptional ignorance.
Would it be unwise to build a 1911, which would be first of all reliable, then decently accurate, with no barrel bushing? I wouldn't expect to burn lots of ammo in it perhaps 400 or 500 rds a year. Would such a firearm be easier to field strip? Obviate the need for a tool to strip?
I have other questions, which essentially deal with building a stainless, government model shooter, which would be reliable, durable, and beautiful. I live close to Flagstaff and hope to stop by at a good time, if there is one, but I'm curious if this is a good start point or not a good idea.
Thanks
quite a few of our 1911s have no barrel bushings
These days field stripping is not a necessary function for several hundred rounds. We don't have corrosive ammo anymore so cleaning is not necessary after each shooting session. Even then, all you might need would be a bushing wrench. No other tool would be needed to simply take the slide off. If you were a target shooter and want half inch groups at 25, then a good tight fitting bushing might help the group size. Stop in sometime and take a look at the 1911s in the showcase.
CLEANING IS HIGHLY OVERRATED!! STAY
WITH A BUSHING AS GARY SAYS AND HAVE A VERY ACCURATE PISTOL MADE. FOR THE AMOUNT OF SHOOTING YOU SPEAK OF YOU WOULD ONLY HAVE TO EVEN THINK ABOUT CLEANING EVERY LEAP YEAR.
we get at least one gun in every week or so where
the owner has "field stripped" it and either lost parts or broken a part trying to get it back together. There is a lot of bad info on the net telling people to field strip and clean there gun after every shooting session. That is absolutely not true. Clean your gun when it needs it, when the slide feels gritty and slower than normal and keep all the oil totally out of the gun. Oil just attracts dust, sand and grit and becomes a grinding compound and ruins your gun. Use a clean dry brush in the bore. A tiny bit of gun grease underneath the slide will be all that gun needs. Keep it simple and your gun will live longer.
What is your preferred gun grease?
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I use Rig Universal Grease, and Bore snakes, that's it.
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The Lyman Turbo cloth has been dropped. At least i haven't been able to find any.