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Joe Portale · August 3, 1999, 10:41 PM

Hi,

My buddy picked up a used Colt 1911A1 last week. He brought it to me to look at because he said it pulls to the left, even from a benchrest position. He is new to the shooting game and knows less that I do and that is scary. I took it to a range to see what it is doing. The gun does hit left even after the sites were adjusted. I also found that every once in a while (I put 150 rounds through it) there was some hammer follow. About once every fifty rounds. Looking along the left side of the slide, where the frame and slide meet I can see rub marks. I can't see if or where the channel is rubbing. But the slide definitly is closer to the left side of the frame than the other.

I suggested that he take it to a gunsmith and see if the slide can be fitted better. The gun is not too tight or loose but the slide does lean.

Was I wrong in my guess? Any other ideas now that my curiousity is up.

Thanks.

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Joe Portale
Sonoran Sidewinder
Tucson, Arizona territory

August 3, 1999, 10:41 PM	#1
Joe Portale Senior Member Join Date: June 8, 1999 Location: Tucson, Arizona Territory Posts: 715	Hi, My buddy picked up a used Colt 1911A1 last week. He brought it to me to look at because he said it pulls to the left, even from a benchrest position. He is new to the shooting game and knows less that I do and that is scary. I took it to a range to see what it is doing. The gun does hit left even after the sites were adjusted. I also found that every once in a while (I put 150 rounds through it) there was some hammer follow. About once every fifty rounds. Looking along the left side of the slide, where the frame and slide meet I can see rub marks. I can't see if or where the channel is rubbing. But the slide definitly is closer to the left side of the frame than the other. I suggested that he take it to a gunsmith and see if the slide can be fitted better. The gun is not too tight or loose but the slide does lean. Was I wrong in my guess? Any other ideas now that my curiousity is up. Thanks. ------------------ Joe Portale Sonoran Sidewinder Tucson, Arizona territory