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CDH · September 18, 2006, 07:37 AM

OK, I get it. I had trouble conceptualizing the takedown without FIRST removing the spring retainer to take the pressure off the slide spring as is done with most 1911's.
I am trying very hard to be careful and avoid any "idiot" damage while doing something as simple as disassembling it for cleaning, so perhaps I'm being overly cautious.

I think I must have taken apart so many standard 1911's that my mindset was pretty much locked into wanting to do it the way I've always done it (this is my first FLGR 1911, and since it came that way from the factory, I'd just as soon leave it that way).

I appreciate the more detailed explanation and I'll try that when I get home tonight.

Carter

September 18, 2006, 07:37 AM	#7
CDH Senior Member Join Date: August 18, 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 941	OK, I get it. I had trouble conceptualizing the takedown without FIRST removing the spring retainer to take the pressure off the slide spring as is done with most 1911's. I am trying very hard to be careful and avoid any "idiot" damage while doing something as simple as disassembling it for cleaning, so perhaps I'm being overly cautious. I think I must have taken apart so many standard 1911's that my mindset was pretty much locked into wanting to do it the way I've always done it (this is my first FLGR 1911, and since it came that way from the factory, I'd just as soon leave it that way). I appreciate the more detailed explanation and I'll try that when I get home tonight. Carter