Never Shot a 45ACP

[Gunowner99]

Maybe a business card under it.

[jakebrake]

Maybe a business card under it.

yup...that's what I meant. credit card has more "beef" to it, in case. there is a "tool" that mimics this. don't remember the name.

[Brick]

According to the guide all I do is push in the spring and then rotate the thingy on the barrel clockwise to get the spring out so seems OK :-)

Yeah Right, unless you have one that has a custom fit bushing. That is on that is fit on it's internal dimensions to the barrel and its external dimensions to the slide. Think Baer or Clark custom.

[danhr]

Bushing wrench? Real men don't need no stinkin' bushing wrench. Use yer hands!

Unless it's a Springfield with one of those stupid guide rods that requires a paperclip to remove it. Then you stare menacingly at it until your replacement full length or GI guide rod assembly arrives....

Try using just your hands on a bull barrel bushing.

[Gunowner99]

[Pittsburgh Pete]

Be careful, 1911's tend to breed in your gun safe. Before you know it, you'll have 10 of them.

[Ronin]

Try using just your hands on a bull barrel bushing.

There is no bushing on a bull barrel 1911...

[Democrat Gun Owner]

Owning 1911's is like eating Pringles...once you pop, you can't stop. However, the "45" I'm currently saving my pennies to buy wasn't invented by JMB...

[bamboomaster]

Owning 1911's is like eating Pringles...once you pop, you can't stop. However, the "45" I'm currently saving my pennies to buy wasn't invented by JMB...

Hey DGO! Buy that bad-boy right now! Ummm, and we can order those from exactly where????

OP, to avoid making an idiot mark, just practice on a friend's gun that already has the idiot mark. Ask him to show you how he did it. Otherwise, it's a way to lose friends and piss-off people if you borrow a pistol and somehow manage to leave such a mark. It's sort of like the reaction you would expect if you "keyed" your friend's truck...

And if you're gonna get a "bushing wrench" instead of using a JM (Jefferson/Monticello), you may as well get a "handiracker" too:

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[Irwin Inhabitant]

yup...that's what I meant. credit card has more "beef" to it, in case. there is a "tool" that mimics this. don't remember the name.

Yeah, the tool is called a plastic "guitar pick". They are 4 or 5 for about $1 or so at your local music store. Been using them for years. Works for me, and there are no APR interest rates either..