From servicing the extractor, to when each spring needs to be replaced, here is how Bill Wilson maintains his 1911.
From servicing the extractor, to when each spring needs to be replaced, here is how Bill Wilson maintains his 1911.
That's a good one. I don't use the exact same process but try to accomplish pretty much the same things in my 1911 maintenance. I typically go longer between basic maintenance cycles than Bill W. though. I usually go about 500 rounds or so.
It's interesting to listen to the extra history and anecdotes Bill W. interjects.
300rd interval... With all due respect. What is this?? My average practice session is 600rd, more on weekends during the summer time. I do not have time to clean it for the next day practice either. I'd just re- apply some oil. It is common to shoot a multiple day match of over 500rds in one day. I just did it last Saturday. Nobody cleans anything. And I am talking about tight competition guns that are tuned to the maximum performance with very weak springs. If you need to clean a gun every 300rds, you need a different gun.
To clarify the above, to be honest I lube my 1911s every 500 rounds or so. Cleaning actually happens much less frequently.Originally Posted by Robinson
People need to realize that most everything Wilson puts out are infomercials.
And they work! I just bought his chamber cleaning brush for $2.95, 75% off. 🥳
Real guns have hammers.
Which people? Granted most PF members won't learn much if anything from this video, but that doesn't mean the content is no good.
Maybe he should have demonstrated his maintenance process on an Ed Brown pistol instead.
I hear ya. Two TRPs, an LB Operator, a full custom build Dave Sams .45 that is hard fit as a M'Fk'er just run and run and run with lube but much less frequent cleaning than 300. I don't actually know when they NEED to be cleaned as I don't see them manifest any related issues. I just clean them at some point of out principle.
And my CQB Elite, fairly recent acquisition appears to be the equal to the above.
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Lord it's been forever but I want to say when I got my Wilson 9mm CQB, the instructions said not to break down or clean for the first 1000 rounds. Does need lube however.
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Pay attention! Bill said nothing about his pistol needing cleaning every three hundred rounds. He said this was his cleaning routine he performs about every three hundred rounds. He also emphasized that lubrication is important, that a 1911 will run dirty if it's kept lubed.
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