Bought Upgraded 1911 22LR

[doddg]

You are missing the barrel retention screw. That empty hole should have an allen head in it to retain the barrel. Look at the other pics in the thread and you will see it. Get it in the gun ASAP.

1. Good catch, but as with my Sig Sauer 1911-22 and the same with the GSG 1911, when a certain upgrade is done (I forget which one it was and what it is called) that screw is no longer needed b/c it is circumvented by the upgrade.
2. To get the proper terminology that you would understand (since I haven't the technical grasp), and I have forgotten, I'd have to call Zack back at ZRT and ask him about it.
3. I also read about it online, how that was an improvement on the design where you had to have an Allen screw to disassemble it, but no more after the upgrade, which, when in the field, if you didn't have it or lost it, you were undone, but now (with the upgrade) you were good to go for on-demand disassembly.
4. Appreciate you mentioning it, though, b/c that was a legitimate observation.

 

[menzzer37]

Correct, do NOT reinstall the screw with our upgrades. It causes excessive side pressure on the lower lug. The pin/slide stop provide the fixation on the proximal end, and the bushing, SAC stabilize the muzzle.

 

[doddg]

Correct, do NOT reinstall the screw with our upgrades. It causes excessive side pressure on the lower lug. The pin/slide stop provide the fixation on the proximal end, and the bushing, SAC stabilize the muzzle.

1. Thanks so much for your clarification.
2. I have neither the experience nor education to assimilate the above information, I just knew that 2 of my 1911 guns with the ZRT upgrades did not have that screw and I was told it didn't need it.

 

[churchmouse]

Correct, do NOT reinstall the screw with our upgrades. It causes excessive side pressure on the lower lug. The pin/slide stop provide the fixation on the proximal end, and the bushing, SAC stabilize the muzzle.

I had no idea. Never did the upgrades on one of these but have owned several.

 

[doddg]

I had no idea. Never did the upgrades on one of these but have owned several.

1. Hey, like I tell my students when I don't know a question in Social Studies that is on the Test:
There are 1 million things to know in Social Studies, and I only know 100,000 of them, but I'll look it up and now know 100,001 things.

 

[churchmouse]

1. Hey, like I tell my students when I don't know a question in Social Studies that is on the Test:
There are 1 million things to know in Social Studies, and I only know 100,000 of them, but I'll look it up and now know 100,001 things.

Nah......I put 1 more in the hard drive (brain) and loose 2 or 3. Getting sucks.

 

[WebSnyper]

Nah......I put 1 more in the hard drive (brain) and loose 2 or 3. Getting sucks.

Just need to add some more cloud storage... but I know exactly what you speak of, and it seems to be hitting me earlier than you.