Took Colt 1911 out of the safe... it's all locked up. Suggestions?

[churchmouse]

Can you remove the barrel bushing?

This is my next question if it has the spring plug. Might need a barrel wrench but colts are not fit up all that tight.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Pull the hammer back to full cock and put the nose on the edge of a table or hard surface and smack it with your hand.
You should be able to pull the barrel bushing off and free some movement.

Is it a GI spring plug or a FLGR...???

Spring plug do what harry suggested. Put the nose down on a wood surface. Dust cover/spring pug on the wood barrel off. Give the handle a good wack with your palm.

Rack the slide from the muzzle end. meaning*** pull the hammer back thumb safety off and on the end of a table push on the table with the bushing and the slide.

Thanks guys, this ended up working. Took a few whacks, but after an inch or so it freed up and racked cleanly. Now the treacherous task of stripping and cleaning it... last time I did that, the damn thing bled me pretty good.

I'm not sure why you wrapped it up, all my handguns lay on wax paper inside my safe.

I'll do that, and try a different oil. Thanks

 

[IndianaSoloMcfly]

Another Ingo success story

 

[sliptap]

Another Ingo success story

This might be a premature celebration. GPIA7R - can you please confirm that you still have all fingers, toes, testicles, etc. intact? This is still INGO afterall https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/members/gpia7r.html

 

[ArcadiaGP]

This might be a premature celebration. GPIA7R - can you please confirm that you still have all fingers, toes, testicles, etc. intact? This is still INGO afterall https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/members/gpia7r.html

Indeed. Confirmed it was unloaded (foolish of me to store it with the hammer cocked), and while I haven't done a teardown yet to deep clean it... I only forsee minor cuts and scrapes from that.

 

[halfmileharry]

Indeed. Confirmed it was unloaded (foolish of me to store it with the hammer cocked), and while I haven't done a teardown yet to deep clean it... I only forsee minor cuts and scrapes from that.

Knock on wood.

 

[T.Lex]

This might be a premature celebration. GPIA7R - can you please confirm that you still have all fingers, toes, testicles, etc. intact? This is still INGO afterall

Sounds like someone is volunteering to do a member check.

Wait.

That didn't sound right.

Or.

Maybe it did....

 

[indiucky]

Sounds like someone is volunteering to do a member check.

Wait.

That didn't sound right.

Or.

Maybe it did....

Matt Lauer has some free time.....