Taking Apart your 1911- The ACW Way

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@AverageEnthusiast123 5 күн бұрын

So good to see manufacturers showing a field strip. Seems silly but with so many different setups these days and with this type of cost it’s good to see the manufacturers take the time to show you how to work their products.

@user-jb5og2ey5o 5 ай бұрын

I was still having a lot of trouble with the slide stop, but then i yelled skiddily doo and it went right in. Thanks!

@alchemy1911 5 ай бұрын

the "skiddily doo" is the most important part.

@noluck33 4 ай бұрын

First let me say Thanks for not having NO Ads!!!

@ovidiopruneda1897 5 ай бұрын

been disasembling the my old Colt gold cup for more than 50 years and haven't seen a dramatic change in performance and I'd say,no change at all...but whatever works for you

@SaintJoy18 5 ай бұрын

Weird... So very, very weird... I've been carrying a 1911 for almost 30 years and didn't realize there were any ways other than this to field strip... Browning was an f'n genius!

@rockylindgren5885 5 ай бұрын

This is referred to as the army marksmanship method

@alchemy1911 5 ай бұрын

Some people just need to be taught!

@farhan.naushad 5 ай бұрын

Then you need to watch Roy Huntington of American Handgunner more often. :-)

@user-oe5ll3lx3z Ай бұрын

That bushing moved clockwise is not going to hurt anything if it does a marine don't need it! 30 year marine sgt. Hoorah little wear on barrell bullshit😂

@classicgunstoday1972 5 ай бұрын

I just tried breaking my Springfield GI .45 this way. It works but, for me anyway, it’s easier to take the slide spring out the front first (I can do it easy without it flying off into the world or into my eye or my dog’s eye in the room with me). I can even do it without looking.

@rockylindgren5885 5 ай бұрын

Hilton Yam calls this the army marksmanship method. Glad to see alchemy putting out a video on how to take down a 1911 the right way

@alchemy1911 5 ай бұрын

The right way indeed

@Ronin-jp7si 5 ай бұрын

Well, I proved I'm an idiot, again. I used this method and managed to launch the GI guide rod across the garage and into that mysterious place where all firearms parts go to hide. I'll find it when I move... Good to have a 1911 spare parts bin.

@TheGreyBeardBiker 5 ай бұрын

I’ve done it this way for years. But I learned to field strip my 1911s the GI way.

@alchemy1911 5 ай бұрын

As did I, and most folks! This is definitely the better way, imho.

@chrisboon4526 3 ай бұрын

This was a very informative and easy to follow video, thank you Sir!

@wheelguns4wheelmen802 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. Actually learned something new and useful, which is rare these days.

@alchemy1911 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@janemarkham4133 3 ай бұрын

NEVER SEEN DISASSEMBLING THIS WAY. I LIKE YOUR WAY OF DOING IT, IM GOING TO TRY IT MY SELF!! GOOD THING IS , I CAN REVIEW YOUR VIDEO AGAIN & AGAIN IF NEED TO!!!! THANKS BROTHERMAN🙂👍🙃😊~~ HOWARD M.~~ 4/12/2024

@NCSUMAX 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic Eli. A lot of us needed this. Thanks!

@alchemy1911 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@nickbullard42 4 ай бұрын

I prefer the gi method on standard guide rods. Now on the full lenghth rod guns this is easier. Those spring plugs are so sharp, without the tool or something to press it down, is a nightmare!

@ronphillips6336 5 ай бұрын

Great video, I use both methods at work. This one is a bit more difficult with a light rail. One trick I like is pop the single side thumb safety out, install slide stop with no pressure from plunger assembly. Reinstall thumb safety. Simple, of course doesn't work with the ambi safety. Many thanks for the video.

@82lowe36id 5 ай бұрын

Great video man! I do not own an Alchemy, but I sure am thinking about it more each day.

@Ronin-jp7si 5 ай бұрын

Informative, nicely explained and nicely demonstrated, Eli. This method will definitely reduce the amount of space junk in orbit! Looking forward to a possible complete lower disassembly video from you. JMB was a genius, but he must have chuckled when he designed the disconnector and sear whenever he thought about the poor person first learning how to put those little devils back into the pistol the right way...

@bhoover14 Ай бұрын

Excellent video. Educate and entertain. In Eli we Trust.

@timtrax918artisan8 5 ай бұрын

Its nice to hear a name for this method that ive used for sometime. Thank you again for your informative content.

@alchemy1911 5 ай бұрын

No worries!

@tuttifongul2006 12 күн бұрын

i locked my slide with the safety, push the plug and rotate the bushing with my fingers. then i remove the plug as this is the least tensioned position. then ill pull the entire spring out, unlock the slide and the rest is, the rest. ive been doing this since i bought it in '03 and my CQB has never had any issues with any guide rods taking out light fixtures or grinding material into my bbl.

@steelluxuries 5 ай бұрын

Nicely explained.

@robertcharlesworth6883 3 ай бұрын

This is also the Ed Brown preferred method, my bushing is so tight that it's almost impossible to turn at the end of the barrel. I have a two piece full length guide rod (also by Ed Brown) so I unscrew and remove the front of the guide rod first. It does take doing it a few times to get used to doing it this way, but I am comfortable with it now. Thanks for the video.

@DARTHDANSAN 2 ай бұрын

I just got a 1911 and I’m having hard time putting it back together. I’m for sure don’t want the idiot scratch. Great video . I’m need friend help my put it back together. I’m never gonna take it apart again what a nightmare

@jamesgardner7352 20 күн бұрын

Right !!!that barrel catch pin doesn't just push back in so easy like they show

@powercouple560 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the tip--!

@alchemy1911 5 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

@turkeyhunter7617 3 ай бұрын

Cool 😎 👍

@forensicanatomy 5 ай бұрын

Magnum PI!

@w.w.9047 2 ай бұрын

Jokes on you! I don’t take my Alchemy apart. I just shoot and lube it. Doing just fine so far.

@jcomp4207 5 ай бұрын

Been shoping for a high end 1911. Digging the Alchemys. Now to narrow down which one.

@alchemy1911 5 ай бұрын

We appreciate that! Let us know if we can help you narrow it down!

@johnalward2104 5 ай бұрын

this is a great video, but i’ll always remember your original tear down video on the shag carpet table.

@alchemy1911 5 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

@fngolfer5312 4 ай бұрын

Will the Alchemy slide stop fit other 1911s?

@toddprobasco9728 5 ай бұрын

Never seen someone wear a wool sweater under a wool sweater.

@diondecker9895 5 ай бұрын

Ha ha ha

@TheGreyBeardBiker 5 ай бұрын

It must have been cold and damp that day in NC!

@highxj 4 ай бұрын

Might be a bit of a bear with the 24 lb spring in my NH 10mm's, but I'll give it a whirl. I don't want to scratch my spring plugs, ugh.

@mrmaddog69 5 ай бұрын

Eli - you know about the ACW1776 SN Prime Elite Commander FS on Addicts right? Surprised you haven’t snagged it yet 😎

@jacksmith8002 4 ай бұрын

I'd rather address the bushing 1st and take the pressure of the recoil spring

@Nontacticalboy 5 ай бұрын

I do this since forever, always wondered why bother with the hastle of removing the barrel bushing first.

@pyeitme508 5 ай бұрын

Wow

@user-lg3sk5fq8g 5 ай бұрын

Tolles Video 😂du hast alles falsch gemacht was möglich wäre 😂😂 LOL

@franzisler221 2 ай бұрын

DISASSEMBLY STARTS AT 1:48

@charles17508 5 ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉

@edwinsane3769 4 ай бұрын

Enlighten me pls? Don’t u need to stick a paperclip in to be able to remove barrel and spring? 1911 newbie here..

@doranmaxwell1755 2 ай бұрын

Does it work on a series 80 with GI guide rod?

@evantheman4643 5 ай бұрын

Could you field strip a ACW the G.I way I only have one hand so I can’t do the ACW way

@steveferguson8367 3 ай бұрын

I don’t understand (I admit, I’m new to 1911s). In fact, just got my first one from ACW. I tried this way and hard a hard time doing it (compressing the spring, sliding the frame on with all that pressure, inserting the slide stop with spring pressure). My buddy came over and showed me how to assemble with no pressure on the spring (I guess that’s called the GI method?). It seemed a heck of lot easier. Am I missing something? What are the advantages of doing it this way? Will it affect gun function?

@alchemy1911 3 ай бұрын

I laid out the advantages in the video: the GI method will open you up to scratching your recoil spring plug, but more importantly, with the barrel in battery you're applying uncharacteristic wear to your bushing/barrel fit when the bushing is turned. This is the way many custom 1911 pistols are taken apart. As I stated, this method is something that you will need to practice, as it is more involved. However, once you know how to take apart a 1911 this way, you'll probably do it with all your 1911s- as I do.

@HWG-wm8ld 5 ай бұрын

This takes three times as long.

@alchemy1911 5 ай бұрын

No…. It does not

@dcb805 5 ай бұрын

Sure does

@gdvan01 5 ай бұрын

👍

@msgt1942 4 ай бұрын

This is the only way bushingless or compacts can be taken down so nothing new at all. I prefer the original old method! But am forced to do it in defenders officers compacts which is a pain. With a 5 inch its not so bad 16 lb spring, longer slide. On compact 22 lb spring shorter action uughh. The old way is NOT TRICKY AT ALL and u dont fight springs and can use to hands on slide release