To check for proper functioning, go through the same motions and procedures to insure that
the gun is not loaded. Keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. Keep your finger off the
trigger. Remove the magazine. Then check it again, then again.
One of the key things to check
on the 1911 is the trigger. Make sure the gun is unloaded. Keep it pointed in a safe
direction. Remove the magazine. Check it again, then again. To check the trigger,
pull the trigger and hold it back, while you block the hammer with your opposite
thumb to slowly lower the hammer. With the trigger still held back, cycle the slide.
The hammer should not drop when the slide is returned to battery until you release the
trigger and then pull it again. If the hammer falls (while the trigger is held back)
during the slide being returned to battery, you have a serious problem that should be
referred to a competent well respected gunsmith. |
