I need help I bought a 1911 copy off a friend that thinks he is a gunsmith and so he took it apart and when he put it back together it doesn't function properly.so i got it cheap. when the slide is locked back and you release it the hammer falls. and when you try to cock the hammer back it wont cock so the problem is it wont cock or go in to battery no matter what.i put in a new sear and sear spring and it still wont work. now i am no gunsmith but I can usually get things put back together.can any one help?

go to youtube and look up 1911 dis-assembly and re-assembly. Excellent info and you can see how it's done firsthand.

Your spring is in incorrectly I would bet. The far left leaf should be on the sear leg and not under it. very common for 1911 newbies. It is a simple fix. If youtube doesnt work pm me.

Chuck

thanks chuck1911
I tryed to pm you but cant dont no way
I did the youtube thing and it is better but now half the time the gun wount fire the hammer wount fall now what

If it works half the time it's probably not an assembly problem. I would take it to a real gunsmith, unless you're also thinking about using it solely as an impressive paper weight.

if you havnt sorted it yet...cvwinabq@live.com


Thanks, Chuck