One of the best, no-nonsense disassembly videos on the Colt 1911 Mk IV Series 70 our there! My go-to clean / lube / protectant is Ballistol. It doesn’t stain clothing, it conditions leather, wood, and other materials, and it has a long track record unlike some of the “flavor of the month” products.
I have been toting a Springfield Armory 1911a1 GI .45 since about 2009. It's my favorite pistol. Today I am ordering a Colt Series 70 1911 in .38 Super. I am as giddy and a kid on Christmas morning.
Been carrying 1911’s many years. Quick tip. Use wooden chop sticks when removing and replacing firing pin and spring and retainer. That way if you slip , no scratch on the bluing.
Tooth picks are also good for depressing the firing pin and for the same reason as chop sticks. Tooth picks are also good for scraping gunk out of the slide rails and getting into small spaces, and like you said, because they are wood, they won't scratch. Phoenix, AZ
Good stuff thanks for sharing. Try using a bamboo chop stick to remove the firing pin retaining plate. If it slips it won’t scratch the blueing on that beautiful colt pistol.
Beautiful piece man cant wait to get mine finally the wife is gonna let me spoil myself with my dream handgun well i kinda just told her that im getting it this tax return to spoil myself cause i just bought us a 3 beedroom house and she was cool with it we followed dave Ramsey for two years payed off all our debt own two vehicles and now im gonna spoil myself ☺ with this beautiful handgun here the colt series 70 in my opinion the sexiest damn gun ever made thank u john browning
Nice video, beautiful piece. I'm looking at this very 1911 myself. Just something to consider...I used to recondition and photograph used firearms so I could post them for online sales for one of my employers. Most of the time, I had several old, used, blued steel firearms in a storage room for several weeks at a time just waiting to be sold and shipped. I used a product called "CLENZOIL" to wipe down the stocks and blued parts once I was finished cleaning them. (For cleaning and internal lubrication I used MPro7.) Clenzoil is an amazing product, smells good, and really brings out the shine in metal, and beautiful grain and texture in wood stocks and grips.
I keep seeing some people on Y.T. just easily pull the extractor from the pistol...extractor should be adjusted to 25-28 oz of pull with a trigger scale---when they pull that easy no way it is within that range---how would it even work right being that light??? Anyway--Dawson Precision has a tool-like 15$ that slips up like a round being chambered(with the slide off) and pushes the x tractor hook over to the tunnel and then pull out from the rear---easy peasy---hell of a tool!!!!
Nice pistol... I see many here on you tube who purchase this gun and say I love the historical background on the gun and then have trigger job, sights put on , etc etc I don’t get it
Usually you just put a hundred rounds or more through a brand new 1911 (assuming it came lubed, which it should) to break it in. If it doesn't come lubed you need to lube it. After it feels broken in a good bit, just clean it. If it still feels too tight (the slide feels sticky), shoot it more and repeat. After that it should be good for all around use.
I have a first gen 1911 from 1913 still in good condition. Your 1911 has the same grips as mine and looks newer. Oh by the way you should not slam the slide without a bullet it's not good for the gun.
I would like to know where you got this information. I have heard this before on some forums but nobody has provided any definitive proof of how it damages the firearm or at least the m1911. From what I understand people have been doing it since the 1911 was created and it doesn't seem to be overwhelmingly large problem but I am interested to know what you might know about it.
Hey Cowboy... Great video sir....I never had the benefit of the old gun.store guy who showed the the snap n' push method of getting the bar back in place cleanly, and without 'idiot' scratches. I, of course am a huge idiot, and put in a scratch first cleaning....being as huge a Colt Gov. 1911 fan as yourself I can't quite find the proper words to describe what came next..... Anyway pard... great video, and thank you for your most excellent instruction... Signed..... Dumm.Ass Scratch.Master
I do not know for sure I would contact your local gunsmith or a gunsmith that specializes in 1911's made by Colt. Another viable option would be to email or call Colt and ask them
Great video brother, it looks as if your series 70 doesn't have the collet barrel bushing. did you replace it or is this how it came from the factory.I have a Colt series 70 i bought new in 1980 and it has the collet barrel bushing.
One of the best, no-nonsense disassembly videos on the Colt 1911 Mk IV Series 70 our there! My go-to clean / lube / protectant is Ballistol. It doesn’t stain clothing, it conditions leather, wood, and other materials, and it has a long track record unlike some of the “flavor of the month” products.
Thank you for comment. I'm definitely gonna look into ballistol.
Breakfree CLP is all that’s been needed by the military forever. It’s all I use on my guns and I’ve never had any problems.
Smells good too.
the moment found your film, subscribed despite i could only buy inokatsu MARK IV
Great piece,Bought a 70'M4 in 1978,wish I kept it....
I have one. Bought it 1974. I just started shooting it last year.
When I was in the army 50 plus yrs ago we had to disassemble and assemble those with our eyes covered
I have been toting a Springfield Armory 1911a1 GI .45 since about 2009. It's my favorite pistol.
Today I am ordering a Colt Series 70 1911 in .38 Super. I am as giddy and a kid on Christmas morning.
Cant go wrong with a M1911!
Just got one today as a fathers day gift. Man it is a beauty. Thanks for the videos.
Been carrying 1911’s many years. Quick tip. Use wooden chop sticks when removing and replacing firing pin and spring and retainer. That way if you slip , no scratch on the bluing.
Tooth picks are also good for depressing the firing pin and for the same reason as chop sticks. Tooth picks are also good for scraping gunk out of the slide rails and getting into small spaces, and like you said, because they are wood, they won't scratch.
Phoenix, AZ
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I want another one, I kinda want the OG one with the high polished blued pistol than the wire finish
Good stuff thanks for sharing. Try using a bamboo chop stick to remove the firing pin retaining plate. If it slips it won’t scratch the blueing on that beautiful colt pistol.
Beautiful piece man cant wait to get mine finally the wife is gonna let me spoil myself with my dream handgun well i kinda just told her that im getting it this tax return to spoil myself cause i just bought us a 3 beedroom house and she was cool with it we followed dave Ramsey for two years payed off all our debt own two vehicles and now im gonna spoil myself ☺ with this beautiful handgun here the colt series 70 in my opinion the sexiest damn gun ever made thank u john browning
John Garza The Series 70 Colt is the best looking pistol in my opinion, as well.
My dream Handgun , I wish these were legal in indonesia....
Holy cow, I love the Amarillo by Morning by George Strait at the end there! And oh yeah, a marvelous piece! God bless!
God bless you as well.
CZ now owns Colt, in a year or two the best Colt 1911s ever made will hit the market.
Nice video, beautiful piece. I'm looking at this very 1911 myself. Just something to consider...I used to recondition and photograph used firearms so I could post them for online sales for one of my employers. Most of the time, I had several old, used, blued steel firearms in a storage room for several weeks at a time just waiting to be sold and shipped. I used a product called "CLENZOIL" to wipe down the stocks and blued parts once I was finished cleaning them. (For cleaning and internal lubrication I used MPro7.) Clenzoil is an amazing product, smells good, and really brings out the shine in metal, and beautiful grain and texture in wood stocks and grips.
I'm going to have to get one of these.
I keep seeing some people on Y.T. just easily pull the extractor from the pistol...extractor should be adjusted to 25-28 oz of pull with a trigger scale---when they pull that easy no way it is within that range---how would it even work right being that light??? Anyway--Dawson Precision has a tool-like 15$ that slips up like a round being chambered(with the slide off) and pushes the x tractor hook over to the tunnel and then pull out from the rear---easy peasy---hell of a tool!!!!
Use a wooden chop stick from a Chinese restaurant . If you slip no scratches
Can’t go wrong with a Colt.
just got my government stainless..bummed to learn only include 1 clip now
On your slide stop there is a way to file a small slot at the right place and you will never have to worry about the idiot scratch...
Awesome
Nice pistol... I see many here on you tube who purchase this gun and say I love the historical background on the gun and then have trigger job, sights put on , etc etc I don’t get it
Is there a difference between this and the 01911c?
Nice 1911A1. A1.
Thank you
Do I have to do anything to a new Colt 1911 before my first use out of the box?
Usually you just put a hundred rounds or more through a brand new 1911 (assuming it came lubed, which it should) to break it in. If it doesn't come lubed you need to lube it. After it feels broken in a good bit, just clean it. If it still feels too tight (the slide feels sticky), shoot it more and repeat. After that it should be good for all around use.
I second McHubble. These guns do come with a cosmoline on it but i do recommend cleaning it off and a good oiling.
I have a first gen 1911 from 1913 still in good condition. Your 1911 has the same grips as mine and looks newer. Oh by the way you should not slam the slide without a bullet it's not good for the gun.
I would like to know where you got this information. I have heard this before on some forums but nobody has provided any definitive proof of how it damages the firearm or at least the m1911. From what I understand people have been doing it since the 1911 was created and it doesn't seem to be overwhelmingly large problem but I am interested to know what you might know about it.
CowboyNation1977 it won’t harm the gun.
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Hey Cowboy...
Great video sir....I never had the benefit of the old gun.store guy who showed the the snap n' push method of getting the bar back in place cleanly, and without 'idiot' scratches. I, of course am a huge idiot, and put in a scratch first cleaning....being as huge a Colt Gov. 1911 fan as yourself I can't quite find the proper words to describe what came next.....
Anyway pard... great video, and thank you for your most excellent instruction...
Signed.....
Dumm.Ass Scratch.Master
What is the front sight tenon size on these?
I do not know for sure I would contact your local gunsmith or a gunsmith that specializes in 1911's made by Colt. Another viable option would be to email or call Colt and ask them
Does Colt still make this model?
I have no idea. I would check their website.
Collector not a shootist
Ok right off the bat your audio sucks it's garbally and can't hear you!!
Yes this video was made many years ago on a crappy phone
Great video brother, it looks as if your series 70 doesn't have the collet barrel bushing. did you replace it or is this how it came from the factory.I have a Colt series 70 i bought new in 1980 and it has the collet barrel bushing.
How you see it in the video is hoe I bought it brand new.