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    Looking at my Rail Gun the the series 80 Safety doesnt fall down with ease but it is free floating (i dont and havent shot this gun much) so the parts may be a little stiffer in mine. I did have a problem when i first got the pistol NIB my plunger tube came unsteaked in the rear making the safety hard to in/disingage. Colt said they would fix it for free but my smith did it for me in less than 10 min.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stump70 View Post
    That divot in the recoil spring plug is standard on some plugs.
    That other thing, never seen that either.
    +1. I have a Colt Commander Series 80. The divot is there, the other photo shows the 'Firing Pin Plunger Lever.' Mine does the same, I rotate the pistol while re-assembling it.

    I haven't done any modifications to the pistol and I have only had it since last Christmas, 1600 rounds through it so far with no issues.

    I'm not an expert.

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    Perfectly normal. The "gouge" is actually intentionally stamped in to prevent the recoil spring cap from flying off into space on disassembly. Wish more caps had this.

    The little dangler you're seeing is in fact the firing pin safety lever in the frame. It's not under tension by anything and will rotate free unless the gun is actively being fired in which case it will be placed under tension to force it up and activate the firing pin stop release.

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    if the trigger has a set screw sometimes the set screw can move and lock things up. Take the screw out and see if the problem goes away- if it does replace it in proper position (far enough in to minimize overtravel but not so far that the problem is reproduced- the lock tite in that position. or keep the overtravel screw out all together

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    Quote Originally Posted by browneu View Post
    I don't remember my Colts having the gouge in the plunger.
    That is the recoil spring plug. The plunger tube assembly is on the left side of the frame...
    Last edited by varoadking; 05-26-11 at 17:25.

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    Quote Originally Posted by browneu View Post
    You learn something new everyday. I don't remember my Colts having the gouge in the plunger. Is that because the gun doesn't use a full length guide rod. None of my other 1911's have the gouge but they have full length guide rods.
    Not all Colts will have been punched in the side of the plug, I think that may be a relatively new 'innovation' for Colt. Honestly, I'm glad mine doesn't have it.

    The other item as others have correctly assessed is the Plunger Lever (firing pin block lifter). You need to know that it is there because if it breaks, your pistol will not fire.
    A friend of mine was also unaware that this piece existed in his gun. It ended up in my hands when it quit working one day. I looked it over and found that he had sheared that tab off. The part was replaced and he had a happy gun again.

    He had been trained on Series 70 Colts. As he explained, they always reassembled the pistol with the slide on the bench, rails up, and guided the frame (upside down) into place. Perhaps he was a bit overzealous getting it back together.


    Pappabear:
    Assemble your pistol right side-up and make sure that little item is laying flat in the frame or it will mar the finish on the back of your slide.

    BTW: Is the pistol behaving now?

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    A Couple of ?s

    As I understand it, you are experiancing a failure to return to battery?

    1. What is the ammunition you were shooting when it occurred and the previous 400 rounds that were OK?

    2. Has this pistol been cleaned and lubed liberally since the 400 rds?

    3. Has any work been performed on the pistol beside Colt factory work?

    A FTRB is when it appears in battery but the slide is not all the way closed. This is evident by the disconnector still disconnected (Can't pull the trigger) and, the thumb safety is unable to be put on because the safety will not clear the bottom rail.

    Check:

    The breech face for a bur, or a bur on the firing pin hole.

    Check the chamber, do the rounds that you were firing easily drop into the chamber? (Reloaded SWC seated to far out or improperly crimped)

    Check your extractor tension.

    Clean and lube the pistol Insure the chamber is clean. Run it wet for the first 5-1K till the parts seat.

    It sounds as if it is feeding fine, it is just at lock up, going into battery.

    Sorry if this doesn't make sense, long hot day ( 74 today and the snow is melting). Greg

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    Yes, Markus, Nelson did do a Trigger job. And told me to bring it back in and he would be glad to take a look at it.

    Twaak, I checked for burs and other, found nada. I did field strip it and cleaned it well.

    I will heat that bad boy up this weekend and see if it needed more break in or the ammo or ......I learned a few things about Colts on this thread, thanks guys.
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    I cleaned, lubed, shot 1 box, no problems, shot second box, at about round 80- Same Shit. I made a video with my iphone if anyone wants to see it. Send me a pm with email or cell number if your phone takes video. I am going to try and post it, but I have never posted a vid before. Well trying to upload via Photobucket, looks like download will take hours??

    Just not too happy with my Colt or maybe my gunsmith. Hopefully it will be a simple fix for him. Would like to know your guys thoughts if you want to see the vid?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pappabear View Post
    I cleaned, lubed, shot 1 box, no problems, shot second box, at about round 80- Same Shit. I made a video with my iphone if anyone wants to see it. Send me a pm with email or cell number if your phone takes video. I am going to try and post it, but I have never posted a vid before. Well trying to upload via Photobucket, looks like download will take hours??

    Just not too happy with my Colt or maybe my gunsmith. Hopefully it will be a simple fix for him. Would like to know your guys thoughts if you want to see the vid?

    pb
    Can you expound more on the issue...you say that you can't pull the trigger...does this mean that you are physically unable to pull the trigger as in it is jammed, or does this mean that you pull the trigger, but the hammer doesn't fall?

    Also, have you contacted colt about this issue?

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