I went and did it now.

[GoldenVolt]

It sounds like your hammer strut missed the opening of the main spring. It takes a couple times to get the hang of it.....


IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY REASSEMBLING THE PISTOL,
HERE ARE SOME HELPFUL TIPS!
If the hammer strut does not contact the plunger inside the mainspring
housing as it is swung shut, it will either be impossible to close the housing, or
the housing will close but the bolt cannot be fully opened without binding.
Make sure strut is free, hammer is uncocked, and repeat steps 6-11, above.
If the mainspring housing pulls out of the gun when swung in, the barrel/
receiver assembly is not fully rearward on the frame. Repeat step 3, above.
Remember that it is essential that the hammer must be in its vertical,
uncocked, position as the mainspring housing is swung shut. If the housing is
excessively difficult to close, the hammer is probably cocked. Repeat steps 7-12,
above.
The foregoing may give the impression that reassembly is difficult, but it is

quickly and easily done once properly learned.


I don't have one anymore, but I remember having the same issues. I doubt you hurt anything.

Good luck.

Greg

[Grouse]

Originally Posted by GoldenVolt

It sounds like your hammer strut missed the opening of the main spring. It takes a couple times to get the hang of it.....


IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY REASSEMBLING THE PISTOL,
HERE ARE SOME HELPFUL TIPS!
If the hammer strut does not contact the plunger inside the mainspring
housing as it is swung shut, it will either be impossible to close the housing, or
the housing will close but the bolt cannot be fully opened without binding.
Make sure strut is free, hammer is uncocked, and repeat steps 6-11, above.
If the mainspring housing pulls out of the gun when swung in, the barrel/
receiver assembly is not fully rearward on the frame. Repeat step 3, above.
Remember that it is essential that the hammer must be in its vertical,
uncocked, position as the mainspring housing is swung shut. If the housing is
excessively difficult to close, the hammer is probably cocked. Repeat steps 7-12,
above.
The foregoing may give the impression that reassembly is difficult, but it is

quickly and easily done once properly learned.


I don't have one anymore, but I remember having the same issues. I doubt you hurt anything.

Good luck.

Greg

exactly it sounds like he has it caught up in the slide.

[GoldenVolt]

Originally Posted by Grouse

exactly it sounds like he has it caught up in the slide.

I forgot about the magazine disconnecter on the MkIII.

[Big Smoke]

I don't think I'm fully grasping this. I see a little coil spring inside the lever to remove the hammer strut. Is that the spring I need to remove? I can't move anything, but I do know that with the strut in place, the bolt sticks, but when I pull the lever out, the bolt releases. I don't see a wedge.

[Grouse]

give me a call, i will try to explain it over the phone

425 301 0790

[Big Smoke]

Originally Posted by Grouse

give me a call, i will try to explain it over the phone

425 301 0790

Thanks for the help. It is much appreciated. I'll work on the rest tomorrow eveing, and see where it goes from there.

[Big Smoke]

I just fixed it. I wasn't sure about some of the alignements, and that spring at the hammer strut gave me a fit, but I got it. It works proper now. Anybody want to buy a 22/45? Naw, now that I can figure it out, I think I'll keep it. But it isn't going to get cleaned as often as my 1911, that's for sure. Run a patch down the barrel, some Ballistol, and I'm done. I'm not going to break it down for a thorough cleaning except for every several hundred rounds. What a PIA!

[douglas_knott]

Here is my thread.

http://forums.1911forum.com/group.ph...scussionid=654


I just watched the youtube videos its been a while and I don't remember which one it was. It took some fighting to fix it but I think I just got lucky.