Gunsmith

[JamesBell]

I’ve never had the need for a gunsmith so I don’t know where to turn. I’ve been looking for a specific 1911 and found one finally. There is a problem though, the ejector is supposed to be staked rather than held in with a roll pin. It has come unstaked. Would love to know of any trusted smiths to talk to about the gun. I certainly don’t want to buy before knowing who could fix it for me.

Thanks

 

[Gunbuffer]

Is there a hole In the frame for inserting a roll pin? And if it’s not held by a roll pin then how is it “staked”? Is it glued? Is it a Springfield?

 

[JamesBell]

It is a Springfield MC Operator There isn’t a hole for the roll pin. This may be common, I have no clue. Every 1911 I have or have had used a roll pin.

 

[Honey Badger]

Contact SPD Guns. He knows his stuff. He is a member here. Lives in Stillwater. Gunbuffer is a good source of info as well.

 

[KurtM]

None of my 1911s, or 1911 styled 2011s have a roll pin. It is a solid pin that goes through the frame and the extractor has a half moon cut out in the front leg that the pin fits in and retains the ejector. No roll pins.

 

[HiredHand]

If the ejector is loose and isn’t broken, you can reinstall it with some loctite 638. Springfields are typically installed without a pin to secure the ejector.

 

[JamesBell]

If thr ejector is loose and isn’t broken, you can reinstall it with some loctite 638. Springfields are typically installed without a pin to secure the ejector.

It is more than loose. It easily falls out of the frame. Loctite may work but I have a feeling it needs a bit more than that.

 

[HiredHand]

It is more than loose. It easily falls out of the frame. Loctite may work but I have a feeling it needs a bit more than that.

A new ejector from Wilson Combat installed with 638, will get you back in business.

 

[vickylblake73]

I’ve never had the need for a gunsmith so I don’t know where to turn. I’ve been looking for a specific 1911 and found one finally. There is a problem though, the ejector is supposed to be staked rather than held in with a roll pin. It has come unstaked. Would love to know of any trusted smiths to talk to about the gun. I certainly don’t want to buy before knowing who could fix it for me.

Thanks

Not sure where you live. But theirs a gun smith in Moore, Ok.

 

[JamesBell]

I’m north OKC/Edmond. Moore is definitely close enough.