This must be how a tweeker feels

[Jeepnik]

One of the meds I take can sometimes make me fidgety. Pretty sure it happens if I have had more than my usual amount of coffee. Coffee alone won't do it.

Anyway, to combat the tweekerness, I just field stripped and reassembled a 1911. At least I know it's clean.

And now I am going to perform the impossible task of stripping and reassembling a Mk I. Impossible, at least for some anyway.

 

[Watertender]

One of the meds I take can sometimes make me fidgety. Pretty sure it happens if I have had more than my usual amount of coffee. Coffee alone won't do it.

Anyway, to combat the tweekerness, I just field stripped and reassembled a 1911. At least I know it's clean.

And now I am going to perform the impossible task of stripping and reassembling a Mk I. Impossible, at least for some anyway.

I've been awake since 2am yesterday except for the time I was under anesthesia. My sleep patterns are all over the place and have been for years.
I would watch TV here but they don't have my 2 favorite channels... MeTV and TCM. Oh well, I'm grateful for the wonderful care they are giving me.

 

[eveled]

Once you realize the technique to reassemble the MKI, do it 100 times in a row.

It really isn’t a hard gun to reassemble. Try to reassemble a Luger sometime.

I hope your tweeking stops and you get some rest.

 

[t-reg]

Red 40 does that to me.
Bought a bunch of flavoured waters for hydration at an endurance race one time and it kept me up for 3 days. The experience led me to research what caused it leading to much better sleep after finding that many drinks have that stuff in them, and even foods. Several times since, I've layed awake, not being able to sleep, gotten up, dug up packages from food I'd eaten and sure enough - there it is.

Example: The red chips in red and green Christmas tortilla chips are loaded with that schidt. Kept me up all night.

 

[Neon Vernon]

Once you realize the technique to reassemble the MKI, do it 100 times in a row.

It really isn’t a hard gun to reassemble. Try to reassemble a Luger sometime.
(Snip)

I honestly feel the Luger is easier, not saying the MK is overly difficult but the Luger isn't hard.

(But I am part German, so there's that - an inborne affinity for needlessly complex things )

 

[blume357]

I did that to my MKIII twice ... when I first joined this forum that was a constant theme ... trying to put one of these back together... especially the 3... just reading the instructions of how to do this will totally boggle your mind if I remember correctly...
So, I guess the big question is how did it go... I don't think I'd ever try this if I was being 'tweekie"

 

[Fox Mike]

I would much rather disassemble a MK III than a 1911. I have totally rebuilt, not just field strip, two MK IIIs (they are now MK IIs) but have never been brave enough to attack a 1911.

 

[Jeepnik]

I did that to my MKIII twice ... when I first joined this forum that was a constant theme ... trying to put one of these back together... especially the 3... just reading the instructions of how to do this will totally boggle your mind if I remember correctly...
So, I guess the big question is how did it go... I don't think I'd ever try this if I was being 'tweekie"

Well, most tweekers can take things apart. It's getting them back together again that a challenge.

 

[Jeepnik]

Maybe three or four months after I bought my Mk I I was out plinking and suddenly it dumped the magazine. Rather disconcerting and thankfully I wasn't at an organized "range". I field stripped it and realize the sear spring broke. Called Rugen and they sent one out. Once I had the spring I decided if I was going that far I'd just take it down to the last nut and bolt. That actually started a "thing" for me.

Since then, and every firearm I already had I have completely disassembled (except for removing barrels that are screwed into receivers, and even some of them). It's nice to know that should something break, "if" and these days I can't, get the parts I can fix it.

 

[Baxter6551]

I can’t recommend enough installing a Hammer Strut Support to assist in reassembly. Unfortunately the inventor and owner retired and his product only on Amazon now.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078B91QP7

Follow his instructions here:

https://www.hammerstrutsupport.com/installation

 

[Jeepnik]

I can’t recommend enough installing a Hammer Strut Support to assist in reassembly. Unfortunately the inventor and owner retired and his product only on Amazon now.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078B91QP7

Follow his instructions here:

https://www.hammerstrutsupport.com/installation

Why? Just a waste of money. Read the instructions. Perhaps they need to put those on the barrel instead of the safety warning.

 

[gramps]

CQ10 does that to me. My circadian rhythm is gone after 35+ years in nights 1900-0700. Insomnia? Nope, just an opportunity to hike at night, do research on a less congested internet, I sleep when I am tired and read books til I fall asleep. That being said, I have a Mark ll and I can take it apart just fine, I have to get help to put it back together. Consequently, I don’t deep clean it.
gramps

 

[Baxter6551]

Jeepnik - trust me I read the instructions and can reassemble just fine without the Hammer Strut Support. But the device is a fail safe to make sure you don’t get the hammer strut stuck behind the cross pin. It also makes reassembly easier and less frustrating - that’s why I recommend it.

 

[Jeepnik]

Jeepnik - trust me I read the instructions and can reassemble just fine without the Hammer Strut Support. But the device is a fail safe to make sure you don’t get the hammer strut stuck behind the cross pin. It also makes reassembly easier and less frustrating - that’s why I recommend it.

Okay, but tell where difficulty and frustration enter into reassembling the MK pistols.

 

[Arizonagunsmith]

You won't believe how many Ruger come in with "my kid took this apart, Help!" I make them wait at least 15 minutes. Then the browse the shop. I've never charge them as its "goodwill."

 

[rcs9250]

I honestly feel the Luger is easier, not saying the MK is overly difficult but the Luger isn't hard.

(But I am part German, so there's that - an inborne affinity for needlessly complex things )

Ain’t that the truth. Years ago I had a Opel GT, ya know the one that looked like a mini Corvette. I looked at the wiring, didn’t like it. I ripped out every inch of wire. I think I removed about 25 miles of wire and re-wired the whole thing with a hundred feet of wire.