Matchmaster Reassembly 1
with two-part recoil-spring guide system Turn slide upside down. Flip barrel link toward the muzzle and ease barrel into the slide until it seats on the locking lugs in the top of the slide. Insert the guide rod base, making sure that the ears on the guide rod are properly seated against the barrel. Flip barrel link to upright position. Thread the recoil spring onto the guide rod base from the front of the slide. Align the grooves in the receiver with the lugs on the slide and press them...
MATCHMASTER piece guide rod
Remove magazine and check to make sure pistol is unloaded. the slide stop. Insert allen wrench into the end of the guide rod unscrew and remove. Unlock slide and ease it back into battery. Depress the recoil spring cap - using the bottom of the magazine works well. While holding recoil spring cap down, rotate barrel bushing clockwise. While holding recoil spring cap down, rotate barrel bushing clockwise.
Make sure that your backstop is adequate to stop your bullets prior to shooting
9. Make sure all other shooters and bystanders are well away from the ejection port. Empty cases are hot, and are ejected with great force. They may cause injury if someone is struck. 10. Obey all range rules at all times. 11. Always wear adequate hearing and eye protection when using any firearm 12. While on the range, be sure to carry this pistol cleared, with the slide locked open and the muzzle pointed in a safe direction until you are ready to shoot. 13. Always make sure that the barrel...
Basic Description Of Mechanism
The 1911 .45 ACP has three main parts frame, barrel and slide. The frame is fitted with guides in which the slide operates. Its grip is hollow to permit insertion of the magazine, which is retained by the magazine catch. The barrel has two transverse locking ribs on its rear upper surface. They lock onto corresponding slots on the inside of the slide when in firing position. The lower rear end of the barrel is attached to the frame by a link and pin. It can, in consequence, move a limited...
Insert the magazine
Be sure it locks in place. There will be an audible click. Load the pistol in this way, with the hand behind the slide as shown, and the finger out of the trigger guard. The effort needed to pull back the slide can be reduced if the hammer is first cocked. Pull the slide completely to the rear. When the slide is as far to the rear as it will go, release it. The slide, when released, moves forward, propelled by the recoil spring. The breech face of the slide pushes the first cartridge into the...
MATCHMASTER CAPTIVE Singlepin
For Matchmaster pistols manufactured after August, 1995. Remove magazine and check to make sure pistol is unloaded. Lock the slide back with the slide stop. Into the exposed hole in the side of the guide rod, insert the takedown tool, a bent paper clip or a short pin or nail. While holding the takedown tool or pin in place, ease the slide forward until the tool or pin takes up the tension the spring tension will hold it in place . Move the slide forward a little until the takedown notch is just...
Matchmaster Reassembly
with Captive recoil-spring guide system Turn slide upside down. Flip barrel link toward the muzzle and ease barrel into the slide until it seats on the locking lugs in the top of the slide. Press barrel bushing into place and twist it clockwise to lock. Flip barrel link to the rear. Insert recoil spring assembly into place from the back of the slide. Note because the spring is held under tension by the takedown tool or pin, you do not need to adjust its position relative to the slide and...
Enforcer and Cohort Reassembly
Turn slide upside down. Flip barrel link toward the muzzle and ease barrel into the slide until it seats on the locking lugs in the top of the slide. Insert the recoil spring system. NOTE The triple-spring recoil system is not designed to be disassembled except by factory-trained experts. Do not take this system apart. Flip barrel link to upright position. Align the grooves in the receiver with the lugs on the slide and press them together until the barrel link hole is visible through the hole...
Parts List
30 Plunger Spring 3 1 Safety Plunger 32 Thumb Safety BASIC NRA RULES FOR SAFE GUN HANDLING
Matchmaster Reassembly Chm
Turn slide upside down. Flip barrel link toward the muzzle and ease barrel into the slide until it seats on the locking lugs in the top of the slide. Flip barrel link to the rear. Insert the full-length guide rod, making sure that the ears on the guide rod are properly seated against the barrel. Flip barrel link to up-right position. Align the grooves in the receiver with the lugs on the slide and press them together until the barrel link hole is visible through the hole for the slide stop....
ENFORCER and COHORT
Remove magazine and check to make sure pistol is unloaded. Move the slide back until disassembly notch is positioned over retaining tab on slide stop. The slide stop can now be removed by pulling straight out. Remove slide unit by moving it forward and off the frame. Remove the recoil system by pulling it back out of the recoil spring tunnel. Flip the barrel link to the rear to make it easier . DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISAS SEMBLE THE RECOIL SPRING ASSEMBLY. The barrel can now be removed by flipping...
Big Deuce Reassembly
Turn slide upside down. Flip barrel link toward the muzzle and ease barrel into the slide until it seats on the locking lugs in the top of the slide. Press in the barrel bushing and twist it clockwise to lock. Flip barrel link to the rear. Insert the recoil spring cap Ease guide rod into recoil spring and feed it into the recoil spring cap as shown. The spring is very stiff under compression and will try to kink or get away from you. It is advisable to grip the slide and compressed spring with...