I love how Mae became like a master gun detective able to identify the manufacturer of a 1911 by just picking it up. It's like a master violinist picking up a violing and going "oh, obviously a stradivarius."
@@GeneralJackRipper Eh, that's something that varies more from person to person than it varies between sex. Though overall women do tend to have better colour recognition.
I'm a 1911 guy and I'll watch every episode. It's KILLING ME that Mae can tell the difference in a blind test by the finish of the front strap. BTW, good shooting, Mae!
I at the other hand have a hard time deciding witch is more beautiful. Mae or any of these 1911´s. They are both very beautiful indeed. After some head scratching and hard debate, all by myself... I favor Mae. But damn it is a close call. That Pepsi Challenge may have something to do with it. Or not....
@@darkoflight4938 OK, Mae is very attractive! Mae shooting is extra attractive. But Mae shooting vintage 1911s is really extra attractive. And then they show us her targets!
I mean, General Electric (yes, the washing machine and lightbulb company) makes the GAU-8 30mm gatling autocannon for the A-10 Warthog. The US has been doing that kind of thing for an extremely long time, and I think it all started in the Great War (WWI).
My all-time favorite 2 minutes (40:10-42:10) from the years and years of avidly watching Primer videos. It’s the first appearance of the Magic Gun Witch! Tight!!
I really wish we knew more about the Remington Model 53. I love John Pedersen's hesitation lock system, it's just so weird and brilliant. It's like a tilting bolt action with a short stroke gas piston... but the piston is the cartridge of the round... it's just an elegant system and I wish we had more firearms with it that were competently manufactured (looking at you, R51). We can infer a lot about the Model 53 from the scant pictures we've got of it, and from the Naval testing notes. Specifically, we know for sure that it disassembled differently to the Remington Model 51 which typically involves three hands to disassemble and a lot of fucking around; from the disassembled view of the Model 53 it looks like it disassembles a lot more like a 1911 with a slide stop pin rather than the bizarre method the Model 51 has. I suppose there is a different timeline where the Model 53 was officially adopted considering that by Naval testing standards it was "better" than the 1911 - but not enough to justify changing over all the tooling. I'd be very interested in seeing how the hesitation lock operation evolved over time in that timeline as compared to how Browning's tilting barrel system evolved in this one.
“Next blindfolded and gloved Mae will put each of these 10 1911s in date of manufacture order by listening carefully to each.” Thanks for the history and perspective!
The Springfield fades to a brownish blue is because they used the same rust bluing method on their pistols as was used on the 1903-06 rifles. Also, they did not completely neutralize the rust bluing process which allows the pistols to fade to the brownish blue finish.
Springfield Armory used a rust bluing process, as opposed to the gas oven bluing used at Colt. That's why the Springfields have more of a buffed appearance.
Regarding the 6th round malfunction on the springfield 1911, there are 2 probable causes for that particular part of the feed cycle. If the slide could simply be pushed into battery after the stoppage, it is likely a stem bind from too much extractor tension. If it was a hard jam where the slide could not be pushed forward without first retracting the slide slightly to release tension from the jammed round, it was likely a 3 point jam. This is caused by either insufficient gap between the barrel throat and feed ramp, insufficient radius on the barrel throat, or a long link on the barrel feet. Any of these abnormalities will decrease the horizontal distance of the upper edge of the barrel throat to the feed ramp in their own particular way while feeding which will cause the the round to bind earlier in the feed cycle, thus at a steeper angle. This is sometimes referred to as break over angle. If the round binds at too steep of an angle, the gun will consistently jam and usually at the same point in the magazine. At this point, the nose of the cartridge is contacting the barrel hood, the leading edge of the brass case is pressed hard into the upper edge of the barrel throat, and the rim is contacting the breech face just below the extractor but usually not touching. This "bind" happens in every 1911 (and every tilting barrel autoloader as a matter of fact,) but in a properly timed pistol, the angle is acute and is easily overcome by the slide.
Ballistol extra info: While compared to many of today's CLP liquids Ballistol is subpar, it is actually the best choice for older arms because it is the absolute best at cleaning away residue from and protecting from corrosive primers. It's an outdated oil for modern firearms, it doesn't do as well as many modern CLPs, but if you have any firearm that uses ammo types that have ever had corrosive primers, Ballistol is your best bet. It's usable for modern guns too, just not as effective. If you'd like to see Ballistol in a comparison by a third party tester, Project Farm has a video testing CLP products.
@@ksharpe10that "drying out" is a deliberate mechanic of CLPs in that they deposit a thin layer of their suspended solids. Also, frog lube is a bit of a meme product its a rebranded Tracklube for roller coasters.
@@ksharpe10 Joking aside, NEVER use WD-40 on a gun, Unless you hate guns. That shit turns into gum cum in less than a week. Plus it's really not a good lubricant. It was made to be a water displacer. The "lubricant'" part is an add on and piss poor one at that.
@@ksharpe10 WD-40 is ok for cleaning or if it is just going to be shot a few rounds right now. But I would never depend on it for a self defense or combat. That was something I have to get some reservists/N.G. to stop doing with their rifles and machete guns. It will work for a few shots and maybe 12 or so, then it's bare metal on metal galling. I seen the results on a few M2s that from wear looked to have went through WW2 to Desert Storm in full time use in a training cycle. The machine guns were made in 1980s outside the guns looked "brand new" for most part. I've actually got to see a pre-WW2 to removing from manufacturers shipping crate in 1988. The ones my first unit in Germany had was a mixture from WW2 to maybe Korean war they shown substantial wear but worked great using OE-30 motor oil. that's straight 30 weight engine oil. I've found it works great for about every semi automatic and automatic firearms I've shot. I'd recommend something a little different for collections and handgun use.
Othais got a little more attracted to Mae when he realized her super power of blind finish memory. I'm surprised there wasn't a cut in the segment where they had to edit out some marital stuff.
I love it that Mae was sensitive enough to tell the differences with the finishes. This probably says more about the differences between men and women than about the guns!
FYI while the 45 1911 can have 7 rounds in mag, it was practice in US Navy circa 1980/90s to only put 5 rounds in mag, especially if it was for long term storage in a small arms locker. This was due to concern the mag springs would get weak over time & cause jamming. I wonder if this is what you experienced with the Springfield 4? As far as I know there is no difference between 1911 & 1911 1A mag which is what we had on board.
It's not our fault that you kept us waiting for 182 episodes (re-releases, extended editions and remakes notwithstanding) until you gave us any 1911 content at all. Not that I'm complaining, mind you.
Pause for clarification...how many pistols constitutes a smattering? On a side note how many are needed for a plethora? All joking aside as a kid I held a Viet Nam era 1911 in my hand and frankly was amazed at its size and heft. Of course everything is bigger and more awesomer when you are a kid.
Gun Witch mentioned around 42minutes. Still have that Mae Witch sticker that Othias as a fairy that came with Kevin normally seem flinging orange plates.
mae you are the woman that america needs more. like my grandma. could out shoot most men. and was very much a spitfire. and a looker they said. don't mess with momma dude. maybe cuase she carried a pistol all the time. even in her deathbed. s&w j frame 38. was 97 when passed away. i think the grim reapper was scared when he came for her. keep up the great work. oh you to othius
I feel like the section where Mae identifies different makes of M1911 by touch with her eyes closed should be cut into its own video. It would certainly have a currency of its own on the internet. 43:52 Famous Springfiled reliability. 😁 46:30 That sounds precisely like a lack of parts interchangeability. Anyway, thanks for the video, I'm eagerly awaiting the next episode.
Even modern 1911s have the same magazine sensitivity, even the 9mm has problems with the 8th or 9th round. Mae has so enriched this video with her thoughts, and now I understand why she had a smile at the end of the last round hold open: the Springfield managed to run all the way without a jam. Also, "bad" 1911s are a dime a dozen. These days Taurus has seriously missed the mark with them. Rock Island and other Turkish manufactured 1911s have been excellent.
All the SMLEs, the Mk 1, Mk 1-star, Mk 1-double-star, Mk 2, Mk 2-star, Mk 3, Mk 3-star, Mk 3-double-star, Mk 3-double-star-a-cross-and-a-little-Christmas-tree, all the way up to the L42A1? Arisaka rifles? They got better and better until the war stopped going in Japan's favour, then got worse and worse.
Speaking of bad 1911s: I’ve fired a Llama that felt like the slide had so much slop in it that it was going to rattle itself off the frame. And feed issues. So many feed issues. Not every Llama gun I’ve fired has been bad though.
I got to mention that if I use ballistol, For gun cleaning it is great, but if the firearm is put away for a month or so, if you take it apart, or even check the slide surfaces with it locked back. IT seems Ballistol DRIES OUT or Dries up. NOw if I use Frog Lube, it will still be Wet. Just pointing this out.
That's a feature, not a bug. It doesn't disappear or drip away from gravity, and because it dries into a thin protective film it doesn't keep attracting dust like a wet oil would. Ballistol sort of dried but doesn't harden, if that makes sense? I use it on some black powder antiques that spend most of the year up on a wall, and which have overcomplicated finicky mechanisms that aren't designed for ease of disassembly (like a Colt Lightning pumpaction rifle). The Ballistol protects against rust until next shooting season, and while it sort thickens a bit into a grease like consistency in the action it doesn't harden enough to hinder function.
For what it is worth, an original Remington with original parts remains one of my favorite 1911s. Mine has the finest fit with no slop anywhere, which I attribute to the fact it was hand fitted. Now maintaining one without interchangeable parts is of course questionable...but the originals from the factory were pretty darn good. Being a fan of Brit firearms I am all too used to the requirement for hand fitting parts.
They changed to the 1911A1 in the mid-1920’s, yet the arsenals refinished earlier guns as well right up thru WW2 and even afterwards. I’ve got a 1918 Remington UMC frame (interchanged, strangely enough) with a very early (1912-13) Colt slide, parkerized and stamped AA for Augusta Arsenal, which re-stamped the serial number with an X prefix sometime in the 1940’s or early 50’s. That gun could have been reissued for the Korean or even Vietnam conflicts. Amazing how some of these guns could have been in service thru 3-4 major conflicts 50-60 years apart.
@@maewinchester2030 it is genuinely interesting how difficult it was for various American companies to get interchangeable parts down. The same that happened with the P14 it seems.
That is what I enjoy about having all the precursors laid out in detail. You understand where it came from and that it was influential because it was a well thought out combination of refinements.
Excellent episode! On the topic of 1911's I know you primarily do WWI firearms, but it would be very interesting to hear your breakdown on the WWII examples.
Othias was today years old(or whenever this was filmed), when he realized one of the big differences between guys and gals. I have no doubt that Mae really could feel the differences. While most guys would be like... its a 1911 and this is another 1911 and so on.
Surface texture is a subtle thing. When asked to tell the difference some folks are better at those fine details. Particularly a May who knows she is going to be asked to identify the difference between two firearms that will clearly have the same dimensions, Weight and final design. She probably noticed the finish largely because she was seeking a unique difference between the two firearms and quickly got an excellent grasp for it in the following testing phase. Now she will be identifying 1911s in blind black box tests for amusement and profit for years to come. Or she'll forget.
I don’t know anything about the machining or the challenges of the time, but it’s nuts how the war department didn’t get a comprehensive specs package together to send out to different companies. The fact that they had to do some degree of “reverse engineering” from existing pistols numerous times is crazy. Guess it was just a different time.
I love how Mae became like a master gun detective able to identify the manufacturer of a 1911 by just picking it up. It's like a master violinist picking up a violing and going "oh, obviously a stradivarius."
That has to be the best bit of the entire episode. 🤣 Poor Othias is just all WITAF?! as she nails each one.
Women have different sense in regards to color and texture than men.
@@GeneralJackRipper Eh, that's something that varies more from person to person than it varies between sex. Though overall women do tend to have better colour recognition.
@@ZaphodHarkonnen Women are also less likely to be colorblind, at least of the red-green variety.
One of my finest Colt M1911 pistols was made in 1914..🥃😎👌
I'm a 1911 guy and I'll watch every episode. It's KILLING ME that Mae can tell the difference in a blind test by the finish of the front strap. BTW, good shooting, Mae!
Then there’s those of us the barely tell the original to the A1 😢😂
I at the other hand have a hard time deciding witch is more beautiful. Mae or any of these 1911´s. They are both very beautiful indeed. After some head scratching and hard debate, all by myself... I favor Mae. But damn it is a close call. That Pepsi Challenge may have something to do with it. Or not....
@@darkoflight4938 OK, Mae is very attractive! Mae shooting is extra attractive. But Mae shooting vintage 1911s is really extra attractive. And then they show us her targets!
"Gun Witch" is now a T-Shirt that has to be made.
That is one hell of a useless Superhero ability.... .
Witch 1911 COLT PATENT
Absolutely! Got to have a gun witch shirt.
I see Mae as part indian goddess with multiple arms each with a 1911 and part cliche witch.
@@whatnowstinkypart Indian...
You just made me think of Rally Vincent there for a sec.
There you go, easy episode. Have the gun witch pick out different makers blindfolded, by touch
The 1911 petting segment was a classic. :)
My Lord he just keeps going like the E bunny. Don't ever stop, I could literally listen to your 1911 history all day long for days.
Mae grouped her shots very tight. Thanks Mae for demonstrating this pistol.
I love that you quoted a famous Canadian comedians catch phrase shortly after talking about Canadian manufacturing.
Channeling Red Green always makes my day!
"Just remember, if the women don't find ya handsome, at least they'll find ya handy!"
Wow. I knew about Springfield made 1911's, but so many other manufacturers too?
Well, you live and you learn.
Thanks Othais and Gun Witch.
I mean, General Electric (yes, the washing machine and lightbulb company) makes the GAU-8 30mm gatling autocannon for the A-10 Warthog.
The US has been doing that kind of thing for an extremely long time, and I think it all started in the Great War (WWI).
I'm always amazed and amused to see which companies have made small arms during war time
My all-time favorite 2 minutes (40:10-42:10) from the years and years of avidly watching Primer videos. It’s the first appearance of the Magic Gun Witch! Tight!!
I really wish we knew more about the Remington Model 53. I love John Pedersen's hesitation lock system, it's just so weird and brilliant. It's like a tilting bolt action with a short stroke gas piston... but the piston is the cartridge of the round... it's just an elegant system and I wish we had more firearms with it that were competently manufactured (looking at you, R51).
We can infer a lot about the Model 53 from the scant pictures we've got of it, and from the Naval testing notes. Specifically, we know for sure that it disassembled differently to the Remington Model 51 which typically involves three hands to disassemble and a lot of fucking around; from the disassembled view of the Model 53 it looks like it disassembles a lot more like a 1911 with a slide stop pin rather than the bizarre method the Model 51 has.
I suppose there is a different timeline where the Model 53 was officially adopted considering that by Naval testing standards it was "better" than the 1911 - but not enough to justify changing over all the tooling. I'd be very interested in seeing how the hesitation lock operation evolved over time in that timeline as compared to how Browning's tilting barrel system evolved in this one.
It's one thing to have an hour-long deep dive episode into a gun. Now you're doing at least three such for the 1911? Glorious. Absolutely glorious.
“Next blindfolded and gloved Mae will put each of these 10 1911s in date of manufacture order by listening carefully to each.” Thanks for the history and perspective!
Love the channel and this series. The 1911 always has been my favorite platform. That 6th round malfunction looks like loose extractor tension.
Oh, man guys, we're going to get a lot of 1911 vids
“You wanted 1911, you’ll get 1911 alright”
This is my dream. We wait so long for one and then we get them all at once 🙂
I crewed Chinooks 68/69 carried a 911, ashamed to say that I'm not sure but I think it was a Colt. It saved me twice.
The Springfield fades to a brownish blue is because they used the same rust bluing method on their pistols as was used on the 1903-06 rifles. Also, they did not completely neutralize the rust bluing process which allows the pistols to fade to the brownish blue finish.
Springfield Armory used a rust bluing process, as opposed to the gas oven bluing used at Colt. That's why the Springfields have more of a buffed appearance.
This channel is worth a donation. Good information succinctly presented. Thank you.
I enjoyed the gun petting segment. Very wholesome to see pets getting attention from caring owners.
Regarding the 6th round malfunction on the springfield 1911, there are 2 probable causes for that particular part of the feed cycle. If the slide could simply be pushed into battery after the stoppage, it is likely a stem bind from too much extractor tension.
If it was a hard jam where the slide could not be pushed forward without first retracting the slide slightly to release tension from the jammed round, it was likely a 3 point jam. This is caused by either insufficient gap between the barrel throat and feed ramp, insufficient radius on the barrel throat, or a long link on the barrel feet. Any of these abnormalities will decrease the horizontal distance of the upper edge of the barrel throat to the feed ramp in their own particular way while feeding which will cause the the round to bind earlier in the feed cycle, thus at a steeper angle. This is sometimes referred to as break over angle. If the round binds at too steep of an angle, the gun will consistently jam and usually at the same point in the magazine. At this point, the nose of the cartridge is contacting the barrel hood, the leading edge of the brass case is pressed hard into the upper edge of the barrel throat, and the rim is contacting the breech face just below the extractor but usually not touching. This "bind" happens in every 1911 (and every tilting barrel autoloader as a matter of fact,) but in a properly timed pistol, the angle is acute and is easily overcome by the slide.
Thank you both, and also the whole team that put this together. What an outstanding channel. I knew the 1911 wait would be worth it 🙂
Thanks!
I almost forgot to thank you for your repeated great work in bringing all this knowledge to the public in a digestible format!
Ballistol extra info:
While compared to many of today's CLP liquids Ballistol is subpar, it is actually the best choice for older arms because it is the absolute best at cleaning away residue from and protecting from corrosive primers. It's an outdated oil for modern firearms, it doesn't do as well as many modern CLPs, but if you have any firearm that uses ammo types that have ever had corrosive primers, Ballistol is your best bet. It's usable for modern guns too, just not as effective. If you'd like to see Ballistol in a comparison by a third party tester, Project Farm has a video testing CLP products.
@@ksharpe10that "drying out" is a deliberate mechanic of CLPs in that they deposit a thin layer of their suspended solids. Also, frog lube is a bit of a meme product its a rebranded Tracklube for roller coasters.
@@ksharpe10 Silicon lubricant has entered the chat... Wet or dry, both can be lubricants.
@@ksharpe10 Joking aside, NEVER use WD-40 on a gun, Unless you hate guns. That shit turns into gum cum in less than a week. Plus it's really not a good lubricant. It was made to be a water displacer. The "lubricant'" part is an add on and piss poor one at that.
And those people are wrong.@@ksharpe10
@@ksharpe10
WD-40 is ok for cleaning or if it is just going to be shot a few rounds right now. But I would never depend on it for a self defense or combat. That was something I have to get some reservists/N.G. to stop doing with their rifles and machete guns. It will work for a few shots and maybe 12 or so, then it's bare metal on metal galling. I seen the results on a few M2s that from wear looked to have went through WW2 to Desert Storm in full time use in a training cycle. The machine guns were made in 1980s outside the guns looked "brand new" for most part. I've actually got to see a pre-WW2 to removing from manufacturers shipping crate in 1988. The ones my first unit in Germany had was a mixture from WW2 to maybe Korean war they shown substantial wear but worked great using OE-30 motor oil. that's straight 30 weight engine oil. I've found it works great for about every semi automatic and automatic firearms I've shot. I'd recommend something a little different for collections and handgun use.
Othais got a little more attracted to Mae when he realized her super power of blind finish memory. I'm surprised there wasn't a cut in the segment where they had to edit out some marital stuff.
I love it that Mae was sensitive enough to tell the differences with the finishes.
This probably says more about the differences between men and women than about the guns!
Kind of like how we men can never find anything in the fridge.
I can still find the ice cream!@@Devin_Stromgren
Thanks for another great episode Bearded historian and Gun Witch.
Mae's smile is ear to ear especially when she fired that huge 2 man anti tank rife from Germany.
Thanks
The Springfield Armory is an excellent museum to visit, imho.( I still have a pint glass.)
Tuesdays off work. Best schedule ever!
FYI while the 45 1911 can have 7 rounds in mag, it was practice in US Navy circa 1980/90s to only put 5 rounds in mag, especially if it was for long term storage in a small arms locker. This was due to concern the mag springs would get weak over time & cause jamming. I wonder if this is what you experienced with the Springfield 4? As far as I know there is no difference between 1911 & 1911 1A mag which is what we had on board.
I come for the 1911 info, I stay for the 1911 petting
Red Green references are always nice!
And great episode!!
Feral 1911s when?
Does one call in Gun Jesus to exorcise the Gun Witch?
Pointless question, no one wants to exorcise the Gun Witch.
It's not our fault that you kept us waiting for 182 episodes (re-releases, extended editions and remakes notwithstanding) until you gave us any 1911 content at all. Not that I'm complaining, mind you.
I never tire of good 1911 content. Thanks.
Mae is the 1911 Witch, confirmed
I keep being amazed about the knowledge in these episodes 👏🏽
Great episodes on our American Treasure, the 1911! Kudos to Mae's Magic Fingers...😊
Loving the History of the M1911 I never knew it was so deep in history by Post WW1
29:25 Hey a Red Green show reference!
I watched Mae do it, and I still can't believe she did it!
You ain't gonna slip that Red Green reference past me!
its interesting to think in 1990 in berlin i was one of the last regular army soldiers to have a 1911issued to me as a m60 gunner
A gun so nice it deserves a watched twice.
Pause for clarification...how many pistols constitutes a smattering? On a side note how many are needed for a plethora? All joking aside as a kid I held a Viet Nam era 1911 in my hand and frankly was amazed at its size and heft. Of course everything is bigger and more awesomer when you are a kid.
May the Gun Witch very impressive
Gun Witch mentioned around 42minutes. Still have that Mae Witch sticker that Othias as a fairy that came with Kevin normally seem flinging orange plates.
Great show as always. But hey, maybe you could do a segment on the history of Springfield Arsenal sometime.
thanks for your great work.
mae you are the woman that america needs more. like my grandma. could out shoot most men. and was very much a spitfire. and a looker they said. don't mess with momma dude. maybe cuase she carried a pistol all the time. even in her deathbed. s&w j frame 38. was 97 when passed away. i think the grim reapper was scared when he came for her. keep up the great work. oh you to othius
I feel like the section where Mae identifies different makes of M1911 by touch with her eyes closed should be cut into its own video. It would certainly have a currency of its own on the internet.
43:52 Famous Springfiled reliability. 😁
46:30 That sounds precisely like a lack of parts interchangeability.
Anyway, thanks for the video, I'm eagerly awaiting the next episode.
How about the Kongsberg Colt?
Don’t worry, he has assured me they’ll cover the pinnacle of this developmental line after they clear this stepping stone
Mae we have a clone 1911 show someday.
Excellent punmenship
Thank you Bunches ! Never fail to learn something!
Even modern 1911s have the same magazine sensitivity, even the 9mm has problems with the 8th or 9th round. Mae has so enriched this video with her thoughts, and now I understand why she had a smile at the end of the last round hold open: the Springfield managed to run all the way without a jam.
Also, "bad" 1911s are a dime a dozen. These days Taurus has seriously missed the mark with them. Rock Island and other Turkish manufactured 1911s have been excellent.
When you make the " Gun Witch" shirt will the picture be Mae on a set of scales with a duck?
With a blindfold and two 1911s unequal in her hands
Maeversation, LOL.
There actually are calibrated measuments of "Smoothness/roughness". They USUALLY involve some kind of measuring tool. LOL
First an all 32acp pistol channel, then you became an all Martini Channel, now an all 1911 channel! What could be next?😉
There's a LOT of variations on M2 .50 BMGs. The year of .50s would rule.
All the SMLEs, the Mk 1, Mk 1-star, Mk 1-double-star, Mk 2, Mk 2-star, Mk 3, Mk 3-star, Mk 3-double-star, Mk 3-double-star-a-cross-and-a-little-Christmas-tree, all the way up to the L42A1?
Arisaka rifles? They got better and better until the war stopped going in Japan's favour, then got worse and worse.
The production number graphics are really good
oh man the Red Green reference. Thank you so much Othias.
Thanks Othais, you just made my day!
Speaking of bad 1911s: I’ve fired a Llama that felt like the slide had so much slop in it that it was going to rattle itself off the frame. And feed issues. So many feed issues.
Not every Llama gun I’ve fired has been bad though.
Strong work shipmates
Ballistol ist wundebar. Besides being made in Germany it is a great lubricant and smells nice.
I've used Ballistol for decades. It doesn't stink, but it doesn't exactly smell good either. It works though, and that's what I care about.
I like the Ballistol smell.
I want them to make a car scent of Ballistol.
I got to mention that if I use ballistol, For gun cleaning it is great, but if the firearm is put away for a month or so, if you take it apart, or even check the slide surfaces with it locked back. IT seems Ballistol DRIES OUT or Dries up. NOw if I use Frog Lube, it will still be Wet. Just pointing this out.
That's a feature, not a bug. It doesn't disappear or drip away from gravity, and because it dries into a thin protective film it doesn't keep attracting dust like a wet oil would. Ballistol sort of dried but doesn't harden, if that makes sense? I use it on some black powder antiques that spend most of the year up on a wall, and which have overcomplicated finicky mechanisms that aren't designed for ease of disassembly (like a Colt Lightning pumpaction rifle). The Ballistol protects against rust until next shooting season, and while it sort thickens a bit into a grease like consistency in the action it doesn't harden enough to hinder function.
As usual a very enjoyable episode. The 1911 is my favorite hand gun. I often carry my SW1911CS.
Smiths are really nice I used to have one.
Another hour of 1911s? Yes please
Two more episodes to go at least!
For what it is worth, an original Remington with original parts remains one of my favorite 1911s. Mine has the finest fit with no slop anywhere, which I attribute to the fact it was hand fitted. Now maintaining one without interchangeable parts is of course questionable...but the originals from the factory were pretty darn good. Being a fan of Brit firearms I am all too used to the requirement for hand fitting parts.
Mae has gained the power to tell the differences in 1911 like Snake in Metal Gear Solid 3.
They changed to the 1911A1 in the mid-1920’s, yet the arsenals refinished earlier guns as well right up thru WW2 and even afterwards. I’ve got a 1918 Remington UMC frame (interchanged, strangely enough) with a very early (1912-13) Colt slide, parkerized and stamped AA for Augusta Arsenal, which re-stamped the serial number with an X prefix sometime in the 1940’s or early 50’s. That gun could have been reissued for the Korean or even Vietnam conflicts. Amazing how some of these guns could have been in service thru 3-4 major conflicts 50-60 years apart.
Thank you guy's as Always!!!
I had an Ithaca slide 1911 on an essex frame, it was an OD green color with the original hammer spur style. I think it was a parts gun from WWII.
When I first saw the thumbnail, I thought it read "Detonics 1911s" and so I thought you guys were doing 80's guns already.
Thank you!
"I need to rent you out" Othais to Mae.
Oh God, he did say that
@@maewinchester2030 that's all I remember from the episode honestly
Considering we've non-stop gone on about 1911s for a month now, that's fair, and we are so not done.
@@maewinchester2030 it is genuinely interesting how difficult it was for various American companies to get interchangeable parts down. The same that happened with the P14 it seems.
"... because you are so tight"
Production. So that's why the 1917 revolver was manufactured after the 1911 came into production. I always wondered about that.
Who is "suffering" from this??? We are loving this. And "Gun Witch"!!! 😂😂😂😂
I'm not surprised, she has handled enough guns in her time 😊
The 1911 has influenced literally hundreds of gun designs over the years. It truly was the Glock of its day.
That is what I enjoy about having all the precursors laid out in detail. You understand where it came from and that it was influential because it was a well thought out combination of refinements.
I would say the Glock is the 1911 of the modern day, but the 1911 is kinda still the 1911 of the modern day.
I hate you...
The analogy falls flat when you consider the 1911 had nowhere near the market cap or the ubiquitousness of the glock in mil/leo/commercial sales.
@@ericmckinley7985I feel like there isn't an exact comparison, aside from maybe the Browning/Colt .32s as a class.
The people finally get what they have been waiting for !
all hail the gun witch hollowed be her name
Brilliant.
Excellent episode! On the topic of 1911's I know you primarily do WWI firearms, but it would be very interesting to hear your breakdown on the WWII examples.
It is coming, not sure when but one thing they have said before is that they are not going to confine themselves to a set list again.
1911 witch. A t-shirt just designed it's self.
I LOL'd for real about the Springfield incident with Mae holding them.
The O man and Mae rock!!
Mae is a good shot.
super cool! thank you for your amazing videos!
Othias was today years old(or whenever this was filmed), when he realized one of the big differences between guys and gals. I have no doubt that Mae really could feel the differences. While most guys would be like... its a 1911 and this is another 1911 and so on.
Surface texture is a subtle thing. When asked to tell the difference some folks are better at those fine details. Particularly a May who knows she is going to be asked to identify the difference between two firearms that will clearly have the same dimensions, Weight and final design.
She probably noticed the finish largely because she was seeking a unique difference between the two firearms and quickly got an excellent grasp for it in the following testing phase.
Now she will be identifying 1911s in blind black box tests for amusement and profit for years to come.
Or she'll forget.
Used a Remington aluminum model on my ship during the Vietnam war.
Ahhhh... The RED GREEN reference......
I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess.
Sure wish you could identify all the parts for me in my DCM Remington UMC 1911 with a Colt frame.
So this is that thing the US used to replace revolvers? You guys are the best at finding these obscure weapons.
The cut on the slide of the Rem/UMC 1911 has a longer radius, much like the standard for the A1 model.
Thanks! And I don't want Mae shooting at me with one. Mae practices sorcery, therefore is smarter than we are.
"Because you are so tight" - how did that get by the YT censors?
I don’t know anything about the machining or the challenges of the time, but it’s nuts how the war department didn’t get a comprehensive specs package together to send out to different companies. The fact that they had to do some degree of “reverse engineering” from existing pistols numerous times is crazy. Guess it was just a different time.