WE M1911 Bushing and Plug

njo · March 11th, 2011, 16:32

So my Barrel Bushing and Spring Plug is trashed...

I need a new one, to my understanding, WA and real steel are my only option...

This guy fit a real steel bushing on his m1911: http://airsoftportal.ph/forum.html?f...tid=108&id=207

Would this bushing work?: http://cgi.ebay.com/1911-45-Barrel-B...5acbd52d1#shId

What about this real steel spring plug?: http://cgi.ebay.com/1911-45-Stainles...item35aa0c2ff4

Could anyone help me by posting some links of some parts that would fit?

P.S. Im in the US FYI ....

Thanks,
Nathan

HeadlessChicken · March 11th, 2011, 18:18

I'm not sure about those parts but just a heads up, your mag catch is also prone to breaking.

njo · March 11th, 2011, 18:26

both parts ? why? And why will my mag catch break?

HeadlessChicken · March 11th, 2011, 18:51

Made of the same pot metal and the design of the mag catch is thin.

My friend bought a TM 1911 mag catch but it doesn't fit. He then took a dremel to it and got it to fit but now it won't hold the WE 1911 mags. Just for shits, we tried a TM 1911 mag (since it was a modified TM mag catch) but it still didn't work.

njo · March 11th, 2011, 19:13

Thanks for the help

what spring plug and bushing would you recomend, sir?

thanks

HeadlessChicken · March 11th, 2011, 19:21

I never replaced either, I caught the problem with the plug before the brushings could break. I wound up using a couple rubber stoppers along the lip of the plug like speed buffers to dampen the force of the recoil. A little research turned up something interesting; you can apparently use a spent .45ACP shell as your plug. I have one shell but I no longer have my WE1911 to confirm this.

In the end, I just gave up on this gun.

njo · March 11th, 2011, 19:25

well, thanks anyway

ggxxx · April 18th, 2011, 15:20

Make it the last WE you have, like I already did with mine ^^
Broke my barrel bushing and magcatch and no way to find the replacement.
I contacted WE and SocomGear just to ask where can I buy them and no reply at all.
WE sux !!

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March 11th, 2011, 16:32	#1
njo Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Florida	WE M1911 Bushing and Plug So my Barrel Bushing and Spring Plug is trashed... I need a new one, to my understanding, WA and real steel are my only option... This guy fit a real steel bushing on his m1911: http://airsoftportal.ph/forum.html?f...tid=108&id=207 Would this bushing work?: http://cgi.ebay.com/1911-45-Barrel-B...5acbd52d1#shId What about this real steel spring plug?: http://cgi.ebay.com/1911-45-Stainles...item35aa0c2ff4 Could anyone help me by posting some links of some parts that would fit? P.S. Im in the US FYI .... Thanks, Nathan Last edited by njo; March 11th, 2011 at 17:13..

March 11th, 2011, 18:18	#2
HeadlessChicken Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	I'm not sure about those parts but just a heads up, your mag catch is also prone to breaking. __________________ "Hey I'm the first one to say its a great country but its a straaaaange culture. This is a place where gun store owners are given a list of stolen credit cards but not a list of CRIMINALS and MANIACS. And now they're thinking of banning toy guns...AND THEY'RE GONNA KEEP THE F**KING REAL ONES!" -George Carlin 1937 - 2008 (RIP buddy)

March 11th, 2011, 18:51	#4
HeadlessChicken Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Made of the same pot metal and the design of the mag catch is thin. My friend bought a TM 1911 mag catch but it doesn't fit. He then took a dremel to it and got it to fit but now it won't hold the WE 1911 mags. Just for shits, we tried a TM 1911 mag (since it was a modified TM mag catch) but it still didn't work. __________________ "Hey I'm the first one to say its a great country but its a straaaaange culture. This is a place where gun store owners are given a list of stolen credit cards but not a list of CRIMINALS and MANIACS. And now they're thinking of banning toy guns...AND THEY'RE GONNA KEEP THE F**KING REAL ONES!" -George Carlin 1937 - 2008 (RIP buddy)

March 11th, 2011, 18:26	#3
njo Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Florida	both parts ? why? And why will my mag catch break?

March 11th, 2011, 19:13	#5
njo Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Florida	Thanks for the help what spring plug and bushing would you recomend, sir? thanks

March 11th, 2011, 19:21	#6
HeadlessChicken Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	I never replaced either, I caught the problem with the plug before the brushings could break. I wound up using a couple rubber stoppers along the lip of the plug like speed buffers to dampen the force of the recoil. A little research turned up something interesting; you can apparently use a spent .45ACP shell as your plug. I have one shell but I no longer have my WE1911 to confirm this. In the end, I just gave up on this gun. __________________ "Hey I'm the first one to say its a great country but its a straaaaange culture. This is a place where gun store owners are given a list of stolen credit cards but not a list of CRIMINALS and MANIACS. And now they're thinking of banning toy guns...AND THEY'RE GONNA KEEP THE F**KING REAL ONES!" -George Carlin 1937 - 2008 (RIP buddy)

March 11th, 2011, 19:25	#7
njo Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Florida	well, thanks anyway

April 18th, 2011, 15:20	#8
ggxxx Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2011	Make it the last WE you have, like I already did with mine ^^ Broke my barrel bushing and magcatch and no way to find the replacement. I contacted WE and SocomGear just to ask where can I buy them and no reply at all. WE sux !!

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