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Colt's Government Model and Variations of the M1911A1 Pistol
Instructions Page

On this page, I'll include one or more sets of instructions that may help others get involved in or become more proficient at my hobby.

I'll try to make my instructions easy to scan, but also as specific as possible. Where appropriate, I'll include pictures that illustrate the steps. Here's an example of format I might use for an instruction page:

How to Change a Tire

Step 1: Pry off the wheel cover with the wrench and loosen the wheel nuts.

Jack of a car; Actual size=240 pixels wide

Step 2: Put the jack under the car.

Step 3: Use the wrench to jack the car until the wheel is about three inches off the ground.

Step 4: Remove the nuts, mount the spare, and thread the nuts back on by hand.

Step 5: Lower the car, remove the jack, and then use the wrench to fully tighten the wheel nuts.

Tools and Materials

In this area I'll include a list of all the material necessary to perform the tasks I'm describing on this page.

Terminology

In this area I'll define any specialized vocabulary that it's helpful to know in order to perform the tasks described on this page.