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Spent 8 hours trying to get a 1911 ejector to sit flush before I found the burr under the mounting pad.
I was ready to start filing the frame until I held it under my bench light just right and saw a tiny metal shard, maybe from the last guy's work, that was throwing the whole angle off.
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jamiekim1mo ago
Oh man, that's the worst feeling. I've been there staring at a part that just won't seat, convinced the dimensions are wrong. A bright light and a magnifying glass saved me from making a huge mistake on an old shotgun last year. It's always some tiny piece of grit or a burr you can barely see.
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the_emery1mo agoTop Commenter
Totally agree about the magnifying glass trick. Read a gunsmithing forum where a guy spent hours on a stubborn AR bolt catch. Turns out a single grain of sand from the range bag was wedged in the pin hole. He only found it under a bright desk lamp with one of those jeweler's loupes. Makes you realize how perfect everything has to fit together.
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