try http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/tech_library.htm

George

I just got (well should soon) a series 80 manual from e-bay. 4.50

Remove the magazine and make sure weapon is unloaded.Press in on recoil spring plug and turn barrel bushing clockwise and remove plug and spring.Push the slide back until the resess in lower edge of slide is even with slide stop and push the slide stop out of your gun and remove the slide,then remove barrel from the slide.Put it back together in reverse order.Take it apart and put it back together a dozen times so you don't forget.

Rachel covered most of it. Here's a link with pictures:

http://www.m1911.org/stripin1.htm


Here is a link to a .PDF version of the actual instruction manual, but be warned; it's almost 10 mb, so it might take a few minutes (or more) to download to your computer, depending on your internet access speed.

http://pdf.textfiles.com/manuals/FIR...90_pistols.pdf

A lot of manuals for a lot of guns here http://stevespages.com/page7b.htm

thanks everyone for the input, took the gun down,cleaned,lubed and reassembled......it still works!!!!
Bob

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