Champion Operator hostler and Trophy disassembly question

[RiverRat]

Hi, I recently got a Champion Operator and am having trouble finding a good IWB holster for it. I bought it thinking it would make a nice CC in the winter, nice and light for a 1911. My oversight was the light rail, not allowing it to fit standard Commander sized holsters.

Anyone have any good sources? Have tried Comp-tac, they don't make one for it.


Also, I have aquired a used SS Colt Gold Cup Trophy at the gun show this weekend and can not for the life of me figure out how to get the washer off of the front of the barrel. I have an SS Combat Commander and you turn the nose washer to the left to get the spring and barrel out......np.

Any of you old 1911 guys know anything about disassembly of the Trophy? I'm about to take a torch to it. Maybe just mount it on the wall. The Springfield 1911's sure are easier to disassemble.
Thanks

[Keith B]

Also, I have aquired a used SS Colt Gold Cup Trophy at the gun show this weekend and can not for the life of me figure out how to get the washer off of the front of the barrel. I have an SS Combat Commander and you turn the nose washer to the left to get the spring and barrel out......np.

Any of you old 1911 guys know anything about disassembly of the Trophy? I'm about to take a torch to it. Maybe just mount it on the wall. The Springfield 1911's sure are easier to disassemble.
Thanks

Can you depress the spring cap below the bushing so it would allow it to turn? It might be a solid guide rod. It also may just be that the bushing is extremely tight and you need to use a bushing wrench to turn it. Give us a little more detail and maybe we can figure it out.

[RiverRat]

The spring cap does go below the washer. The barrel is free of it when racking. I pulled the rack stop pin out. I can't get washer to rotate. Could it require some kind of wrench? I'm not too familiar with Colts.

[Keith B]

It probably is just really tight and needs a bushing wrench like one of these http://www.wilsoncombat.com/a_tools_bus ... enches.asp. Unless I am mistaken, the bushing should come off the same way your Springfield does. At least my old Gold Cup National Match did, and the Trophy replaced those.

[RiverRat]

Thanks Keith, didn't realize it needed a tool, but suspected. I'll order one and soak it in the mean time.
Cotton

[RiverRat]

They are ordered and I'm awaiting delivery. A man never can have too many tools, or pistols.

[RiverRat]

The Springfield doesn't have a barrel bushing....


Loaded Springfield Champion Operator


The offending Gold Cup Trophy