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We’ve been highlighting some of the kickass content created by The American Gunsmithing Institute<\/a> recently. This week, in honor of Justin Opinion’s all-out 1911 build<\/a>, we thought we might throw in some tips on 1911 troubleshooting. Here it is–check out how the professionals solve single-action issues. If you want the whole story, sign up for an AGI class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Looking for a way to solve some problems with your single-action pistol? The American Gunsmithing Institute has some helpful suggestions. Check out what AGI has to offer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":46619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[92,72],"tags":[132],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-46735","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-david-higginbotham","8":"category-columns-gunsmithing","9":"tag-buzz"},"yoast_head":"\nThe Weekend Gunsmith--1911s on AGI (American Gunsmithing Institute)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There's no better way to spend a weekend. Pick a project and get to it. AGI is here to help. 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