tcazes Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) anyone know what would cause this to happen? gun has less than 500 rounds on it. its a briley custom built by brileys...the bushing cnapped right at the flange where it meets the slide Edited June 26, 2017 by tcazes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anbrumm Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I have no clue what would cause that, but I think a lot of responses you will get here is to contact the builder and see what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcazes Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger123 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 most common cause is recoil spring is too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcazes Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Interesting. So what would the proper way be to measure recoil spring length? Just out of curiosity. I know the Gun came from briley that way. I would think they knew what they were doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger123 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 45 minutes ago, tcazes said: Interesting. So what would the proper way be to measure recoil spring length? Just out of curiosity. I know the Gun came from briley that way. I would think they knew what they were doing. put everything in except for the recoil spring. draw back the slide till it stops. take a marker and mark the slide and frame where it stops. repeat with the recoil spring in and see if the marks still line up. if they are short that means the recoil spring is at full compression before the recoil spring tunnel hit the frame. Also check to see if the spring plug is flush with the slide when installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcazes Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 thanks for that sandbagger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I recently broke one of these Briley bushings in half just like you did. The only difference is that mine had about 80K on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeEB Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 1 minute ago, CHA-LEE said: I recently broke one of these Briley bushings in half just like you did. The only difference is that mine had about 80K on it. Did you replace it? What size did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I replaced it with a standard single piece bushing. To me the Briley two piece bushing is a cool idea, but really not needed for a practical shooting pistol. That and why double the moving parts that have a potential to fail when you can replace it with a single piece. The ride was fun while it lasted but I don't think its worth riding again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeEB Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Thanks Cha-lee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcazes Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 I too went with a one piece as a replacement. Can't wait to see how accuracy differs if at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPatton Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 It looks like there is /was a portion of the bushing(on the right in the photo) that was turned down leaving a square corner where the crack initiated. Any part that has a square corner subjected to any stress will be prone to crack at that stress riser. I've got a lot of rounds on mine but I do carry a pre-fit bushing in my bag.........just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcazes Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share Posted June 29, 2017 yea im still waiting to hear back from briley. i had my gunsmith fit a standard one piece but he was talking about how he had to remove an awful lot of material from the bushing id to get it to fit and had to clean up the inside of the slide to get the bushing to fit all the way into it as well....not too sure what that all meant but i shot a match with it last night and it shot flawlessly so guess only time will tell! the only thing im not to fond of is having a standard bushing and recoil plug as to my original reverse plug. i sure did like my reverse plug setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Barrel Bushings are not drop in parts. They almost always need to be fitted to the slide and barrel. So I am not sure why your gunsmith is whining about having to fit it. Fitting a barrel bushing is pretty basic 1911/2011 work that any competent gunsmith should be able to get done fairly quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcazes Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share Posted June 29, 2017 He's been a smith for over 30 years so for him to say something means it must have taken some pretty good work compared to normal. If seen him build beautiful limited guns and every bit of work he has done from triggers to barrels has always been fantastic. Not too sure what he ran into. But, I'll update if it ever fails lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majority1775 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I have a need to discuss some faulty Briley parts as well, if you find someone with some authority, I'd love to find out who you talked to? ThanksSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcazes Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 I'm wondering if I will ever hear back at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majority1775 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Pretty sad. I specifically chose them after months of discussions and searching for a very unique pistol. They completely botched it. Before I write a completely new thread I have to give them an opportunity to fix it. On Wednesday we will know if they are open to making it right.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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