Real Avid 1911 Smart Wrench – Ideal for Removing Government & Officer Model Barrel Bushings

Dakota: Works on the most stubborn 1911

United States on Nov 07, 2023

Ed: Well made, well thought out, essential tool for government or commander models I highly recommend.

United States on Nov 01, 2023

stef: Peut-être que cet accessoire se révèle utile pour le démontage d'un ressort neuf et hyper-costaud (?)....
En tout cas pour un qui est "fait" à l'usage, il est plus rapide et facile de compresser le bushing avec son index et de procéder manuellement au reste de l'opération...
Achat-gadget, d'autant plus qu'il ne sert à rien pour le remontage (!)...
Dommage que, avec la forme qu'il a, les bords ne soit pas crénelés : il aurait pu servir de décapsuleur de magnums de Coca-Cola !...

France on Nov 01, 2023

Robinson Vargas: This is the best tool for the 1911 so simple to use and safe for those spring caps that go flying with the tool provided by the manufacturer of your 1911 easy smooth and safe for you and your investment. Will not scratch the 1911. Highly recommended it has two sides the officers version and the government version. Money well spent.

United States on Oct 16, 2023

f.....: 1911 recoil springs (full size government model, 16 pounds) are $10 each and the spring cap is $16. I used to spend hours looking for that gosh-darned cap almost every time I cleaned my Kimber. Then last week, the cap stayed nearby and the spring was gone. Like FAR gone. I ordered a new spring and cap from Kimber and waited 4 days for it so I could finish reassembly and get to the range. While talking to Kimber, the great folks there recommended the REAL AVID wrench. FIRST time I used it, I KNEW! I would never lose a cap or spring again. The day after the parts were delivered, my GF found the spring hiding in a corner of a dark chair. Cool, I have a spare set, but I also have a wrench that will keep from EVER needing those parts. Cheap insurance, but that wrench was SO easy to use I'm kinda P.O.'ed that no one told me about it before. REAL AVID needs a bigger ad program.

United States on Aug 13, 2023

JL: Très pratique et bien moins cher que dans les armureries où j'avais trouvé le même outil.

France on Jun 22, 2023

Nadine Leist: Hat alles geklappt, passt

Germany on May 09, 2023

Omnia Store: Molto comodo e rende il smontaggio dei modelli 1911 molto più rapidi, senza il rischio che la molla schizzi via… dopo aver acquistato l’articolo in descrizione ho gettato la chiave venduta con l’arma, insostituibile! Bellissimo e utilissimo!

Italy on Jan 17, 2023

Erik Kuerst: The media could not be loaded.  I am impressed that this tool was invented. Comfortable to handle, easy to use for the most part but needs to be more durable. The hard plastic chips easily. There is two sides to this tool. Military spec side and officer side. The print is small and the same color of the tool so it makes it hard to read. I would like to see this to redesign in to opposing colors and the letters bigger and in a color that will make it easier to read.

This tool works great for taking my 1911 apart, but to put it back together takes a little bit of manual labor to set the plug and spring before you can use the tool to lock the barrel bushing in place.

United States on Dec 31, 2021

jacques devarrieux: J'avais monté , sur mon "bon vieux" 1911 A1 , un ressort Wilson de 18,5 lbs et un buffer ; d'où une certaine difficulté au démontage pour ne pas perdre ce ressort récupérateur . Avec cette clef Real Avid , le problème est résolu .De surcroît , au vu de son faible encombrement , il s'oublie dans la poche ou le Sac de Tir .
Quant au prix , il est - particulièrement - contenu .
Achetez - le , il en vaut la peine !
Cordialement .
Jacques D.

France on Dec 10, 2020