How to help your 1911 from jamming.

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I was going to send it to a smith that really knows his stuff. It was going to cost me at least $100 and he probably would have done what I did to the extractor groove and sent it back to me. If you guys have never done this it is very easy. It takes more work & time to remove and put the extractor back together then grind and polish the groove. It allows the shell to align easier & faster in the extractor which makes the shell align perfectly with the chamber before the slide goes to battery.

Here is some reading to help:

http://blog.wilsoncombat.com/calibers/45-acp/extractor-tuning-tips-by-bill-wilson/
 
are the cartridges seated all the way back properly in your magazine? My buddy had that issue and a few quick taps on the back of the mag took care of it,,,
 
1911s are noted for jamming and this is a help for ones that do not come from the factory with the fix. Wilsons come with this fix from the factory.
 
joseph said:
1911s are noted for jamming and this is a help for ones that do not come from the factory with the fix. Wilsons come with this fix from the factory.
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There are a lot of people who will disagree strongly with you on this one. Myself included. But this has been hashed out a million times. So I'm out from this point forward.
 
dcmdon said:
There are a lot of people who will disagree strongly with you on this one. Myself included. But this has been hashed out a million times. So I'm out from this point forward.
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I only had two problems I've ever had with my 1911r1 . One was one mag with a bur on the mag catch slot . Once I realized I had a problem with x rd from the mag I figured out what was up by only loading a few rounds in and seeing the follower was at the mag catch.
Other problem was shooting in below freezing temps and that was cause the lube I used at the time be came thick.

Have a 1911 not fitted right and you'll have problems.

Buy a stainless ruger . the gun runs awesome till your front site falls off of it or it rusts.
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxgZ2C0_GxA
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Gammon said:
I can't place too much faith in a guy who describes a flat point bullet as a semi wadcutter.
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Looks like the OAL might be to long as I noticed the bullet was not pressed to the cannelure? With the very little info he offered up and I had to take a guess I might go with a reloading error and not the Glock.


PS I got the spelling of cannelure from the Speer web site. Does anyone know if its correct?
 
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slap shot said:
Begfore we get too far off topic, the OPs budget 1911 is one I hadn't considered in the past. Looks like it gets good reviews for the most part. Anyone else here own one of these American classics?

http://www.impactguns.com/american-classic-ii-model-1911-45-acp-blue-ac45g2-094922796424.aspx
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At <$500 I wouldn't trust it. At least not without it being gone over (in detail) by a top notch gunsmith.

I'd rather spend a bit more and get one of these. I'm looking to get their commander model for my next 1911... I've actually held both of those (at Acme) and have been impressed. Very nice trigger right out of the box.
 
My springfield 1911 has been 100% reliable with a couple thousand rounds through it. Any reputable 1911 should not have any problems.
 
NONE of the 3 1911's I own have ever given me any problems jamming! WW11 Argentine Colt beat to hell, LOTS of rounds thru it in the last 75 years, RIA 9mm Compact Tac, flawless ..except for ZQ1 hard primers, and my favorite, ATI Commander 4.25"...that cost me all of $180 brand new. Used to bounce brass off the top of my head, put in an EGW os firing pin stop and that dropped about 25% of the felt recoil, and now the brass lands where it should.
 
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radioman said:
Looks like the OAL might be to long as I noticed the bullet was not pressed to the cannelure? With the very little info he offered up and I had to take a guess I might go with a reloading error and not the Glock.


PS I got the spelling of cannelure from the Speer web site. Does anyone know if its correct?
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I agree that the round looked a little on the long side, but the mark on the bullet was not a cannelure. A cannelure is a groove or serrated line pressed into the case, presumably to support the seated round in factory ammo. The line in the bullet could be a crimp groove commonly used in revolver loads but not semi auto rounds which are supposed to headspace on the case mouth. This line could also be the result of a crimp. If this is the case, the bullet must have have moved forward. This movement is common under recoil with revolver rounds that lack sufficient crimp. My take on this is that there is way too much BS here to make any sense.
 
eo1bart said:
800 rounds through my 1911...never had a jam. The Glocks are nice but they melt if caught in a fire.
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Who gives a fvck? Take a metal firearm that was in a fire and fire it. How will that work out for ya?
 
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eo1bart said:
800 rounds through my 1911...never had a jam. The Glocks are nice but they melt if caught in a fire.
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If your gun melts due to fire, that's likely the least of your problems. I wouldn't attempt to fire a metal framed gun after a fire either, the heat may have altered the temper of the steel/alloy.
 
joseph said:
How to help your 1911 from jamming.
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Clean your pistol.
Wipe most of the crud off it with a dry cloth, A bit cleaner than this won't hurt but there is no need to get carried away.
Make sure that all of the moving parts can move freely.
If the temperature is above freezing and it is not too dusty, you might want to wipe some oil on your pistol so that it doesn't get rusty.

Take a good look at your magazines.
If the maker was not proud enough of his work to put his name on them, give them to someone that you don't like and buy new ones. Colt, MecGar, and Chip McCormick should be OK. Some folks like Wilson but I don't care for them.

Buy 300-500 rounds of 230 gr RNFMJ milspec ammo. Get made-in-the-USA gen-you-wine brass cased ball ammo.
Shoot about half of it to break in your pistol.

Start over with "clean your pistol" and you should get through the rest of your ammo with no problems.

The 1911 is a dandy design and should function perfectly with good magazines and proper ammo.

Jack
 

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