Still new, am I correct?

[nightpoison]

Ok, so I just picked up my SR1911 last weekend. I brought it home, cleaned it up, and oiled it for its first use. Went out to the range tonight and it was a sweet shot. Felt great in my hand and it shot straight, well as straight as I could get it. my question for you is this. My wife was picking up the brass and noticed some damage to the brass. I'm assuming its the extractor damaging the brass. I took some photos the best that I could.

Im assuming a couple things. With this type of damage to the brass, the brass is useless for reloading, correct? Also, this is not normal and the firearm either needs a new extractor or the extractor needs to be tuned, assuming you can tune an extractor(noobie)

I took a look at the brass that came with the firearm and it was exactly the same. Any input or suggestions?

 

[drgrant]

I reload brass that looks like that all the time. Someone else probably knows exactly what causes the dings, but I have a ton of that kind of brass that has a line through the headstamp on one side or whatever.

-Mike

 

[nightpoison]

I reload brass that looks like that all the time. Someone else probably knows exactly what causes the dings, but I have a ton of that kind of brass that has a line through the headstamp on one side or whatever.

-Mike

Its not just a line on the base. The rim of the base is bent in a little bit. Along with the body of the case misshapped.

 

[Marcus5aurelius]

I don't see anything in those pictures that would be disqualifiers for reloading. The ding on the base shouldn't interfere with anything.

 

[jdesro]

Not ideal, but you should be able to reload it no problem. brass life may be a little shortened the way the rim is being chewed up like that.

Not a 1911 expert, but it does look like the extractor doing that - too much tension maybe?

As long as the pistol functions fine I wouldn't worry too much about it. The issue might even work its way out after a few hundred rounds.

 

[greencobra]

Not a 1911 expert, but it does look like the extractor doing that - too much tension maybe?

What I'm thinking too. If it's functioning, good for now, but I'd have it checked if it doesn't stop after a say another 500 rds.

 

[vellnueve]

I reload brass that looks like that all the time. Someone else probably knows exactly what causes the dings, but I have a ton of that kind of brass that has a line through the headstamp on one side or whatever.

-Mike

SW1911s do that all the time.

 

[KMM696]

SW1911s do that all the time.

Ahh, the "if enough is good, more is better" school of extractor tuning!

I would also run a couple hundred more through, see if it improves. I'd have no problem with reloading those, either.

 

[vellnueve]

Yeah, I'd toss those in the pile of brass that I want to reload but probably won't get around to for 10 years...

 

[LittleCalm]

extractor tension, ejector, recoil spring rate (velocity of slide), firing pin stop, slide stop play -- lots of variables go into the 1911 brass equation. doesn't take much in any one or combination of these variables to cause some violence to the brass.

 

[nightpoison]

For shits and giggles I called Ruger, as soon as I described the situation one of the techs asked me to send some photos. Less than an HR after the photos were sent I got an email with a ups label to send it back.

Its been out for about a week now. I'm going to follow up with ruger this week, to see where it stands

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[jdesro]

For shits and giggles I called Ruger, as soon as I described the situation one of the techs asked me to send some photos. Less than an HR after the photos were sent I got an email with a ups label to send it back.

Its been out for about a week now. I'm going to follow up with ruger this week, to see where it stands

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Please keep us updated with what they have to say about this.

 

[nightpoison]

So I got my SR1911 back last week. Shoots just as straight as before,but now with no case damage.

Of course, They didn't say what they did to it, but it works perfect now.

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[flintoid]

that's good customer service. Ruger's stock just went up in my book.

 

[30Mauser]

What I'm thinking too. If it's functioning, good for now, but I'd have it checked if it doesn't stop after a say another 500 rds.

This. My SR1911 does this occasionally, but seemingly less and less as time goes on. Definitely from the extractor.