So @BatteryOaksBilly got me to go to the range today. Took one pistol, a commander length 1911 in 38super, and 400 rounds of WWB. It looked like this.
A little more background, I bought the pistol used a while ago, haven’t done anything with it or shot it. Pulled the slide off and wiped away some dried crusty grease mixed with a little rust from the rails before adding a few drops of oil. Did all the shooting with the three stainless magazines. They are McCormick shooting stars that I got used today by mistake and I wanted to try them before deciding to keep them or not, no idea what their history is. In .45 I have had them dive into the feed ramp, but didn’t have that problem today.
Had intended to shoot 400 rounds, but stopped at 300 because the web of my strong hand has gotten soft from shooting the Sig P220.
In 300 rounds I had 4 identical stoppages, all with the same mag. The gun would feed the first 4 or 5 rounds fine, and then the slide would lock back. Hitting the slide release was all that was required to continue. It’s always possible that my support hand thumb happened to hit it, but I don’t think so, and that’s be odd given that it was the same mag.
I’ll clean the gun and maybe replace the spring in that mag. Anything else you (the collective you) suggest?
Oh, and today I reaffirmed that I love the way a 1911 fits my hand!
A little more background, I bought the pistol used a while ago, haven’t done anything with it or shot it. Pulled the slide off and wiped away some dried crusty grease mixed with a little rust from the rails before adding a few drops of oil. Did all the shooting with the three stainless magazines. They are McCormick shooting stars that I got used today by mistake and I wanted to try them before deciding to keep them or not, no idea what their history is. In .45 I have had them dive into the feed ramp, but didn’t have that problem today.
Had intended to shoot 400 rounds, but stopped at 300 because the web of my strong hand has gotten soft from shooting the Sig P220.
In 300 rounds I had 4 identical stoppages, all with the same mag. The gun would feed the first 4 or 5 rounds fine, and then the slide would lock back. Hitting the slide release was all that was required to continue. It’s always possible that my support hand thumb happened to hit it, but I don’t think so, and that’s be odd given that it was the same mag.
I’ll clean the gun and maybe replace the spring in that mag. Anything else you (the collective you) suggest?
Oh, and today I reaffirmed that I love the way a 1911 fits my hand!