My love of 1911's killed by auto ordnance

Back on a serious note about cheap 1911's... 😜

Just caught this video elsewhere, breaking down the construction/build tolerances of an RIA fullsize. Makes me feel a little better about MY choice of one for a truck gun.

 
There are so many things can cause stoppages with the 1911 it’s amazing. Your grip and wrist, ammo, bullet shape, the magazine [big one] and of course the newness [tightness] or wear of the pistol. Even a new pistol is not immune to issues. Seat the bullet out too far, a tight chamber and a bulgy case, riding the slide with a high thumb, limp wristing it, a magazine that releases the round too soon or too late for that particular pistol‘s recoil spring etc. My last 1911 that I bought was an older 1990’s AO that I’ve used in a couple WB and BAM matches with no issues. Prior to that I bought a beautiful Rock Island nickeled 1911 sold through Cimarron that has given me no trouble. I did replace the yucky aftermarket slide stop, thumb safety and skinny hammer with blued checkered GI parts and buffalo horn grips. Might get another in blue. The op needs to ‘endeavor to persevere’.
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"Just caught this video elsewhere, breaking down the construction/build tolerances of an RIA fullsize. Makes me feel a little better about MY choice of one for a truck gun."




That guy is wierd. Covid cabin fever is about the only thing that'd get me to math a gun for hours and still know absolutely nothing about whether it be a reliable long lasting tool. He could as easily say I checked hardness only and this gun will be fantastic. I checked polish only and this will be a superb gun. I checked for full contact parts only and bla bla.....
 
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baltimoreed said:
There are so many things can cause stoppages with the 1911 it’s amazing. Your grip and wrist, ammo, bullet shape, the magazine [big one] and of course the newness [tightness] or wear of the pistol. Even a new pistol is not immune to issues. Seat the bullet out too far, a tight chamber and a bulgy case, riding the slide with a high thumb, limp wristing it, a magazine that releases the round too soon or too late for that particular pistol‘s recoil spring etc. My last 1911 that I bought was an older 1990’s AO that I’ve used in a couple WB and BAM matches with no issues. Prior to that I bought a beautiful Rock Island nickeled 1911 sold through Cimarron that has given me no trouble. I did replace the yucky aftermarket slide stop, thumb safety and skinny hammer with blued checkered GI parts and buffalo horn grips. Might get another in blue. The op needs to ‘endeavor to persevere’.
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That's an interesting case. Does AO make that for the Tommy and the 1911 or is it something you've done?
 
I built it after I had my AO 1927A1 sbr’ed and milled to work with the 1928 takedown stock. The faux gator case is actually a tenor ukulele case. The shelf is made from a piece of aluminum. The wood spacers have lightening cuts in them. Holds 1911 mags under the buttstock and3 Thompson mags. One of my better builds. DA1D8DCF-A67B-4B6A-8507-CCCBA136B27C.jpegC2F07EBE-7A67-409D-AF94-20CF6BC449F1.jpeg672BFE91-A7E2-48D0-80BA-E44CF3A7808D.jpeg
 
Sharps40 said:
That guy is wierd. Covid cabin fever is about the only thing that'd get me to math a gun for hours and still know absolutely nothing about whether it be a reliable long lasting tool. He could as easily say I checked hardness only and this gun will be fantastic. I checked polish only and this will be a superb gun. I checked for full contact parts only and bla bla.....
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Not an engineer, huh? ;)
 
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