ORIGINAL: biscuit jake
Just curious, for those of you that owned (or were issued) and fired a Colt 1911 .45 auto, how many jams did you see? My Government model 1911 at home had one stovepipe with a target round. Those issued to me in the service had no malfunctions. When I was range officer, I also saw no malfunctions. I am just wondering how everyone else's luck ran?
It was interesting at one of the local shops this weekend. Returning personnel buying pistols won't touch a 9. They are going for .45's.
I personally never had a stoppage with an issue M1911A1, nor with my pre-series-70 Gold Cup. I have seen a few that did jam on the range, but it was usually because some new shooter "limp-wristed" the thing!
My Gold Cup fed everything I used in it, including different semiwadcutter designs and hard ball. I had to replace the rear sight crosspin because with +P ammo, the factory (roll pin) sheared. I ended up using the shank of a big Herter's stainless fishhookfor a sight pin. It has lasted forty years.