I just purchased a new Century Chief .45 ACP and a Wilson combat magazine to go with the original (both are 7 shot clips) that came with the gun. I have cleaned the gun repeatedly, but I am still having problems with the gun feeding properly. Every third shell will not feed at all, the slide just hangs up like the magazine is empty. But if I press the slide release lever, the shell loads fine. And on top of that, the last round feeds into the barrel, but the slide will not seat all the way forward or "lock up" so to speak. I have to usually play with it a little to get it to seat properly. This happens with both the factory clip that came with the gun and the Wilson combat. I have tried hollow points and full metal jackets and its the same no matter what.

Can someone please tell me what is going on with this gun, I don't want to take it back to the gunsmith if possible but this is a brand new $400 gun, I don't think I should have feeding problems without even having put 100 rounds through it.

Thanks for any imput.