Colt 1911.... how many jams?
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Nontypical Buck
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Colt 1911.... how many jams?
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.
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.
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RE: Colt 1911.... how many jams?
I experience jams every now and then in both my Gold Cup Mk IV Series 70 and also my Springfield GI .45. The cause? My handloads - - poor taper crimp is almost always the problem. I usually shoot lead bullets, either 230 grain RNL or 200 grain LSWC. If I get my dies set up correctly, both guns feed flawlessy.
I don't think that I've ever had a malfunction of any sort with factory ammo. Being a cheapskate, however, most of the .45 rounds I fire are handloads.
I don't blame our service personnel for wantinga .45. A good 1911 .45 would be my first handgun choice in a bad neighborhood.
By the way, did you ever buy that Gold Cup you were looking at earlier this month?
I don't think that I've ever had a malfunction of any sort with factory ammo. Being a cheapskate, however, most of the .45 rounds I fire are handloads.
I don't blame our service personnel for wantinga .45. A good 1911 .45 would be my first handgun choice in a bad neighborhood.
By the way, did you ever buy that Gold Cup you were looking at earlier this month?
#3
RE: Colt 1911.... how many jams?
Out of the few thousand rounds through my springy loaded model I've had 1 failure to feed and it was on a cast lead SWC handload- I sort of expect that a few of these are going to jam sooner or later. Never had a single hiccup with factory ammo.
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RE: Colt 1911.... how many jams?
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.
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.
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.
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RE: Colt 1911.... how many jams?
ORIGINAL: statjunk
Can someone explain what a stove pipe is?
Thanks
Tom
Can someone explain what a stove pipe is?
Thanks
Tom
This is usually caused by weak ammo that has insufficient recoil to slam the slide back far/fast enough for the ejector to throw the case out......
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RE: Colt 1911.... how many jams?
I appreciate the comments. I was seriously tempted by the appearance of a Gold Cup Commander in the capitol city but is was on the shelf only a couple days. Someone came in and put it on layaway. Colts in my parts are on the shelf a matter of days. A custom shop Gunsite model was available for about a week. Springfield armory seems to be taking up the slack on 45's. I see many more of them for sale. Soooo, I probably need to decide how bad I want one. I am happy to see that Colt is still producing the 1911.