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My daughter came to me with a non functioning low cost 1911 she acquired, Besides very dirty it had a broken and missing ejector. I striped and cleaned it, found a colt ejector to fit so filed it and repined it in. I then took it to the range and ran about fifty rounds through it without fail. I cleaned it again and gave it back to her. she took it to the range where it worked without fail. Jump ahead a couple of months when she went camping but this time the ejected brass came out looking like this:
Any opinions as to what is happening here are welcomed. Distance has so far precluded my reexamination of the firearm so further details as to the gun are unavailable other than I cautioned her to not use it till I could check it out personally.
Thank you kindly for any opine.
Any opinions as to what is happening here are welcomed. Distance has so far precluded my reexamination of the firearm so further details as to the gun are unavailable other than I cautioned her to not use it till I could check it out personally.
Thank you kindly for any opine.