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Sorry to hear that. Sadly 1911s are extremely finicky. Gorgeous guns but many times require a lot of patience. I have spent more money than I like to recall on 1911s hoping to have the experience that so many others rave about. Sadly I was let down on every occasion. It may have been my fault, ammo, mags, etc but I never took the time. My frustration always got to me. I'd always sell them and return to a Glock. Ugly as sin but every time I pull the trigger it goes bang. Reliability means more to me than appearance.Update beginning to hate the gun.
Agreed. Guns are gorgeous but I've never had an issue with Sigs or Glocks. Buddy has a couple never had any issues after the initial break in period. I'll get it dialed in but it's frustrating for sure.Sorry to hear that. Sadly 1911s are extremely finicky. Gorgeous guns but many times require a lot of patience. I have spent more money than I like to recall on 1911s hoping to have the experience that so many others rave about. Sadly I was let down on every occasion. It may have been my fault, ammo, mags, etc but I never took the time. My frustration always got to me. I'd always sell them and return to a Glock. Ugly as sin but every time I pull the trigger it goes bang. Reliability means more to me than appearance.
Kimber said it worked fine because they were probably running ball ammo through it and not bear loads.I bought a Kimber Custom Stainless II, 10mm, because I thought they had a good reputation.
Failure to feed every mag.
Returned to Kimber for repair. It was sent back with a note saying it works fine.
FTF every mag.
Was told I need to cycle at least 1k to 1.5k rounds for it to loosen up, until it became reliable. At $1.00 per round?
Did I mention I have bears on my property!
Sold Kimber bought a GLOCK G20. Works perfect out of the box. * months later and never a malfunction with my G20.
I now own two GLOCK G20's
That 1911 looks awesome! How much for to purchase it? I love the dirt accent's.
Yup! I have had a number of 1911s over the years, none actually required any break in, but like your new built race engines, they should be treated with care at first, what that should look like depends on how well it was made!Hand made and tight...no break in period. Defies dirt as you can see...no jams.
They are a machine, if they are made correctly they will run, they don't have a choice.
Can't stand when manufacturers state, they need a break in period...when did that come about? Most likely when their care for quality went down the toilet. Don't recall such a thing even 20 years ago...now, sadly we've allowed the manufacturers to get away with it.
Break in period...oh pleeeeeez...it's not a high tolerance detailed machine...ugh.
Getting back to the OP...let me know exactly what the jam is. If we can't figure it out online, get it to me and I'll look it it over...no charge. If If it's not too messed up from the factory, I'll fix it...no charge.
First couple rounds are fine then the slide won't come forward at times. Round is stuck on the feed ramp. Once I clear it its fine, though last weekend it was happening almost every mag. Shot about 50 rounds happened about 6-8 times. All same issue failure to feed.I don't see enough information to diagnose anything.
Explain in detail what the jam is. Position of the round etc. Pics are a plus.
I got a AMT Hardballer from my Dad when he passed. He always had problems with it jamming - slide to frame. They had a tendency to gall due to the soft stainless steel (1st stainless 1911). I polished out the frame/slide where the galling was occurring and I used some Slip2000 grease beween the slide and frame where they made contact. It runs great now. Grease works in some situations.Yup! I have had a number of 1911s over the years, none actually required any break in, but like your new built race engines, they should be treated with care at first, what that should look like depends on how well it was made!
Having hand built a number of 1911s for my own needs, I like them TIGHT, and they don't require much in the way of tuning especially if you pay attention to the precise fitments! It also cracks me up when I read or hear someone saying to grease the snot out of their 1911s and then run them like that! A few drops of light oil and that's it for a "Break In" then run them dry as a bone after the first few mags! Hell, I don't even scrub the bores until their green, even then, as long as they still shoot to spec, I usually leave them alone!
It's not getting to the barrel ramp, have to re rack the slide for it to eject. Never gets stuck to where it won't clear easily.There are 2 feed ramps...frame and barrel...which one is the round getting stuck on?