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    Reloader

    Reloader

    Ultimate Member
    Oct 23, 2007
    1,381
    Arnold, MD
    The slide will lock open on my Kimber Pro Carry every 10 to 15 rounds or so while firing even though it's still has ammo.
    It has around 150 rounds put through it so far, used different mags and 4 types of ammo.
    Any sugestions?
     
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    Magnumite

    Ultimate Member
    Dec 17, 2007
    6,581
    Harford County, Maryland
    Sounds like the bullet is bumping the slide stop.

    Remove and look at the slide stop and the top round in the magazine the next time it happens.

    If you see a scratch mark on the side of the bullet of the removed cartridge and bullet metal on the bottom of the slide stop hold open lug, then the bullet it bumping the slide stop when moving up in the magazine.

    The slide stop lug then needs to finely and with caution, filed back to clear the feeding round.

    It could also be the face of the slide stop where the slide stop plunger rides against it needs to be tuned or have a detent put in it.
     
    3rdRcn

    3rdRcn

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    Industry Partner
    Sep 9, 2007
    8,961
    Harford County
    If you purchased it new then get about 500 rounds through to see if that stops, I've had 1911's do some goofy stuff till they were broken in. If it was new and still doing it or you get tired of the annoyance then send it back to Kimber, their customer service was very good when I had to use it.
     
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    billprudden

    Active Member
    Nov 24, 2008
    158
    Do you shoot other 1911s of the same size / grip dimensions and does this happen?

    Let us quickly decide which machine is at fault, you know?
     
    Reloader

    Reloader

    Ultimate Member
    Oct 23, 2007
    1,381
    Arnold, MD
    Thanks for the replies guys.
    I'ts my first and only 1911 but I've shot others in the past, the same thing happened to two other people who have shoot it though.
     
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    billprudden

    Active Member
    Nov 24, 2008
    158
    Reloader said:
    the same thing happened to two other people who have shoot it though.
    Click to expand...

    Given how expensive, time-consuming, and potentially non-problem-solving sending it back can be, may I suggest that you swap out the slide release with a buddy's and see what happens? An addtional data point can often be useful.

    Glad it is the gun and not you.

    Bill
     
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