Biggfoot44
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- Aug 2, 2009
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Not meant to be general love/ hate of 1911 platform . Not the usual initial shakedowns .
Springfield " Loaded " .45acp . Presumably 1990's mfg , purchased used by me circa 2000 . Ran great, accuracy as expected , feed 100% of whatever fed .
Meanwhile , it has been taking a nap for about 10yrs , but recently back in the saddle . Albeit the rest of my 1911 mags are deeply ensconced somewhere on the Biggfoot estate , hiding from me , other than the empty mag in place . No name brand imeadately obvious , stainless body , 7 round follower . I can't recall if it came that way , or if I had preemptively installed a Virgil Tripp follower and spring . ( I like 7 round . IF I ever upgrade a .45acp magazine, either 1911 or Ruger , I use Virgil Tripp followers .)
Upon its reawakening , I lubed everywhere possible with slide racked back . ( It has Full Length guide rod . I hate FL guide rods ) For preliminary , ran a magazine of hardball , all was good .
Meanwhile picked up two more mags , Chip Mc Cormac basic stainless , and S&W branded w/ bumper pad .
So I then loaded up with some different loads for specific verification , and it all goes south .
Slide stars hanging up in retracted, but Not locked back . Take it in the house , get the multi bit t handle kit cursing FL guide rods . Field strip it , and there's chewed up bit of buffer . ( I didn't put it there , unknown if factory or previous owner .) Clean out buffer bits , clean everything , lube heavily with my long time prefered extra slippery lube ( which I'd used back when ran 100% ) Annnnd :
Different malfunctions . Not going fully into battery . Sometimes tap back of slide , sometime took serious grunting to extract .
Field stripped again a cpl more times, cleaned again, lubed again . Somewhat improved , but only somewhat . Declared the project too involved to take that evening . Tested some on the new ammo in trusty P-90 , gobbled everything , like usually , and as always .
Admitted Next Logical Step - Go back to ground zero , and eliminate variables . Major brand US made hardball , using the previously reliable 100% 7rd mag .
If that works , try other variables one at a time
My actual Question - Is there anything obvious I'm overlooking that would make a 100% reliable 1911 Suddenly act up . ( No , the extractor is Not broken , I've had that happen on a different older , high mileage 1911 , and that's the first thing I look for .)
Springfield " Loaded " .45acp . Presumably 1990's mfg , purchased used by me circa 2000 . Ran great, accuracy as expected , feed 100% of whatever fed .
Meanwhile , it has been taking a nap for about 10yrs , but recently back in the saddle . Albeit the rest of my 1911 mags are deeply ensconced somewhere on the Biggfoot estate , hiding from me , other than the empty mag in place . No name brand imeadately obvious , stainless body , 7 round follower . I can't recall if it came that way , or if I had preemptively installed a Virgil Tripp follower and spring . ( I like 7 round . IF I ever upgrade a .45acp magazine, either 1911 or Ruger , I use Virgil Tripp followers .)
Upon its reawakening , I lubed everywhere possible with slide racked back . ( It has Full Length guide rod . I hate FL guide rods ) For preliminary , ran a magazine of hardball , all was good .
Meanwhile picked up two more mags , Chip Mc Cormac basic stainless , and S&W branded w/ bumper pad .
So I then loaded up with some different loads for specific verification , and it all goes south .
Slide stars hanging up in retracted, but Not locked back . Take it in the house , get the multi bit t handle kit cursing FL guide rods . Field strip it , and there's chewed up bit of buffer . ( I didn't put it there , unknown if factory or previous owner .) Clean out buffer bits , clean everything , lube heavily with my long time prefered extra slippery lube ( which I'd used back when ran 100% ) Annnnd :
Different malfunctions . Not going fully into battery . Sometimes tap back of slide , sometime took serious grunting to extract .
Field stripped again a cpl more times, cleaned again, lubed again . Somewhat improved , but only somewhat . Declared the project too involved to take that evening . Tested some on the new ammo in trusty P-90 , gobbled everything , like usually , and as always .
Admitted Next Logical Step - Go back to ground zero , and eliminate variables . Major brand US made hardball , using the previously reliable 100% 7rd mag .
If that works , try other variables one at a time
My actual Question - Is there anything obvious I'm overlooking that would make a 100% reliable 1911 Suddenly act up . ( No , the extractor is Not broken , I've had that happen on a different older , high mileage 1911 , and that's the first thing I look for .)