- Feb 4, 2013
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Agree with lower ejection port. Although my original 1911A1, and my MkIV/S70 have never missed a beat ejecting a spent cartridge while firing, but ejecting a live cartridge from the chamber has hung up occasionally.
Throating, I disagree with. For starters, pretty much all modern 1911s come throated from the factory. Additionally, Colt supplies barrels with a throat notch similar to m4 feed ramps. But mostly because feeding issues are 99% of the time because of magazine issues, not the gun. And modifying a pistol around a mag is silly. Mags are borderline disposable, 1911s aren't.
I will say, my original 1911 gets fed a diet of hardball. And why not? Even in a defense situation, .45ACP hardball ammo is not exactly a slouch. Sure the custom 1911s I have, and the modern ones handle JHP just fine....but I would contend that throating the barrel is asking for problems in a modern 1911, especially when using hot defense ammo, because of the increased chance of a cartridge failure (less material in the throat means less case support).
Personally, I have tried Wilson, Chip, Act-mag, Pro-mag, Mecgar, Colt, Para, Check-mate, Tripp and Ed Brown mags...Colt and Check-mate are the best, hands down. I have solved quite a few ftf issues with switching mags in lieu of machine work.
And while it is easy to pick up a Dremel and "fix" a feed issue, most should not.
HUH??
You state that all modern barrels are throated, then say you would not throat a defensive pistol.
And we are talking about changes from the original, as designed, 1911/1911A1 pistol.
Throating is REQUIRED to feed anything other than hard ball. And properly done, it does not increase the depth of the unsupported segment, just increases it around the chamber entrance. Plus, .45 ACP, even in +P is a low pressure round.
I have NEVER heard of a case blowup in a 1911, even throated.