Greetings,
I'm having feed problems on a new Springfield 1911-A1. The first day I fired it I pushed 80 rounds through it and got a fail to feed on the very last round (lead reload done in-house at the range). I came home, stripped, cleaned and reassembled.
When I went out to fire at an outdoor range with PMC FMJ rounds, I was getting fail to feed just about every third or fourth round. Ditto for CCI Blazer JHP rounds. I watched closely, and it seemed that the extractor wasn't gripping the shell. Instead, the extractor was slamming into the rim of the shell and stopping, jamming the slide about 1/8" open. I did 21 rounds of each, then gave up, disassembled and cleaned.
I asked the range officer at the law enforcement range I purchased the gun from about the jamming, and he said that a lot of guns will malfunction occasionally for the first 500 to 1000 rounds because the extractor is tight and various parts need to be broken-in. He also added that it took his Glock over 750 rounds before it stopped occasionally malfunctioning. If I still have a problem after 500 to 1000 rounds, he'll look at it and repair for free under warranty.
I pushed 125 PMC FMJ rounds through today and got about 15 fail to feed malfunctions. I checked with the range officer and he said to keep firing. I picked up 100 of the in-house reloads and fired a magazine; every third or fourth round got a fail to feed. I asked the range officer, he said to just rack the slide and continue.
Towards the end of the session, I was getting less frequent malfunctions. My question is, why would the first 80 rounds fire flawlessly, then get one fail to feed? Then, after reassembly, get numerous fail to feeds? The range officer checked out my reassembly and okayed it, and told me to just rechamber any rounds I got a fail to feed on.
When I got home, I loaded a magazine of Black Talons (nickel-plated shells) and racked the slide by hand to feed and eject each round. Every round fed flawlessly with no jams.
Is this really a break-in issue, or should I return the gun immediately to be serviced? My gut tells me to return it, but the guy at the range says it's perfectly normal for this to happen...
/Sciri/
I'm having feed problems on a new Springfield 1911-A1. The first day I fired it I pushed 80 rounds through it and got a fail to feed on the very last round (lead reload done in-house at the range). I came home, stripped, cleaned and reassembled.
When I went out to fire at an outdoor range with PMC FMJ rounds, I was getting fail to feed just about every third or fourth round. Ditto for CCI Blazer JHP rounds. I watched closely, and it seemed that the extractor wasn't gripping the shell. Instead, the extractor was slamming into the rim of the shell and stopping, jamming the slide about 1/8" open. I did 21 rounds of each, then gave up, disassembled and cleaned.
I asked the range officer at the law enforcement range I purchased the gun from about the jamming, and he said that a lot of guns will malfunction occasionally for the first 500 to 1000 rounds because the extractor is tight and various parts need to be broken-in. He also added that it took his Glock over 750 rounds before it stopped occasionally malfunctioning. If I still have a problem after 500 to 1000 rounds, he'll look at it and repair for free under warranty.
I pushed 125 PMC FMJ rounds through today and got about 15 fail to feed malfunctions. I checked with the range officer and he said to keep firing. I picked up 100 of the in-house reloads and fired a magazine; every third or fourth round got a fail to feed. I asked the range officer, he said to just rack the slide and continue.
Towards the end of the session, I was getting less frequent malfunctions. My question is, why would the first 80 rounds fire flawlessly, then get one fail to feed? Then, after reassembly, get numerous fail to feeds? The range officer checked out my reassembly and okayed it, and told me to just rechamber any rounds I got a fail to feed on.
When I got home, I loaded a magazine of Black Talons (nickel-plated shells) and racked the slide by hand to feed and eject each round. Every round fed flawlessly with no jams.
Is this really a break-in issue, or should I return the gun immediately to be serviced? My gut tells me to return it, but the guy at the range says it's perfectly normal for this to happen...
/Sciri/