Mike Irwin
Staff
Doug29,
"it will never fail."
Not to be a nudge, but your comment about the reliability of the 1911 design is FAR from the truth in my experience, both from conversing and shooting with the many people who have owned them and working behind the counter of several gunshops over the years.
The biggest problem? People not doing a detail strip, cleaning, and relubrication on a new gun.
Second biggest? Normal break-in requirements.
Third biggest? The fact that some 1911s will just not feed anything other than standard hardball reliably without some reworking.
I'm lucky, I think. My 1911 Sprinfield MilSpec has been exceptionally reliable. Its only true bobbles were when I shot the thing dry in an extended two day match, and the fact that it just doesn't like hollowpoints all that much. It will bobble at least once a magazine on most HPs.
But, since I don't use it for carry, but mainly for bowling pin shooting with RN ammo, I don't really care much about that.
In my experience it is a VERY uncommon 1911 design that will bobble with roundnose ammo, but it's not uncommon to find a 1911 design that has problems feeding hardball ammo, especially if they are built to military specs.
But, then again, that's just my experience.
"it will never fail."
Not to be a nudge, but your comment about the reliability of the 1911 design is FAR from the truth in my experience, both from conversing and shooting with the many people who have owned them and working behind the counter of several gunshops over the years.
The biggest problem? People not doing a detail strip, cleaning, and relubrication on a new gun.
Second biggest? Normal break-in requirements.
Third biggest? The fact that some 1911s will just not feed anything other than standard hardball reliably without some reworking.
I'm lucky, I think. My 1911 Sprinfield MilSpec has been exceptionally reliable. Its only true bobbles were when I shot the thing dry in an extended two day match, and the fact that it just doesn't like hollowpoints all that much. It will bobble at least once a magazine on most HPs.
But, since I don't use it for carry, but mainly for bowling pin shooting with RN ammo, I don't really care much about that.
In my experience it is a VERY uncommon 1911 design that will bobble with roundnose ammo, but it's not uncommon to find a 1911 design that has problems feeding hardball ammo, especially if they are built to military specs.
But, then again, that's just my experience.