I just got my SA 1911 back from the factory where the thumb safety was reworked and the whole thing tightened.
Took it to the range and fund that there is yet another problem that I believe is the result of whatever the smiths as SA did.
Simply put, I noticed a deep ding on the case rim where I asume the extractor is hitting hard. This wasn't apparent on the original weapon so I am guessing that this was tightened at the shop.
Secondly, the brass is coming out so hard that it hits the ejection port and seriously dents the case mouth. This doesn't happen on all of the brass, but it's enough to make a significant portion unusable for reloads.
Interestingly, when I first got the gun in the mail, I tried to do a field strip. I locked back the slide and took out the guide rod. I let the slide forward and removed the bushing, plug and recoil spring.
Then it got weird. When I moved the slide back and removed the lock lever, I found that I couldn't move the slide forward to clear it of the receiver. I moved it back further to clear whatever obstruction, but that only worsened the jam. It was to the point that I literally couldn't pound the slide forward (I banged it on the floor!!!)
In frustration, I handed it to my brother, who knows next to nothing about 1911's and he saw that the barrel link was apparently jammed between the barrel and the receiver. By moving the link parrallel to the barrel, we were able to free the barrel and pull it out.
Does the hanging link have anything to do with the brass damage? Is the extractor too tight or the ejector set wrong? Wassup?
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When Reason Fails.....
Took it to the range and fund that there is yet another problem that I believe is the result of whatever the smiths as SA did.
Simply put, I noticed a deep ding on the case rim where I asume the extractor is hitting hard. This wasn't apparent on the original weapon so I am guessing that this was tightened at the shop.
Secondly, the brass is coming out so hard that it hits the ejection port and seriously dents the case mouth. This doesn't happen on all of the brass, but it's enough to make a significant portion unusable for reloads.
Interestingly, when I first got the gun in the mail, I tried to do a field strip. I locked back the slide and took out the guide rod. I let the slide forward and removed the bushing, plug and recoil spring.
Then it got weird. When I moved the slide back and removed the lock lever, I found that I couldn't move the slide forward to clear it of the receiver. I moved it back further to clear whatever obstruction, but that only worsened the jam. It was to the point that I literally couldn't pound the slide forward (I banged it on the floor!!!)
In frustration, I handed it to my brother, who knows next to nothing about 1911's and he saw that the barrel link was apparently jammed between the barrel and the receiver. By moving the link parrallel to the barrel, we were able to free the barrel and pull it out.
Does the hanging link have anything to do with the brass damage? Is the extractor too tight or the ejector set wrong? Wassup?
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When Reason Fails.....