There had to have been reasons for the various malfunctions. The gun is a machine, if it does not function correctly, there has to be a reason for it. If you were in fact an armorer, you should have been able to figure out the causes of the malfunctions and remedied them. In all, you do not seem to have had any more problems with your Ruger than I have had with several Colt 1911's over the years.I had a Ruger LW Commander in 45 ACP. Thing choked on everything. Did not matter what mags I was using, factory, Checkmate, Wilson, Chip McCormick.
Had the most bizarre malfunction with that thing. A stovepipe with a live round, the base of the round was under the feed lips of the Wilson mag.
For one thing the barrel was not properly fitted to the slide.
It would have been a great carry gun if it worked when ran hard. It worked fine for casual shooting.
I would say Kimber. And it used to be deserved.Which sub premium (Wilson, etc) 1911 do you see a lot of love for?
I would say Kimber. And it used to be deserved.
Addressing this single symptom only. Live round stovepipes are most often due to the slide coming forward faster than the magazine spring can push the next round up into solid contact with the feed lips in time for the slide to catch the rim. Instead the slide contacts the case ahead of the rim and pushes the cartidge out of the mag. As soon as the round is free of the mag the nose goes straight up and there's your stovepipe.Had the most bizarre malfunction with that thing. A stovepipe with a live round, the base of the round was under the feed lips of the Wilson mag.
Both.A question for those who are familiar with the Commander size Ruger 1911 with aluminum frames.
Do they have steel or titanium frame feed ramp inserts? Or do they use ramped barrels?
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I would say Kimber. And it used to be deserved.
I recall when the general consensus was Kimber was building the 1911 that Colt should have had they not dropped the ball on quality control. Now it seems that Kimber is falling prey to the same forces that allowed them to carve their niche in the first place.
I see quite a bit of love for them. The comments I see around here are almost universally positive.Don’t see much love for Ruger 1911s! Why?