I know all the diehards will laugh at me for buying a 1911 in 9mm. I have no problems with .45 and plan to get one soon, but I bought this to practice a 1911 frame with cheaper ammo, plus I got it almost new (400 rounds or so) for $550.
ANyways I am having a problem with it I can not figure out. When I first bought it it had a small problem, about 2 rounds out of a box of 50 would be a FTF, the round would enter the chamber but stop about 1/4 inch from fully seating, trying to move slide is tough but possible, often a push with my thumb on the slide will seat it. This happened for about 400 rounds. So I talked to a few people over that week and one day went home and used a felt brush on a dremel to smouth out the slide,bore and ramp. next day I brought it to the range and it chewed through 100 rounds with no problem. The slide was still a little tight so I figured I'd finish it up that night since it appeared I had found the problem.
That night I used the felt brush to smooth out the slide action a little more thinking let me make sure it is smooth and this problem never creaped up again. 2 days latter I go shoot it again and get almost a 1 in 2 FTF rate.
The rounds seem to scratch against the side of the chamber enough to hold up the round. If a round is chambered and moved in and out a few times it will have scratches at 2 points from the left side of the chamber. I have pulled out the barrel and a round will slide in the chamber with ease, it seems to me that the barrel is either slightly off alighnment or something on the slide is making the round push hard left or right. As I said before you can feel this as you try to work the slide with a round in the chamber.
Only thing I can see that may be the problem is a small burr in the slide where the case rim would rest oppisite the extractor. I don't have a file handy to work it off and it is to large to use the dremel felt wheel on (I tried). I hate to use anything on the dremel stronger then felt.
Any ideas on what could be wrong? I know it probably needs a gunsmith to work on it but I am really broke right now and just can't afford to send it to a smith without some idea of the cost. I am the second owner but the gun is under 6 months old, I am going to try and call Springfield Tuesday but wanted to see if anyone had any ideas first or had seen this problem before. Any help is appreciated.
ANyways I am having a problem with it I can not figure out. When I first bought it it had a small problem, about 2 rounds out of a box of 50 would be a FTF, the round would enter the chamber but stop about 1/4 inch from fully seating, trying to move slide is tough but possible, often a push with my thumb on the slide will seat it. This happened for about 400 rounds. So I talked to a few people over that week and one day went home and used a felt brush on a dremel to smouth out the slide,bore and ramp. next day I brought it to the range and it chewed through 100 rounds with no problem. The slide was still a little tight so I figured I'd finish it up that night since it appeared I had found the problem.
That night I used the felt brush to smooth out the slide action a little more thinking let me make sure it is smooth and this problem never creaped up again. 2 days latter I go shoot it again and get almost a 1 in 2 FTF rate.
The rounds seem to scratch against the side of the chamber enough to hold up the round. If a round is chambered and moved in and out a few times it will have scratches at 2 points from the left side of the chamber. I have pulled out the barrel and a round will slide in the chamber with ease, it seems to me that the barrel is either slightly off alighnment or something on the slide is making the round push hard left or right. As I said before you can feel this as you try to work the slide with a round in the chamber.
Only thing I can see that may be the problem is a small burr in the slide where the case rim would rest oppisite the extractor. I don't have a file handy to work it off and it is to large to use the dremel felt wheel on (I tried). I hate to use anything on the dremel stronger then felt.
Any ideas on what could be wrong? I know it probably needs a gunsmith to work on it but I am really broke right now and just can't afford to send it to a smith without some idea of the cost. I am the second owner but the gun is under 6 months old, I am going to try and call Springfield Tuesday but wanted to see if anyone had any ideas first or had seen this problem before. Any help is appreciated.