Hello all you 1911 enthusiasts.
I've hit a snag with a recently purchased Dan Wesson Classic Commander Bobtail 1911. I ran some Golden Saber 185 grain JHPs through it no problem. Then I wanted to get some other ammo, so I bought some Buffalo Bore 230 grain +P JHPs. I noticed that it would not always chamber fully, meaning I had to bump the rear of the slide, and I also noticed that it did not eject properly on occasion. Also, when unloading a loaded chamber, the round would "stick" a little bit, and require more force than usual to eject it.
So I knew I couldn't carry with ammo that didn't function well, so I bought some Hornady TAP 200 grain +P JHPs. BAD THINGS STARTED OCCURING. Upon first trying to chamber a round, the firearm "locked up." It would not fully chamber, but neither could I eject the live round. I had to (carefully) disassemble the firearm, then tap the front with a rubber mallet to eject the round. Thinking it might be a fluke, I reassembled the 1911, and tried to chamber a round. The same thing happened, and I was forced to repeat the process of disassembling a firearm with a live round in it. Then I polished up the feed ramp and made sure the firearm was functioning without ammo, and tried again. Same thing. This time, I tapped the rear of the slide sharply with the mallet to chamber the round, and fired it. But the next round of course, locked the gun up again.
I then disassembled it, and in the process, lost my recoil spring plug, :-(
I have an Ed Brown one ordered, as well as a 20 lbs. Ed Brown recoil spring.
Any advice or comments or troubleshooting would be greatly appreciated, as I dropped a pretty penny on this gun. Thanks so much!
-Nate
I've hit a snag with a recently purchased Dan Wesson Classic Commander Bobtail 1911. I ran some Golden Saber 185 grain JHPs through it no problem. Then I wanted to get some other ammo, so I bought some Buffalo Bore 230 grain +P JHPs. I noticed that it would not always chamber fully, meaning I had to bump the rear of the slide, and I also noticed that it did not eject properly on occasion. Also, when unloading a loaded chamber, the round would "stick" a little bit, and require more force than usual to eject it.
So I knew I couldn't carry with ammo that didn't function well, so I bought some Hornady TAP 200 grain +P JHPs. BAD THINGS STARTED OCCURING. Upon first trying to chamber a round, the firearm "locked up." It would not fully chamber, but neither could I eject the live round. I had to (carefully) disassemble the firearm, then tap the front with a rubber mallet to eject the round. Thinking it might be a fluke, I reassembled the 1911, and tried to chamber a round. The same thing happened, and I was forced to repeat the process of disassembling a firearm with a live round in it. Then I polished up the feed ramp and made sure the firearm was functioning without ammo, and tried again. Same thing. This time, I tapped the rear of the slide sharply with the mallet to chamber the round, and fired it. But the next round of course, locked the gun up again.
I then disassembled it, and in the process, lost my recoil spring plug, :-(
I have an Ed Brown one ordered, as well as a 20 lbs. Ed Brown recoil spring.
Any advice or comments or troubleshooting would be greatly appreciated, as I dropped a pretty penny on this gun. Thanks so much!
-Nate