I had an interesting situation at the range today. I am a new 1911 shooter, still learning how best to shoot it. I have had my Desert Eagle 1911 G for only a few months and put <800 rnds thru it as yet.
After I shot about 20 rnds, the magazine would not drop out of the gun. With a little effort I got it out. I then tried another magazine, shot a few rnds, and had the same issue. My buddy loaned me a mag, I shot some more rnds, and it seemed to work fine.
After I shot a few more times with my buddy's mag, the gun started not staying locked back after the last rnd. At this point we had been sharing the mag and it was working fine in his gun.
We inspected my gun but it looked fine. We tried putting it in and taking it out the mag a few times and seemed to work.
I then took one of my mags and used it..all worked fine. At this point we were confused.
Then I noticed that I was keeping my left thumb (I am right handed) very close and possibly resting it on the slide release as I shot. So I made a effort to keep my thumb away from the slide release and voila! No more issues!
So I learned a good lesson today to be careful where I keep my thumb on my support hand!
Anyone else had a similar issue?
Tx!
After I shot about 20 rnds, the magazine would not drop out of the gun. With a little effort I got it out. I then tried another magazine, shot a few rnds, and had the same issue. My buddy loaned me a mag, I shot some more rnds, and it seemed to work fine.
After I shot a few more times with my buddy's mag, the gun started not staying locked back after the last rnd. At this point we had been sharing the mag and it was working fine in his gun.
We inspected my gun but it looked fine. We tried putting it in and taking it out the mag a few times and seemed to work.
I then took one of my mags and used it..all worked fine. At this point we were confused.
Then I noticed that I was keeping my left thumb (I am right handed) very close and possibly resting it on the slide release as I shot. So I made a effort to keep my thumb away from the slide release and voila! No more issues!
So I learned a good lesson today to be careful where I keep my thumb on my support hand!
Anyone else had a similar issue?
Tx!