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Home, cleaned, reassembled and loaded. Came with 6 Wilson Combat regular mags and an extended round mag. :p We are heading to the range after dinner for some fun. Enjoy
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Home, cleaned, reassembled and loaded. Came with 6 Wilson Combat regular mags and an extended round mag. :p We are heading to the range after dinner for some fun. EnjoyOh, that’s the good stuff…..
Fired 200 rounds using all of the new magazines and 7 of my older Wilson’ s. Happy to report I had no FTE’s or FTF’s. I had forgotten what a joy the full size 1911 was to shoot. Weapon is dead on at POA at 30 feet with standard 230 grain FMJ’s. Same was true with my carry ammo. All in all am happy with the purchase and the weapons performance. Will put another 500 of so down range before she becomes a carry consideration.
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Will put another 500 of so down range before she becomes a carry consideration.Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
Lots of practice with that tiny little safety if your gonna CCW. 😉scbubba said: ↑
Oh, that’s the good stuff…..
You should check the serial number and see when it was manufactured. I’ve got a Colt with those same ugly brown plastic grips, which are the factory ones. I found mine was a 1951 Colt Commercial model.grayman said: ↑
You should check the serial number and see when it was manufactured. I’ve got a Colt with those same ugly brown plastic grips, which are the factory ones. I found mine was a 1951 Colt Commercial model.
The slide is marked 1940 😀 I also jave a set of 1961 ivory grips that will fit her just fine.Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
Took the new one out again yesterday for some more range time. Took all of my magazines to “just be sure” for function. Am sad to say that three of the Wilson Combats will not feed at all. The interesting thing is the work just fine in the New Agent !!! I was surprised they work in one and not the other. Any thoughts from the forum on this development?
medic68 said: ↑
Took the new one out again yesterday for some more range time. Took all of my magazines to “just be sure” for function. Am sad to say that three of the Wilson Combats will not feed at all. The interesting thing is the work just fine in the New Agent !!! I was surprised they work in one and not the other. Any thoughts from the forum on this development?
47D or the new ETM magazines? What are you feeding, e.g. JPH, RN, SWC, FN? What kind of failure to feed are you experiencing?grayman said: ↑
47D or the new ETM magazines? What are you feeding, e.g. JPH, RN, SWC, FN? What kind of failure to feed are you experiencing?
Sir all magazines were Wilson Combat 7 round standard base plate magazines. Ammo was 230 grain Federal FMJ’s and 230 grain White Box JHP’s. Magazine #1 fed everything and would chamber a round upon initial slide rack. Magazines #2-#5 would not chamber any round upon initial slide rack. Springs and followers look good, fed lips are dimensionally the same on all magazines. All magazines function properly in the 3′ New Agent with no FTE/FTF and chamber a round upon initial slide rack. I’m stumped.medic68 said: ↑
Sir all magazines were Wilson Combat 7 round standard base plate magazines. Ammo was 230 grain Federal FMJ’s and 230 grain White Box JHP’s. Magazine #1 fed everything and would chamber a round upon initial slide rack. Magazines #2-#5 would not chamber any round upon initial slide rack. Springs and followers look good, fed lips are dimensionally the same on all magazines. All magazines function properly in the 3′ New Agent with no FTE/FTF and chamber a round upon initial slide rack. I’m stumped.:frantic:
Magazine #2-5, would the round “nose dive” on the feed ramp, or hang up going into the chamber, like the round was stuck on the top of the inside of the chamber?The .45 ACP round is a bad design in that it is short and fat. So you could say, it wasn’t designed to feed well. The problem you describe isn’t uncommon and is usually remedied by a competent gunsmith, who will ensure the feed ramp angle is correct and polished as well as properly throating the chamber. None of this will hurt the gun or harm the value. I’d also re-spring the gun due to its age.
grayman said: ↑
Magazine #2-5, would the round “nose dive” on the feed ramp, or hang up going into the chamber, like the round was stuck on the top of the inside of the chamber?The .45 ACP round is a bad design in that it is short and fat. So you could say, it wasn’t designed to feed well. The problem you describe isn’t uncommon and is usually remedied by a competent gunsmith, who will ensure the feed ramp angle is correct and polished as well as properly throating the chamber. None of this will hurt the gun or harm the value. I’d also re-spring the gun due to its age.
Sir, rounds do nose dive (I should have mentioned this, sorry), feed ramp has been polished and the angle is correct. Weapon was purchased from my GS run by three of SLC’s best smiths. They currently have the weapon and magazines for testing and evaluation. I will report back what they have found and/or repaired. I appreciate all of the forums responses.
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