I GOT LSWC TO FEED IN MY 1911S!!!

[LkPillsburyDude]

^ ha i wouldnt call my trp and Nighthawk t3 crappy. They feed everything else, ive always heard about SWC feed issues regardless of bullets weight

[eaglemike]

^ ha i wouldnt call my trp and Nighthawk t3 crappy. They feed everything else, ive always heard about SWC feed issues regardless of bullets weight

Based on what I've read, the problems are usually due to loading too short. Sounds like the OP's experience too.

When Bill Wilson's book came out (in the early 1990's ?) IIRC he mentioned loading to about 1.255. I also read every Ken Water's article I could, his info was always solid for me. (I've lost count of how many reloading manuals/books I have)

1.25-1.26 always ran a H&G 68 in my 1911's, even those built from gun show parts, as long as I had halfway decent magazines. Once in a while a barrel is chambered or throated short, and the shoulder is a problem, but that's a good reason to own a chamber reamer and set of gauges.

Once in a (rare) while a magazine catch can let it sit low, and that can cause a problem.

Lots of other problems are caused when the home style gunsmith gets a Dremel and "polishes the ramp and barrel to match" = instant messed up frame and barrel.........

[LkPillsburyDude]

Fwiw im running factory Nighthawk mags and chip McCormick 10 rounders and a couple factory mags in the trp

[JTROKS]

I have feed issues with all my 1911s! They are so much fun to shoot, I can’t seem to have enough ammo to feed them.

[walmart_ar15]

Make sure there is at least 1/32" gap from the edge of the barrel to the top of the feed ramp. And EGW high raised mag release will help too.

[eaglemike]

^^^^^
What JT and walmart said....

[jonzer77]

Based on what I've read, the problems are usually due to loading too short. Sounds like the OP's experience too.

When Bill Wilson's book came out (in the early 1990's ?) IIRC he mentioned loading to about 1.255. I also read every Ken Water's article I could, his info was always solid for me. (I've lost count of how many reloading manuals/books I have)

1.25-1.26 always ran a H&G 68 in my 1911's, even those built from gun show parts, as long as I had halfway decent magazines. Once in a while a barrel is chambered or throated short, and the shoulder is a problem, but that's a good reason to own a chamber reamer and set of gauges.

Once in a (rare) while a magazine catch can let it sit low, and that can cause a problem.

Lots of other problems are caused when the home style gunsmith gets a Dremel and "polishes the ramp and barrel to match" = instant messed up frame and barrel.........

Yeah, I've always had good luck with the H&G 68 at 1.25, great bullet and great for scoring.