1911 Malfunctions

[Fishslayer]

If you're going to change your magazine internals, get Wilson Combat followers/springs.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct...tNumber=439991

I put 7rd WC guts in my Ruger KP90 mags. Good stuff.

[iareConfusE]

Went to the range earlier today to test out some new mods, and some lighter ammo. This time around I loaded the rounds to 7.0gr of Power Pistol using the same 200gr Bear Creek bullet.

New mods to the gun were a one-piece Wilson Combat full length guide rod, and a Wilsom Combat 18# recoil spring.

This time around I had zero malfunctions with the PP reloaded ammo with both factory SA mags (dimpled) and CMC 8rnd Shooting Star mags, however I did try shooting some much hotter TG loads that I made a while ago with some 230gr Hornady XTP. Those ones did actually malfunction at the last round. The gun did the inertial feed, where the round jumps up in front of the extractor instead of sliding under it, however I did not have the 3 way brass jam on the last round like I was having before.

I believe the lower powered rounds, and the heavier recoil spring helped to solve these malfunctions, though I don't think I'll be able to shoot any +P loads through this gun unless I change my magazine springs to some ridiculously powerful ones.

[Fishslayer]

I don't think I'll be able to shoot any +P loads through this gun unless I change my magazine springs to some ridiculously powerful ones.

Wolf sells heavy mag springs.
I got an Uplula mag loader for the wife's nine & found it makes loading my .45 mags easy peasy as well. Haveta confess I'm kinda spoiled by it.

Power Pistol is pretty slow, but only a few slots on the chart below W231 which is pretty popular. The slowest I use id Green Dot and did actually run into some cycling problems with light loads & 200gr boolits.
I tried W231 for .45ACP & wound up going back to good ol' Bullseye. I still have most of the pound. Think I might give it a try with 147gr nines.

Here's Hodgdon's burn rate chart.

http://www.hodgdon.com/burn-rate.html

[chim-chim7]

When it comes to 1911 mags except no substitute. Wilson Combat. I too have a Loaded and I used a buddys. CM mag. Didn't have good results. I can cycle 200 gr. Semiwad cutters in my 8 round WC mags no problem.

[MossbergMan]

Query: Do you have a Wilson Recoil Buffer installed? If so ditch it. Next, since your gun functions fine with factory ammo....yes, it's your loads.
Titegroup's published info is flawed, be careful. I over pressured my 9mm loads using data from two different books 4.5grs. (both listed 4.8 max) and was blowing primers out and into my firing pin channel.
I'd change things back to stock and work up a load that works in my gun, but that's just me. Good luck.
"The enemy of a good gun, is an owner trying to make it better" LR

[iareConfusE]

Query: Do you have a Wilson Recoil Buffer installed? If so ditch it. Next, since your gun functions fine with factory ammo....yes, it's your loads.
Titegroup's published info is flawed, be careful. I over pressured my 9mm loads using data from two different books 4.5grs. (both listed 4.8 max) and was blowing primers out and into my firing pin channel.
I'd change things back to stock and work up a load that works in my gun, but that's just me. Good luck.
"The enemy of a good gun, is an owner trying to make it better" LR

No recoil buffer, and yes I know it was my loads. My TG loads worked just fine, no issues with that. My issues came from my Power Pistol loads, which I have since reduced, and everything is now fine and dandy. I just need to find a magazine that won't allow an inertial feed to occur.