Springfield 1911 (GI) feed issues

[kermit315]

Hey guys,

I have a Springfield GI 1911. I dont have the original mags, I have a 7 rd and an 8 rd Kimber pro mag. When the gun is empty, slide forward, I insert a mag and rack the slide. As the slide is going forward, it seems to hiccup before the round is all the way in the chamber. I whack to the back of the slide, or pulling the slide slightly rearward and releasing is usually enough to get it to chamber.

If the slide is at slide lock from running a mag dry, and I yo yo the slide with a fresh mag, it does the same thing.

Not sure what is up. Was curious as to whether anybody else had this problem, and what fixed it. I suspect the mags, but dont have any others laying around to try out.

[jayfarley3]

I have the same gun and it does the exact same thing when I use a McCormick 8rd mag but when I use the factory 7rd mags it works perfectly. What type of ammo are you using?

[littlejake]

How long since you put a spring service pack into it? Could be a weak recoil spring. Also, check the extractor -- make sure it doesn't have any burrs. It sounds like the slide hangs about when the round is sliding up the breech face under the extractor.

[kermit315]

I have the same gun and it does the exact same thing when I use a McCormick 8rd mag but when I use the factory 7rd mags it works perfectly. What type of ammo are you using?

Wally World Federal. Some reloads, but not a lot. It happens the same way between reloads and factory though.

How long since you put a spring service pack into it? Could be a weak recoil spring. Also, check the extractor -- make sure it doesn't have any burrs. It sounds like the slide hangs about when the round is sliding up the breech face under the extractor.

I havent put springs in it....I shouldnt have to. The gun has less than 1500 rounds through it, I cant imagine the spring already needs replaced. The extractor is clean and no burs.

[bartt]

have you polished your feed ramps?
This helps a lot with feeding all types of ammo..
HTH..

[kermit315]

have you polished your feed ramps?
This helps a lot with feeding all types of ammo..
HTH..

No. Havent done anything yet, just wanted to get some ideas before I started messing with it too much.

[cranemech]

Try stripping a couple rounds from the mags and retry. I have one 7 round magazine that causes me issues when fully loaded but works fine when loaded with 5 rounds. I'm going to replace the spring and follower and retest. This thread from THR helped me.

[therza2071]

Buy some MecGar magazines and report back.

[jayfarley3]

I'd try some of the Springfield factory mags, they are only 13.99 from Midway. I bought a few and haven't had any problems with them.

[Mad Scotsman]

I only have this problem with HP's. Ball nose rounds load fine with factory and aftermarket mags.

[negolien]

Try using hornady critical defense rounds Scotsman. As for the OP shouldn't be the ramp after 1500 rounds. Are you using HP's or fmj you weren't specific. If the mags are that old too I'd start there. Has it always done this or is it a new thing? If it's a recent issue it's probably the mags or an internal spring. As for mags I strictly use Chips shooting stars in my Custom II and have 0 issues.

[kermit315]

Try using hornady critical defense rounds Scotsman. As for the OP should be the ramp after 1500 rounds. Are you using HP's or fmj you weren't specific. If the mags are that old too I'd start there. Has it always done this or is it a new thing? If it's a recent issue it's probably the mags or an internal spring. As for mags I strictly use Chips shooting stars in my Custom II and have 0 issues.

I have used both, but primarily run FMJ ball. Mags are less than 2 years old, kimber pro's. It has always done this, but I dont shoot it alot and never really messed with it. A quick bump on the back of the slide, or slightly pulling rearward the releasing usually fixes it, so I just kept shooting. Now that I have a little bit of tinker time, I want to fix it.

[scotty99]

Could be that the hook on the extractor is a little too long. As a round is coming into battery, the rim has to slip under the extractor. If it catches there at all, it can cause this problem. Take the slide off the gun and try to slip a few rounds under the extractor by sliding them up the breech face. If you feel any resistance, remove the extractor, shave a few thousandths and polish the surfaces that contact the round.

[negolien]

Shouldn't be happening after this much time and ammo so must be something internal if it does it on all ammo and all magazines.

[modls7]

Take the extractor out and try it again.