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My new Beretta PX4 Storm is amazing. Shot better than I ever have which is wonderful since it usually takes a round to get use to a new gun. Highly recommend this 9mm. Love, Love, love it!!!
Now - I have a Springfield EMP 1911 - the first 1911 style I have ever had. I will also say, you have to have three hands to disassemble the gun to clean it. Will never understand why it has to be like that but I am sure 1911 lovers would tell me why.
The last time I used it, I cleaned it 
and put it away....Havent' used it in about 9 months. Last time I shot it, it was perfect. So I have already shot my new Beretta, XD-9 and saved the EMP for last.
Got ready to fire - boom, click - jammed. Cleared the jam - boom, click -jammed. Every other bullet jammed. I was tired anyway so I grabbed up my thing and went to pay and told the guy, this would have been a perfect shooting day until my EMP jammed repeatedly. He pulled back the rack and said the barrel was dry. He put a few drops here and few drops there and bam - the gun is now shooting fine. Apparently, you have to be overly nice to the 1911 even if you aren't shooting it.
Found this on the internet
How long has it been since you last lubricated your 1911? If it has been more than about three days, the piece is probably bone-dry. Oil evaporates; if you carry the gun muzzle down in a holster, gravity pulls the oil down the slide rails, around the bushing and out of the gun. Some folks tout the various teflon-based lubricants as the cure for this. In my experience, they don't last one bit longer than the natural products.
Every few days, take a minute or so to lube your 1911. Unload the gun; lock the slide to rear. Put a small drop of oil on each slide rail and let it run into the gun. If you have a Colt with the firing pin lock, you might want to take this opportunity to put a small drop of oil on the firing pin lock plunger in the slide. Lightly rub a thin coat of oil on the exposed barrel where it rides the bushing when the gun is cycling. Let the slide go forward and put one small drop of oil on the front of the barrel hood where it meets the front of the ejection port. Cycle the gun's action a few times, and you're in business. Frankly, I like to do a more leisurely job of lubing my 1911s in which I actually field strip the piece, but the quick-'n'-easy method I've just described will be sufficient.
I don't have to do this with any of my other guns - so to the future 1911 first time buyers - you are welcome lol - If I had that gun on my side and all hell broke loose, I would have been in a world of hurt.
Every day, you learn something new - like having a high maintenance gun that demands you oil it even when you haven't shot it. Still love the gun when it was shooting right - with a little oil, I am in love with it again
Now - I have a Springfield EMP 1911 - the first 1911 style I have ever had. I will also say, you have to have three hands to disassemble the gun to clean it. Will never understand why it has to be like that but I am sure 1911 lovers would tell me why.
The last time I used it, I cleaned it and put it away....Havent' used it in about 9 months. Last time I shot it, it was perfect. So I have already shot my new Beretta, XD-9 and saved the EMP for last.Got ready to fire - boom, click - jammed. Cleared the jam - boom, click -jammed. Every other bullet jammed. I was tired anyway so I grabbed up my thing and went to pay and told the guy, this would have been a perfect shooting day until my EMP jammed repeatedly. He pulled back the rack and said the barrel was dry. He put a few drops here and few drops there and bam - the gun is now shooting fine. Apparently, you have to be overly nice to the 1911 even if you aren't shooting it.
Found this on the internet
How long has it been since you last lubricated your 1911? If it has been more than about three days, the piece is probably bone-dry. Oil evaporates; if you carry the gun muzzle down in a holster, gravity pulls the oil down the slide rails, around the bushing and out of the gun. Some folks tout the various teflon-based lubricants as the cure for this. In my experience, they don't last one bit longer than the natural products.
Every few days, take a minute or so to lube your 1911. Unload the gun; lock the slide to rear. Put a small drop of oil on each slide rail and let it run into the gun. If you have a Colt with the firing pin lock, you might want to take this opportunity to put a small drop of oil on the firing pin lock plunger in the slide. Lightly rub a thin coat of oil on the exposed barrel where it rides the bushing when the gun is cycling. Let the slide go forward and put one small drop of oil on the front of the barrel hood where it meets the front of the ejection port. Cycle the gun's action a few times, and you're in business. Frankly, I like to do a more leisurely job of lubing my 1911s in which I actually field strip the piece, but the quick-'n'-easy method I've just described will be sufficient.
I don't have to do this with any of my other guns - so to the future 1911 first time buyers - you are welcome lol - If I had that gun on my side and all hell broke loose, I would have been in a world of hurt.
Every day, you learn something new - like having a high maintenance gun that demands you oil it even when you haven't shot it. Still love the gun when it was shooting right - with a little oil, I am in love with it again
He knew what the problem was immediately - Jezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz - Think I will carry my beretta or XD-9 just for safety sake.
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