I finally got a chance to put some rounds down my new Smith and Wesson 1911 today. The gun is accurate but i did have an issue. Out of 250 rounds i had about 50-70 failure to feeds. The round would feed about 80% of the way and then the slide would need a little "bump" to finish going all the way forward, sometimes it would not go forward all the way and had to be ejected. Happened with both magazines, with 3 different types/brands of ammo. There was no clear pattern as sometimes there were no problems at all, then the next magazine there would be 5 in row. I did notice that when the magazine is inserted all of the way there is a couple of millimeters of "slop" in and out. perhaps it does not fit as tight as it should??
I thought that maybe the gun was just too tight from being new, but it never seemed to get any better even after 200 rounds.
This is my first 1911 and first time ever firing one. I love the feel hopefully i can get this issue figured out. Any ideas or suggestions? Im gonna call S&W on Monday.
I thought that maybe the gun was just too tight from being new, but it never seemed to get any better even after 200 rounds.
This is my first 1911 and first time ever firing one. I love the feel hopefully i can get this issue figured out. Any ideas or suggestions? Im gonna call S&W on Monday.