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I took the plunge. Edit: now I need magazine help.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:20 pm
by Kkpsiknl
Well I have joined the ranks. This is my first 1911 purchase. I can already tell there will be more to follow.
Edited to add: as soon as I figure out why I can not get the picture to work I will add it.
Let's try this
https://imageshack.us/i/poAP72bAj
Re: I took the plunge.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:23 pm
by n5wmk
Welcome to the 1911 crowd. Great long enduring design by John Moses Browning!
What brand is your 1911?
Re: I took the plunge.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:24 pm
by Kkpsiknl
n5wmk wrote:Welcome to the 1911 crowd. Great long enduring design by John Moses Browning!
What brand is your 1911?
Remington R1 enhanced
Re: I took the plunge.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:04 pm
by Pawpaw
Congratulations!
They do seem to multiply. I have 5 right now. I've sold a couple.
Re: I took the plunge.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:31 pm
by flechero
Pawpaw wrote:They do seem to multiply.
Boy, that's the truth!! In fact, unlike most things in this world- 1911's don't require a pair, to multiply!
Enjoy it and shoot the heck out of it!!
Re: I took the plunge.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:35 pm
by Kkpsiknl
Ok, so I'm having a feed issue. The first and sometimes second round in the magazine will hit the feed ramp and stop. Hitting hard enough to set the bullets back in the casings. Any ideas?
Re: I took the plunge. Edit: now I need magazine help.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:43 pm
by RPBrown
What type of ammo? Some require a 200 round break. They can be a little finicky on ammo type sometimes.
Re: I took the plunge. Edit: now I need magazine help.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:47 pm
by Kkpsiknl
Winchester 230g fmj bulk
Remington 230g jhp
Hornady 220g critical duty +p
Re: I took the plunge. Edit: now I need magazine help.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:54 pm
by Zombified
Make sure you set your magazine springs. You have to leave your magazines fully loaded for a few days to ensure reliability. I do it twice with every new magazine and it seems to help. Did you clean your gun and lube it afterwards?
Re: I took the plunge. Edit: now I need magazine help.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:00 pm
by Kkpsiknl
I cleaned and lubed before shooting. It looks like the rounds are tilted down a bit when the mags are fully loaded.
Re: I took the plunge. Edit: now I need magazine help.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:01 pm
by warnmar10
Re: I took the plunge. Edit: now I need magazine help.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:09 pm
by Pawpaw
The best 1911 magazines are
Tripp Research Cobra mags.
The part number you want is 8R-45-RG.
Re: I took the plunge. Edit: now I need magazine help.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:16 pm
by flechero
I've only heard great things about Tripp mags but haven't used them... Other than factory mags (which I immediately change to Wilson spring & followers) I have only bought Wilson 47D for full size and 47OX for officer sized mags and have never had an issue in any 1911 I've owned.
Re: I took the plunge. Edit: now I need magazine help.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:22 pm
by Wag2323
I don't have a 1911 but with your magazine problem I would ask did you clean the mags?
I know some single stacks the spring has to go in a certain orientation or they don't work 100%. Some else maybe able to say if that is possibility with 1911 mags.
Re: I took the plunge. Edit: now I need magazine help.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:26 pm
by jb2012
Tripp Research, Wilson Combat, or Chip Mcormick for magazines. I'd try one magazine from the list above, and if that doesn't solve your problem, break in your gun for a few hundred rounds before making your next move. Unless you already have shot that many?
