Videos you watch may be added to the TVs watch history and influence TV. Ive had and have many Kimber 1911s and Ive found that the FTF issues which are so often associated with Kimber 1911s are easily remedied with an easy to do breaking of the sharp edges on the inside of the chamber.
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Kimber 1911 jamming problems. I thought it just needed breaking in but after 600ish rounds the issue is still present. The pistol ran fine but at least once or twice with each mag the ejected cases would hit the shooter in the forehead. A few months back i bought a new Kimber custom gfo 10mm 1911 and have had jamming issues pretty much from day 1.
Using a fine rat tail file you break the sharp edges of the chamber. The first time out i has constant jams i have tried 3 different brands of magazines and probably about 5 different kinds of ammo. It prevents the 1911 user from using an effective shooting method in CQB which the US.
Some have been magazine related and others other things to due with ammo impulse during recoil. We had several 1911s at the range that day including a 4 SIS. Some like ball ammo only some like ball and some wadcutters some like everything.
Many of the 1911s have had the very issue you described. Kimber Stainless Ultra carry II Fixing Failure to feed. Here are some videos that may point to solutions.
It can also be caused by the ramp being positioned too close to the rear wall of the magwell. The magazines are Kimber brand 8round. None of the other guns exhibited this problem.
I forget the model but it has a rail skeletonized hammertrigger and in blue cost him around 900. They changed the ejector and extractor on mine. If that doesnt work your barrel needs throat work.
You need to put about 500 rds through it to break it in with decent FMJ ammo. OK so a friend of mine got a brand new Kimber 1911. The kimber micro 9 slide can get jammed and stuck if you are inserting the slide stop pin in incorrectly.
If youve got an aluminum framed Kimber youll want to avoid the open front metal form style followers as the follower will dip when loading the last round and cause the pointy tip of the follower to peck on the softer aluminum feed ramp. Im meticulous about cleaning my firearms and this seemed to be a real mys. The 1911 gives a lot of leeway in this area as long as proper magazines are used.
I used American Eagle and would shoot 150 rds home to clean and lube. Most 1911 problems can be traced back to one of these problems as long as you stay with Colt SW RIA Springfield Norinco etc personally would stay away from taurus from personal experiences but others have had luck with them. Reply 1 on.
These instances are fairly rare though. Somewhere around 300-500 rds it should smooth out and you wont have any problems after that. He keeps having issues with jams.
My daughter recently got a Kimber Pro Carry II in 45 ACP. I experienced multiple failures to feed with my Kimber Custom II 1911 in 45ACP. 1911s are fairly notorious for not liking certain bullet profiles.
Kimber makes em very tight some would say too tight. It works in many 1911s though as it avoids most of the pitfalls of 3 point jams due to problems with feed ramp extractor and magazine geometry. December 09 2014 083112 PM.
Havent had a problem since. This video shows you how that happens and how to p. CheapPoor Quality Parts CheapPoor Quality Mags Poor Quality Gunsmithing.
Army says works and as such can result in the 1911 user being shot or killed. Failures to eject double feeds stove pipes and the slide not locking back after the last round was fired. Had the same problems with my 10mm Eclipse and sent it right back.
The other fatal flaw of the ubiquitous beloved and much celebrated 1911 is the 1911s faulty slide stop design which can result in the 1911 jamming when fired. Id suggest using a different JHP with a different bullet profile. Discussion Starter 1 Aug 27 2007.
We got out to the range with it for the first time on Saturday. Sometimes the push-feed malfunction is caused by a too-early cartridge release.
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