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Bearcat
Hi Guys,
My SR1911 has started to have some malfunctions recently that I am still trying to fully diagnose. The gun has several hundred rounds through it, mostly trouble free. Let me explain what it is doing and perhaps get some opinions on what may be the cause.
First, the gun has started failing to feed frequently, usually at least once or twice per magazine. This happens in several different ways, but the most common malfunction is where the nose of the round trying to chamber gets stuck pointing up towards the top or side of the chamber and the rim of the case under the extractor. The other malfunction is when the gun basically double feeds, a new round goes partially into the chamber but the extractor doesn't catch it at all and another round tries to feed below it but gets stopped by the slide. I have also noticed that it is next to impossible to hand cycle ammunition through this gun. Every few rounds one will get stuck partially behind the extractor and pointing to the side or top of the chamber, making the gun very difficult to clear.
I suspect that these issues are being caused by my extractor. Is it possible for an extractor to lose tension over time? The gun is only about a year old. To me, there seems to be an excessive amount of space between the lip of the extractor and the breech face. (2-3x the amount of space needed to hold the rim of a 45 cartridge close to the breech face.) I field stripped the gun and with the slide in my hand, slid a round under the extractor and shook the slide around. The extractor did not hold the round in place. I did this same test with my Kimber 1911 which I have had for years and the round was held nice and snug against the breech face by its extractor.
The other problem I am having is that the gun fails to return to battery (fully) quite often. Usually when this happens the slide is about ¼ of an inch away from being in full battery. Usually I can nudge the slide with the palm of my hand and it will go into full battery. Occasionally though it just won't chamber a round and I have to extract it manually.
Are both of these problems likely related to a bad or improperly tuned extractor? I have tried multiple types of ammunition as well as different brands of magazines with the same results. The problems occur just as frequently when the gun is clean as when it is dirty.
Thanks for any input on these problems!
James
My SR1911 has started to have some malfunctions recently that I am still trying to fully diagnose. The gun has several hundred rounds through it, mostly trouble free. Let me explain what it is doing and perhaps get some opinions on what may be the cause.
First, the gun has started failing to feed frequently, usually at least once or twice per magazine. This happens in several different ways, but the most common malfunction is where the nose of the round trying to chamber gets stuck pointing up towards the top or side of the chamber and the rim of the case under the extractor. The other malfunction is when the gun basically double feeds, a new round goes partially into the chamber but the extractor doesn't catch it at all and another round tries to feed below it but gets stopped by the slide. I have also noticed that it is next to impossible to hand cycle ammunition through this gun. Every few rounds one will get stuck partially behind the extractor and pointing to the side or top of the chamber, making the gun very difficult to clear.
I suspect that these issues are being caused by my extractor. Is it possible for an extractor to lose tension over time? The gun is only about a year old. To me, there seems to be an excessive amount of space between the lip of the extractor and the breech face. (2-3x the amount of space needed to hold the rim of a 45 cartridge close to the breech face.) I field stripped the gun and with the slide in my hand, slid a round under the extractor and shook the slide around. The extractor did not hold the round in place. I did this same test with my Kimber 1911 which I have had for years and the round was held nice and snug against the breech face by its extractor.
The other problem I am having is that the gun fails to return to battery (fully) quite often. Usually when this happens the slide is about ¼ of an inch away from being in full battery. Usually I can nudge the slide with the palm of my hand and it will go into full battery. Occasionally though it just won't chamber a round and I have to extract it manually.
Are both of these problems likely related to a bad or improperly tuned extractor? I have tried multiple types of ammunition as well as different brands of magazines with the same results. The problems occur just as frequently when the gun is clean as when it is dirty.
Thanks for any input on these problems!
James