Good article on 1911 malfunctions

[brew45]

I thought this was a well written and quite informative. Good tips for us 1911 owners.

1911 Malfunctions | Modern Service Weapons

 

[cascadewalker]

Thanks for sharing that link. I've read posts here and there about particular malfunction causes, but it's nice to have a summarized reference.

 

[churchmouse]

I can feel the Glock boy's massing the troops as I read this.......

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I can feel the Glock boy's massing the troops as I read this.......

That article is all lies! Probably started by a Glock boy... Everyone knows that 1911s do NOT malfunction...

 

[SkullDaddy.45]

Meh, guess I must fall into the need to shoot more category! Or maybe it's just cause my Colts is ****ing AWSOME!!!

 

[churchmouse]

Meh, guess I must fall into the need to shoot more category! Or maybe it's just cause my Colts of ****ing AWSOME!!!

Every gun will have a failure of some kind at some point if you shoot it long and hard enough.

 

[SkullDaddy.45]

Every gun will have a failure of some kind at some point if you shoot it long and hard enough.

I can't hear you!!!!

 

[churchmouse]

I can't hear you!!!!

I really thought you would run with the long and hard enough.......

 

[SkullDaddy.45]

I really thought you would run with the long and hard enough.......

I did, three times, I just couldn't do it. I kept deleting it. At my age I just didn't think anyone was going to buy it!

 

[strokin7.3]

Only malfunctions I've encountered with my 1911 was with cheap $5 magazines failing to feed the first round. They're working their way to the trash can.

 

[cedartop]

I thought it was a good article. Of course what would a guy like Hilton know about .45's

 

[pellidon]

I had a Springfield mini or compact mini that had the high angle jam all the time. It had a recoil spring that was almost too hard to hand cycle and nothing could make it lighter. I shortened the spring but could never get it to cycle properly. Just like the author stated. It would not work with full size mags that were flawless in my full size 1911. Couldn't put it's mags in the full size but I am betting they would have worked.

To date, that has been my only problem child in any format. I never even had smileys in my old Kel Tec P3AT.

 

[straight-shooter]

I have one 1911 that was a bit finicky. It would not close the slide all the way, about a 1/4" short of going fully into battery. Turns out all I had to do was polish the breech face and that problem went away completely. Shortly after that the slide wouldn't lock open on the last round. I had to replace the slide stop with a quality 10-8 slide stop and that problem stopped. Now the gun is flawless in operation.

My other 1911's have been great.

 

[Fishersjohn48]

Here is the ACTUAL article on 1911 malfunctions.

 

[88E30M50]

1911s do not malfunction. What they do is once in a while send a message back to the shooter to say 'Hey, what kind of crap ammo are you feeding me?' or 'Hey dumbass, a bit of lube please'. Sometimes, it's telling you your mags need cleaned or that springs are tired. But malfunction? No, never. The 1911 is so advanced, it speaks to its shooter in ways that a Glock never could do.

With the Glock, it just keeps shooting, never telling the shooter what potential pitfall is lurking in the gun. The 1911 speaks to you though. It really does!

 

[darinb]

Its all a conspiracy!!!!!

 

[palerider0485]

thanks alot, ive seen alot of those