Posted: 7/9/2004 4:59:02 PM EDT
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replaced broken and lost recoil spring plug and spring with a wilson combat full length guide rod (old news). i am having FTF's and occaisional FTE's - these could be mag related and i think i have solved them - so far. it needs more testing for sure. this pistol has become finicky since the guide rod installation - is this a normal consequence? i could see the full length guide rod "tightening" up the action and causing it to be less tolerant of fouling, old weaker ammo, etc. it just seems strange that i didn't see these mag problems until i had the rod installed - coincidence? |
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I've never tried a full length guide in my Officers. I'm using the stock recoil system and have close to a thousand rounds on mine without malfunction. I've heard tell of problems with carbon steel recoil spring plugs shearing off the retaining lug, however the Stainless steel ones don't seem to have this problem. Maybe if you switched back to the factory recoil set up and used a stainless recoil spring plug it would solve the problem. |
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i did think of that. the guide rod installation took about .070" off of the slide at the slot where the retaining lug fits in to the slide. i don't know if thats a problem or not. i have put a little over 200 rnds thru it since the repair. maybe it just needs the break in time. if it doesn't settle in soon, i'll look at retro fitting the original style parts like you suggested. still going to pick up a few new mags though. thanks. |
| I'm using Wilson mags in mine. You might want to try one of Tripp Research's new Cobra Mags. |
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What's your lube procedure? A drop here & there or a good swipe with an oil laden Q-tip? I've found a good dose of oil cures a lot of little gun ails. I doubt if the change in recoil guide rod had any effect but many gunsmiths will tell you making the baby 1911s run good is quite the challange. Whole different engineering versus the full size brothern. Different mags, different ammo would be a cheap fix attempt, IMO. Good luck! |
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usually, i clean it good with a blast of gun scrubber, liquid wrench, etc. wipe it down and scrub the slide, frame and clean out behind the extractor. lube the slide rails w/ tetra gun grease (what i have right now), lube the barrel lightly and a little grease on the link and pin; i put a couple of drops of oil on the lugs where the barrel locks up as well - not too much to keep things from getting sloppy. a very small dab of grease on the disconnector too. i will put a drop of oil on the mag release and trigger on occaision, as i feel it needs it. sounds like alot but i keep it sparse and work the slide several times, wiping off any extra that i find. i clean the mags every once in awhile with wd-40 and a good wipe down. sound decent? oh yeah - i scrub the barrel out or at least bore snake it w/ hoppes. i hadn't given it a detailed scrub and lube lately so hopefull that'll help. the mag thing may be coincidental - it appears the feed lips have spread allowing the follower to move to the right and not engage the slide stop effectively. another mag worked fine last attempt. it'll take me a couple of hundred rounds thru it to regain my confidence in it. |