Posted: 12/26/2013 8:22:14 AM EDT
| I bought a new Parkerized loaded and shot 100 rounds with no failures. I did notice that the slide was catching on something when I was racking it back with an empty mag. Is this an issue or will it smooth out after I put a few more rounds through it? |
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what your are feeling is the disconnector, perfectly normal and needed.
remove the slide and you will see a "button" in the aft section of the frame that you can depress it is spring loadded off the sear spring. there is a recess in the slide. Or you are feeling the hammer being slightly cocked as the slide rides over it, again normal. eta or c ould it be the slide lock? |
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I wouldn't worry about it too much.
Put another 200-300 through it plus 50 rounds of whatever defensive hollow point you plan to use. I'd also consider sending it to a quality smith to have a reliability package done on it. I use Karl Sokol at Chestnut Mountain Sports and every 1911 he's done for me will feed ANYTHING. Also go with Wilson or Tripp mags. Just my .02 |
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That is your disconnector. It is designed to slide along a rail inside of the slide and lift into place when under a notch cut out in the rail. It is what prevents your pistol from firing full auto on you. It may smooth out slightly in time but must not be altered in anyway.
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Quoted: Here is a picture of it. http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y423/philipdrye/image_zps0edb6c8b.jpg I really like it. It is my first 1911. |
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Here is a picture of it. http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y423/philipdrye/image_zps0edb6c8b.jpg I really like it. It is my first 1911. Yeah you need to learn on something with GI sights and a mil-spec trigger, so you can appreciate what you have, I'll trade you for a few weeks. |
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<a href="http://s1274.photobucket.com/user/philipdrye/media/image_zps585d06c6.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y423/philipdrye/image_zps585d06c6.jpg</a> Here is a target from yesterday. The first shot flew because I flinched. Other than that do you think this is OK for my first time shooting a 1911? Shot at 7yd. That would be good for the first time with any pistol. |
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judging from the look of your target, and assuming you are right handed, it looks like your trigger finger is too far inside the trigger guard. the pad of your index finger should be no further onto the trigger than about half way down your fingernail.
and, use the trigger reset. your pistol is more than capable of putting 8 rounds in a single .45 caliber hole at 7 yards. this is good- it means the gun shoots better than you do, and you can work your way into it. much better than buying a cheap gun that you will outgrow faster. the Springfield Custom Shop is what i recommend for work. they have one of mine right now, and have done 3 of my others. top quality, and factory lifetime warranty. also reasonable prices and turnaround time. just do yourself a favor, and shoot it for a while before you have stuff done to it. its a fine gun as it is. you really wont know what you really need/want to do to it untli you really get to know it. |
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Cockednlocked is right about most of that, except I think he confused the finger position. With a right-handed shooter, too little finger on the trigger will tend to push the shot to the left. Too much finger tends to pull the muzzle to the right.
Regardless, finding the right finger position is something you can do at home while dry-firing. (OBLIGATORY WARNING: Always make sure the pistol is completely unloaded and there is no live ammo in the area before dry-firing!) Focus on the front sight (I recommend aiming at a blank white wall) and apply pressure to the trigger until the sear breaks. You should be able to see how the front sight moves. |
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Quoted: http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y423/philipdrye/image_zps585d06c6.jpg Here is a target from yesterday. The first shot flew because I flinched. Other than that do you think this is OK for my first time shooting a 1911? Shot at 7yd. Soon they will be much tighter. ETA: Still need to get my 1st 1911, but cant decide traditional vs modern tactical  |
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My first shots with my friends 1911 threw me off cause of the single action trigger, so your are gtg imo. Soon they will be much tighter. ETA: Still need to get my 1st 1911, but cant decide traditional vs modern tactical
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http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y423/philipdrye/image_zps585d06c6.jpg Here is a target from yesterday. The first shot flew because I flinched. Other than that do you think this is OK for my first time shooting a 1911? Shot at 7yd. Soon they will be much tighter. ETA: Still need to get my 1st 1911, but cant decide traditional vs modern tactical
Yes before this I only shot Glocks and DA/SA SIGs. The SA Loaded is somewhere between modern and traditional if you are looking for a 1911. |
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Do I just need to break it in? Not unless you wish to render the gun inoperable......................... Do you not know what it means to break in a 1911? Your saying this to a member that has over 36K posts and has been here for 13yrs
I don't believe in "break in". You paid for a product to work all the time. Would you buy a new lawn mower if the manufacture stated that it may only run 80% of the time for the first 300hrs?
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Your saying this to a member that has over 36K posts and has been here for 13yrs
I don't believe in "break in". You paid for a product to work all the time. Would you buy a new lawn mower if the manufacture stated that it may only run 80% of the time for the first 300hrs? Quoted:
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Do I just need to break it in? Not unless you wish to render the gun inoperable......................... Do you not know what it means to break in a 1911? Your saying this to a member that has over 36K posts and has been here for 13yrs
I don't believe in "break in". You paid for a product to work all the time. Would you buy a new lawn mower if the manufacture stated that it may only run 80% of the time for the first 300hrs? So Les Baers are crap because they require a break in period?
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Do you not know what it means to break in a 1911? No. I'm 55 yrs old, a former Marine machine gunner, lifetime NRA & USPSA Member & I "don't know what it means to break a gun in"................
However, what I read (mistakenly) was, "should I break it off?".....................  
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No. I'm 55 yrs old, a former Marine machine gunner, lifetime NRA & USPSA Member & I "don't know what it means to break a gun in"................
However, what I read (mistakenly) was, "should I break it off?"..................... Quoted:
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Do you not know what it means to break in a 1911? No. I'm 55 yrs old, a former Marine machine gunner, lifetime NRA & USPSA Member & I "don't know what it means to break a gun in"................
However, what I read (mistakenly) was, "should I break it off?"..................... OK, sorry. Misunderstanding. |
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12 rounds at 7 yds. Any ideas on how to shoot better? Is this good enough? Aim
7 yards is close-r, IMO. You'll get the hang of it, you should be getting a tighter grouping. Practice makes perfect. When I was first shooting my 1911, I would get excited and start rapid firing, try to slow down a bit. Edit: Nice1911 btw. |
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I shot it again today. <a href="http://s1274.photobucket.com/user/philipdrye/media/880183cd-145a-4248-ac53-2004795433ff_zpsb3fa8ccb.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y423/philipdrye/880183cd-145a-4248-ac53-2004795433ff_zpsb3fa8ccb.jpg</a> 12 rounds at 7 yds. Any ideas on how to shoot better? Is this good enough? When punching paper, groups are never "good enough!" It's like golf--you never beat the game (unless you can shoot 18 holes in 18 strokes)...you just keep working at getting better. A defensive situation is different, of course. It's "good enough" if you stop an assailant and survive. To answer your specific question, though, I would not be satisfied with that group at that range. Work at it and you'll be shooting that group at 25 yards. The biggest problem I see with new .45 shooters is flinch (anticipation of the shot). It's a hard thin to avoid, but conscious effort can help. Focus on the front sight and slowly apply pressure to the face of the trigger until the shot surprises you. Then relax, breathe, feel the breeze on your face, and repeat. Do your part and the groups will tighten up. You don't mention time, though...if you shot that group rapid-fire, then it's not bad. But aimed fire? You'll get better! |
| move it to 15 yrds and rest your arms or wrists on something, a table or some sort of rest. this will help you get trigger control and see what the gun can do. a couple times like that and the split the time between off hand and rested and you will feel what your doing wrong. the better you do the more you wont need to support your arms and thats when its all skill. it takes time, patience because there will be days you feel like you have gotten worse but dont give up slow down and shoot more and it will come to you. it wont happen over night and you get better the more you go. |
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Take a look at this, group's pretty decent, minus flyers, so whatever you're doing is fairly consistent.
Maybe this'll help, I don't put a lot of faith in such things, but this one has been on for me before, don't discount a combination of say trigger finger and pushing forward/breaking wrist down. Chart |
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Sorry to resurrect this thread but I noticed while cleaning my gun the right side of the ambi safety fell out. I did have my grips off. Is the right side held in by the grips? Will this cause a problem in the future? Shouldn't be a problem. The Swenson-style safety has a thin finger that rides underneath and is retained by the right grip panel. Personally I prefer them to be tight enough to have to pry apart, but it will work like that. |