Posted: 5/30/2009 10:07:17 AM EDT
| I have just purchased a Springfield Micro Compact .45 1911. I put 50 rnds through it yesterday and it kept jamming. The problem was extracting the spent round from the chamber. It just wouldnt do it sometimes. Is this something that will break in as some have told me or should I be looking for a better extractor? Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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What type of extractor does that model have? Internal or External? It may need to be tensioned properly. Call Springfield and explain the problem and they should ask you to send it to them. Agreed. This is a brand new pistol, contact Springfield Monday morning. I've read their customer service is very good. Please let us know what happens and good luck. 
ETA I'll probably get criticized for this, but I'm not a big fan of the "break in" period. I think a sidearm should run pretty well right out of the box. |
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I agree with you on the break-in theory but there are alot of intellegent people that swear thats it. I will call Springfield. Thanks. I am not so sure they're that "intelligent" about the subject. It's one thing to have a Kimber that has 1-2 malfunctions running proper mags within the first 400 rounds, and then you don't see anything again. Anything else is bullshit. consider the points of the triangle sketched out below: 1. Production company 2. Insists that a "break in" is SOP 3. Reputable company/reliable product NOW CHOOSE TWO OF THESE THREE... 1+2 = Kimber/Para and they have had shoddy work in high volume and not coincidentally, BOTH companies want you to waste money on QC/break-in ammo to solve the problem for them, before you send it in (where Para will fail to fix it anyway). These are not companies with a consistently reputable product 1+3 = Colt, which has its share of issues as a production pistol, but reliability is something that Colts remain consistent on. They don't need a break in and their staff doesn't hide behind this step to pass the QC buck off on you. 2+3 = Wilson/Baer, and other semi-custom guns which are truly quality prouducts, but their tight construction calls for a break in for best results. These are not production guns. |