Snowdog
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While running a few rounds through a couple 1911s recently, I had one specimen that's proven itself totally reliable in the past with multiple brands of JHPs to choke on Georgia Arms 200gr SWCs. Now I'm aware that the bullet profile of the SWC challenges feed reliability, but one 1911 experienced a couple failures to feed while the other didn't (with the same number of rounds fired through both).
While at home later trying to better understand the failures, I attempted to recreate a misfeed by manually cycling several magazines worth of the same 200gr G-A SWCs through the 1911 in question. While I wasn't able to induce any similar malfunctions using this method, I did notice that many of the ejected SWCs had bullets that had been forced further back into their cases.
Would it be safe to presume this had something to do with the failures at the range? Could it be that the cartridge lost some vital foward momentum needed to situate the cartridge for proper chamber alignment as the bullet collapsed back into its case after contact with the feed ramp, resulting in failures to feed?
I've had plenty previous experience with Georgia Arms and continue to believe them to be among the best in their genre, though if this bullet set-back is to blame for the failures to feed, perhaps G-A would do well to apply a healthy crimp to this particular load.
Thanks in advance
While at home later trying to better understand the failures, I attempted to recreate a misfeed by manually cycling several magazines worth of the same 200gr G-A SWCs through the 1911 in question. While I wasn't able to induce any similar malfunctions using this method, I did notice that many of the ejected SWCs had bullets that had been forced further back into their cases.
Would it be safe to presume this had something to do with the failures at the range? Could it be that the cartridge lost some vital foward momentum needed to situate the cartridge for proper chamber alignment as the bullet collapsed back into its case after contact with the feed ramp, resulting in failures to feed?
I've had plenty previous experience with Georgia Arms and continue to believe them to be among the best in their genre, though if this bullet set-back is to blame for the failures to feed, perhaps G-A would do well to apply a healthy crimp to this particular load.
Thanks in advance