Major issues w/ new Ruger SR 1911
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1911Tuner
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When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses...not Zebras.
rellascout
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I think of cows... LOL
Johnny Lightning
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My friend that purchased the ruger 1911 called ruger today to check on the status of his 1911. The operator said it should be shipping out tomorrow and to that my friend asked what was found to be wrong w/ the pistol. The writeup said that they could find nothing wrong w/ the pistol after firing 50 rounds of black hills 230 grain defense ammo. My only thought to that is that this ruger is ammo sensitive or just needs more rounds of high end ammo down the tube before it will loosen up to accept winchester white box. What do you think? I am at a bit of a loss...I wouldn't have thought that the ruger 1911 would be ammo sensitive.
mike.h
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check post #12. When my springfield milspec was new, I had to use plenty of oil and premium ammo. I'm around 600 rounds now and it seem to be fine.
except the WWB, it still doesn't like the stuff
except the WWB, it still doesn't like the stuff
1. It is unfair to judge any gun...especially a entry level 1911...with economy priced ammo.
2. Black Hills isn't considered High End ammo. It is usually held to a high production standard, because they are a top line manufacture of re-manufactured ammo. High End ammo would be something like Speer Gold Dot or Winchester Ranger hollow points
3. I recommend that your friend be kind to his SR 1911 and not aspire to feed it WWB. CCI Blazer is usually cleaner and less expensive as well, another good range selection is PMC
Too bad their .45 ACP brass ammo only comes with small pistol primers though. Seems kind of dangerous to me for brass ammo...
DenaliPark
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Well Ruger ain't Rolex, a far more appropriate analogy would have been, comparing Ruger quality against Hi-point quality!
DenaliPark
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"Bing bing bing" we have a winner! Who's making the SR1911's magazines? Also, everything on this 1911(aside from the slide is MIM)...
MarshallDodge
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Make sure you have a good grip on your gun. If the recoil energy is being soaked up by your hands then the slide will not fully retract causing the issues you mentioned, especially with mediocre ammo.
MarshallDodge
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The frame is investment cast, not MIM. The barrel and bushing are machined from a single block of steel. Not certain on the other stuff.DenaliPark said:
TexasRifleman
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HOOfan said:
It's not dangerous, they size the primer hole appropriately for small primers, it's just annoying if your reloading system requires a change to use small vs large primers. Some people claim there is a slight velocity drop but I haven't ever bothered to chronograph any of them.
They started doing this when the "Lead Free" ammo became all the rage. I guess their primer compounds had less lead in the small version, who knows. I understand that most of it comes sized for small primers now.
Or a less than observant reloader tries to cram a large pistol primer in there
DenaliPark
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Correct on the barrel & bushing, investment casting is in my opinion no rose...
TexasRifleman
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Still not dangerous unless you swing the press handle like a baseball bat. Just very annoying.
Fat_46
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I LOVE small pistol primers in 45 ACP. Lets me skip changing the primer tube on my Dillon.
1911Tuner
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I've had one example here. I was duly impressed with the fit and finish.
The frame is investment cast. The slide is machined barstock. All small parts are MIM, except...curiously...the sear. I couldn't find the telltale MIM sprue mark, nor a parting line.
There was some hand-fitting in evidence including...also curiously...on the trigger side of the sear feet that was been done to provide a little trigger pre-travel.
One thing that I did notice was that during the sear/disconnect step in the reassembly...orienting them in the frame gave me a little trouble. It reminded me of the same step in an Essex frame, which leads me to believe that the frame isn't quite made to original spec...and may also explain the need for altering the sear feet for trigger pre-travel.
The frame is investment cast. The slide is machined barstock. All small parts are MIM, except...curiously...the sear. I couldn't find the telltale MIM sprue mark, nor a parting line.
There was some hand-fitting in evidence including...also curiously...on the trigger side of the sear feet that was been done to provide a little trigger pre-travel.
One thing that I did notice was that during the sear/disconnect step in the reassembly...orienting them in the frame gave me a little trouble. It reminded me of the same step in an Essex frame, which leads me to believe that the frame isn't quite made to original spec...and may also explain the need for altering the sear feet for trigger pre-travel.
2ndamd
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In my experience,
ALL 1911 STYLE 45'S NEED 300-500 ROUND BREAK-IN BEFORE BEING RELIABLE.
Older model Colts, built for warfare are the exception.
ALL 1911 STYLE 45'S NEED 300-500 ROUND BREAK-IN BEFORE BEING RELIABLE.
Older model Colts, built for warfare are the exception.
Walt Sherrill
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1KPerDay
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In my experience, my 1911-style pistols (a Colt combat commander series 80 and two Canadian Para-ordnance P14-45s) have been 100% from round one.
Johnny Lightning
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Issues over!!!
Today my friend and I hit the range w/ his Ruger 1911 just back from the factory. He purchased some Black Hills 230 grain hollow points which is as close as he could get to what Ruger said they fired out of his Ruger when it went back for work. Let me say the Ruger shot great! Not one jam w/ the Black Hills or w/ Winchester White Box 230 grain. The only thing it didn't like was some reloads I had w/ me...a little too light I think. Accuracy was excellent! Ruger said that they did not have to do anything to his 1911 so I guess it was the ammo and a little break in time.
Today my friend and I hit the range w/ his Ruger 1911 just back from the factory. He purchased some Black Hills 230 grain hollow points which is as close as he could get to what Ruger said they fired out of his Ruger when it went back for work. Let me say the Ruger shot great! Not one jam w/ the Black Hills or w/ Winchester White Box 230 grain. The only thing it didn't like was some reloads I had w/ me...a little too light I think. Accuracy was excellent! Ruger said that they did not have to do anything to his 1911 so I guess it was the ammo and a little break in time.
MarshallDodge
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That is good to hear.
I read a recent post on another site where the shooter was having an issue with WWB. It has typically run good for me but maybe there were some recent changes.
I read a recent post on another site where the shooter was having an issue with WWB. It has typically run good for me but maybe there were some recent changes.
Ain't that the truth! My pet reloading peeve is picking up small pistol primed brass and getting it mixed in with my "normal" brass and trying to ram that huge primer in that little hole!
Glad the Ruger is functioning now OP......
lloveless
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I had a NIB S&W 4506 that repeatedly failed to go into battery, and FTE. I went into the house and oiled it up and voila problem solved.
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