ruger 1911 slide problem

[krazypetman]

have a ruger 1911 45acp slide froze up after shooting 4 magazines sent back to ruger this is the second pistol i had to send back has any one else having slide issues with ruger 1911 thinking of trading gun in and get a glock also 1911 has feeding issues at times

 

[rcmodel]

No.
I don't think it's a common problem at all.

Have you heard about oil yet??

rc

 

[krazypetman]

always used hoppes they told me to switch to different brand they did fix it all they told me was it was dirty i clean gun after every use i always look at a 1911 should be more reliable

 

[rcmodel]

Hoppe's isn't oil.

It's a thin aromatic cleaning solvent, not a lube.

1911's made it through WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and countless other U.S. Police actions.

They are about as reliable as it gets, but you have to clean and oil them.

At least once a war.

But even more often is better.

rc

 

[1911 guy]

The Ruger 1911 actually has gotten some very good reviews from those that own them. I'd be very surprised if it was a recurring problem.

Might be a dumb question, but I don't know anything about your experience level with handguns. Do you know how to properly field strip and lubricate the pistol? If not, there are several good tutorials online as well as instructions in your owners manual.

Cleaning an autoloading pistol is more detail than a traditional bolt action rifle that many are familiar with, but takes little time due to smaller size. You'll need to take the pistol apart, wipe fouling from every surface and apply oil. Not doing so will usually result in parts not moving freely as they should and you'll get malfunctions.

 

[krazypetman]

used hoppes to clean and used gun oil by hoppes i have ballistol for my bp revolver and going to try frog lube really like the 1911

 

[WC145]

Frog lube sucks, stay away from it. I've carried 1911s for a looong time and use M-Pro7 or Wilson's lubricants on my 1911s, no troubles with any of them.

 

[mjsdwash]

put some auto joint grease in there. If it doesent work with that, you got a bad one.... and dont wear nice clothes when you shoot it!

 

[MaterDei]

Not always a lube problem if the slide freezes up. Sometimes the shop produces lemons, sounds like you got one.

My first Kimber did the same thing, locked up tight. Slide froze and even with a mallet would not budge. I was at the range of the gun store where I had bought it just the previous week. The owner of the store tried to free the slide, got frustrated and told one of his guys to go get me another.

The replacement has been flawless, runs totally dry just fine.

 

[Tcruse]

Which model is having this problem. I recently purchased a 1170 Commander light weight and shot about 100 rounds at the range before even going home. Only issue that I had was that the mags were really stiff and dry causing causing some load issues. Using my existing mags had 0 problems. I now have about 600 rounds thru it and no issues of any kind.

 

[highlander 5]

Oddly enough while at the range the other day a fellow with a Ruger 1911 had his pistol lock up,he was using cheap steel ammo.
After a few minutes of tugging I removed the recoil spring cap and with a bit of force slide unlocked after round popped out.
I have 2 Ruger 1911s,full size and commander and have put a fair amount of factory and handloads with out a problem.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Froze?

Open, closed?

Open? Slide/Frame/Ammo in that order.

Closed? Ammo/Ammo/Ammo in that order.

Assuming there is not an obvious (to most) lubrication/cleanliness issue.


TOdd.

 

[eastbank]

no .45 auto i ever owned and its been at least 30 ever froze up after 28 rounds, no matter how dirty it got in firing 28 rounds. get rid of it, i just could not trust it again. eastbank.

 

[eastbank]

i just bought a early used 1911-A1 springfield armory .45 in ex condition and have fired 79 rounds with out a hitch, my goal is 200 rounds with out cleaning before i will carry it for self protection. eastbank.

 

[mgmorden]

no .45 auto i ever owned and its been at least 30 ever froze up after 28 rounds, no matter how dirty it got in firing 28 rounds. get rid of it, i just could not trust it again. eastbank.

I'm willing to bet that something else is amiss here.

I know one common thing with 1911's is that if you index your trigger finger on the side of the slide stop pin when you retract the slide it will push in just enough to "lock up" the slide. Someone not familiar with the design might well think the gun was broken at that point.