1911 reliability

[gnappi]

I've had untold dozens of 1911 pistols in many calibers (.38 special, .38 super, 9mm, .45, .40, 10mm, .357 Sig, 9x25) and all but one worked... the AMT Hardballer. Several gunsmiths I took it to laughed when I took it out of the case :-)


Junk 1911 mags? Yup I've had some cheapies that wouldn't work but that isn't the fault of the gun it's the previous owner's fault for buying them.

[AxeHandle]

I've seen good 1911 magazines and bad 1911 magazines. Seem to come in all styles, sizes, and flavors. There was a time when hardball magazine and wadcutter magazine feed lips were cut distinctly different. These days, unless you find an old hardball magazine, they all look the same. I remember watching the AMU armorers shape feed lips with a little steel jig they'd place inside the magazine and then hammer and file the feed lips into shape.