jblackfish
April 27, 2012, 01:39 PM
I came back from the range yesterday having shot my new (to me, about 150 rounds through it before I got it) very expensive custom, 4" 1911. It functioned perfectly, no failures, but the brass ejected in a pattern from 2 o'clock to about 5 o'clock from 2-3 feet away from me. Most of my currently owned 1911's place the empties at about 5 o'clock, 4-5 feet away from me. I'm thinking the ejector may need a little tightening up but I'm hesitant to dive into it since it's just come from Wilson Combat's inspection with what appears to be "flying colors."
The only variable is that I was shooting my own competition reloads, both lead RN and P-RN, that are about 100 fps slower (740-750) than the recommended factory ammo for "break-in." Could less powered ammo cause this "weak" ejection pattern?
UPDATE: I said "...ejector..." and meant extractor, I said "tightening" and meant adjust extractor tension - too big of a hurry.
The only variable is that I was shooting my own competition reloads, both lead RN and P-RN, that are about 100 fps slower (740-750) than the recommended factory ammo for "break-in." Could less powered ammo cause this "weak" ejection pattern?
UPDATE: I said "...ejector..." and meant extractor, I said "tightening" and meant adjust extractor tension - too big of a hurry.