Malapai
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I picked up a nice new Springfield Champion .45 about 8-9 years ago. One of the big things I guess abck then was to polish the feed ramp and frame to make your gun more reliable.
Since then Ive put approx. 600-700 rounds through her. Three weeks ago, we all went out to shoot my new High Standard AR-15 and I brought the champion along with two other full size 1911's that Ive purchased the past few years.
The champion started hanging up using hollow point Ranier reloads right at the intersection of the frame and ramp. A light tap at the back of the slide would release it and it would subsequently feed the remaining magazine with no problems. I figured it was due to the ranier bullet being one of the tougher loads to feed a 1911.
Then it started happening to ball loads.
I got home and field stripped the pistol for cleaning and seen my old ramp job. I wondered what I could have done to cause the feed problem. This is when I stumbled onto this site. It really sucks to make this my first post but after searching through this site I am appalled at what I have done.
Here are pics of the damage.
The pictures may be a little deceiving but the ramp does not protrude past the frame. I did not take any material off the ramp and only polished it. As you can see I did radius the top of the frame slightly and polished the frame below the ramp and the sides.
What I see happening is the round will slide forward while being fed from the slide. There seems to be more of a gap for some reason between the frame and bottom of the feed ramp. The round will push forward and the barrel will move forward slightly giving the nose of the round a place to park. Had I not radiused the frame slightly where the frame meets the bottom of the barrel ramp there would be no problem and I would only had an amatuer polish job.
My thoughts are that the barrel link has stretched slightly from use over time to cause this event to start happening.
rest assured that my dremel died about four years ago and I never bought another. My other firearms have not been raped by me.
So now, after I get my thrashing from you folks, could you help me out with a few options? I would like to send the gun off to a reputable smith who can hopefully fix my gun. After searching this site for a few weeks ( and getting the nerve to make this post ) Ive seen some of the pictures of other abortion ramp jobs and I dont think mine is quite as bad.
At any event, Im ready for my beating. *puts flame suit on*
be gentle
Since then Ive put approx. 600-700 rounds through her. Three weeks ago, we all went out to shoot my new High Standard AR-15 and I brought the champion along with two other full size 1911's that Ive purchased the past few years.
The champion started hanging up using hollow point Ranier reloads right at the intersection of the frame and ramp. A light tap at the back of the slide would release it and it would subsequently feed the remaining magazine with no problems. I figured it was due to the ranier bullet being one of the tougher loads to feed a 1911.
Then it started happening to ball loads.
I got home and field stripped the pistol for cleaning and seen my old ramp job. I wondered what I could have done to cause the feed problem. This is when I stumbled onto this site. It really sucks to make this my first post but after searching through this site I am appalled at what I have done.
Here are pics of the damage.
The pictures may be a little deceiving but the ramp does not protrude past the frame. I did not take any material off the ramp and only polished it. As you can see I did radius the top of the frame slightly and polished the frame below the ramp and the sides.
What I see happening is the round will slide forward while being fed from the slide. There seems to be more of a gap for some reason between the frame and bottom of the feed ramp. The round will push forward and the barrel will move forward slightly giving the nose of the round a place to park. Had I not radiused the frame slightly where the frame meets the bottom of the barrel ramp there would be no problem and I would only had an amatuer polish job.
My thoughts are that the barrel link has stretched slightly from use over time to cause this event to start happening.
Exactly...and that's why I cringe whenever a member with a feed/return to battery issue comes up...and usually the first advice is to start polishing on the ramp and throat...and I go into conniptions when it's accompanied by the word "Dremel."
rest assured that my dremel died about four years ago and I never bought another. My other firearms have not been raped by me.
So now, after I get my thrashing from you folks, could you help me out with a few options? I would like to send the gun off to a reputable smith who can hopefully fix my gun. After searching this site for a few weeks ( and getting the nerve to make this post ) Ive seen some of the pictures of other abortion ramp jobs and I dont think mine is quite as bad.
At any event, Im ready for my beating. *puts flame suit on*
be gentle