Springfield 1911 - Extractor Issues?

[AF_Reloader]

Took my new Springfield 1911 A1 out to the range the other day for it's first firing, and I noticed some damage to the casings.


(sorry the picture is so big, but I needed detail)

The two on the right were in the first string of five that I fired. The two on the left were later on, maybe 25 rounds in. You can see on the right two both the markings on the neck as well as the base. The left two have very little marking.

Do you think this is typical of a new weapon? Following G&A's advice I broke it down, cleaned excess lubricant from the barrel, and gave it a good dose of Remington gun oil.

Your thoughts, please!

Frank

 

[csay]

Is it a GI model? If so, that's kinda normal for them. They do not have a lowered and flared ejection port so the brass can get a little dinged up. Having said that, I'm no expert.

 

[AF_Reloader]

Yes, it's the GI model.

So it is something common then? I love the gun, but man, I was hoping to reload for the .45!

 

[wally]

The resizing die will pop them back into round. Its not really much of an issue unless they deform so much they won't enter the die.

--wally.

 

[AF_Reloader]

Wally,

You don't think the roughed up areas will cause a problem, as far as case integrity?

 

[Drail]

The brass is dinged up but not damaged. This is just one of the reasons people started tweaking 1911s. Your extractor and ejector can to be tuned to get the empties out of the port more cleanly. Lowering and flaring the port helps but is not absolutely necessary.

 

[Babalouie]

Looks like the extractor is tearing up those rims a bit. I'd email SA those pics and ask them what can be done. It might be as easy as an extractor swap which is super easy to do.

As far as brass goes, 45. is pretty easy to come by...heck if your down in south florida I'll give you a large size coffee can full. All my uspsa guns shoot .40 so I just don't load .45 anymore.

 

[The Bushmaster]

Dings?? Those look more like scratches to me and that would not be normal [at all] for a 1911. Dings? Yes...Scratches? NOPE...

Look inside of the slide hood at or near the ejection port for rough machining or burs. (Or quit stepping on them after they hit the concrete.)