Colt 1911 XSE Commander- Round Count Updated from Time to Time - Page 6

cyclopsshooter · May 2, 2012, 05:29 PM

Replaced the mag spring in my older Colt 7rnd carry mag- sent 7 downrange.

LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me)
Round count: 833
Pistol failures: 3**
Mag related failures: 1
Shooter related failures: 4*

cyclopsshooter · May 8, 2012, 10:23 PM

Quads, mud, and painting are not the friendliest things to firearms. Pretty sure the laytex will peel off

Took care of a friends dogs last week.. one took off and wouldn't come back until I fired a shot in the air. You can always count on a trained Lab to respond to a gun shot!

One Gold Dot

LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me)
Round count: 834
Pistol failures: 3**
Mag related failures: 1
Shooter related failures: 4*

1KPerDay · May 10, 2012, 12:41 PM

remind us what the asterisks are for please

cyclopsshooter · May 10, 2012, 12:44 PM

For the most part, user stupidity...

cyclopsshooter · May 10, 2012, 11:29 PM

Yeah, the asterisks are awkward... And it has been nearly 100 rounds since that magtech ball ammo. I had customer shooting out of the same batch with his well proven S&W 1911 and he choked on a few.. He was also due for a new recoil spring, as am I.. Maybe the slide return was light enough, and the magtec ammo was just enough outa spec for the two to lightly meet. I know.. I think too much and it does no good :P

LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me)
Round count: 834
Pistol failures: 0
Mag related failures: 1
Ammo: 3
Shooter related failures: 4

cyclopsshooter · May 21, 2012, 01:37 AM

50 rounds of Blazer with the Wilson 10s, no problems and much cleaner burning that UMC or Magtech.

LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me)
Round count: 884
Pistol failures: 0
Mag related failures: 1
Ammo: 3
Shooter related failures: 4

cyclopsshooter · May 23, 2012, 12:53 AM

Did a 100% detail clean tonight. It is amazing how quickly and deeply crap can get. Actually scrubbed the slide and frame in the sink with soap and a toothbrush. Someone once told me to keep my guns clean.. maybe he was right.. simply amazing.

chieftain · May 23, 2012, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Someone once told me to keep my guns clean.. maybe he was right.. simply amazing.

That was the 'Ghost of the DI past' that told you that.(With apologies to Charles Dickens).

Good trooper.

Simply amazing.

Fred

PS still enjoying the journey.

F

cyclopsshooter · May 26, 2012, 01:45 PM

116 rounds today- had to do the extra 16

Damn, she's dirty again...

LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me)
Round count: 1000
Pistol failures: 0
Mag related failures: 4 *Tried an NOS Trip-K mag that was really tight with the rounds, had to help the slide on the first 3 (I think it will break in)
Ammo: 3
Shooter related failures: 4

cyclopsshooter · July 7, 2012, 12:47 AM

Dumped a 4th of July mag. 7 rounds. The pistol is nearly always with me, nothing really of note other than my cousin knocking it off a workbench onto concrete (left some small impact divits on the rear of the mainspring housing at the bottom of the grip) And his boy spilled milk on it on a camping trip a few weeks ago.

LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me)
Round count: 1007
Pistol failures: 0
Mag related failures: 4
Ammo: 3
Shooter related failures: 4

cyclopsshooter · July 7, 2012, 05:18 PM

shooting competition with a co-worker today, we tried to see who would be the first to hit a quarter taped to a target... george won... 30 rounds

edit 8 more

LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me)
Round count: 1045
Pistol failures: 0
Mag related failures: 4
Ammo: 3
Shooter related failures: 4
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cyclopsshooter · July 12, 2012, 06:33 PM

new ed brown 18lb recoil spring... finally! sent 55 downrange no problems

LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me)
Round count: 1100
Pistol failures: 0
Mag related failures: 4
Ammo: 3
Shooter related failures: 4

Certaindeaf · July 12, 2012, 06:59 PM

Dang, I haven't been following this but maybe get a new magazine or throw that thing in the river maybe. Oh nevermind.. I see now how you might be doing the math/this thread.

cyclopsshooter · July 12, 2012, 07:21 PM

yeah, the gun is perfect- the problems boil down to bad colt 8rnd mag springs, cheap ammo, and human error.. by accident or stupidity...

**1911Tuner** · July 12, 2012, 07:24 PM

Quote:

the problems boil down to bad colt 8rnd mag springs,

Those are Shooting Star magazines with Colt's logo on'em. Colt hasn't produced magazines in-house in 'bout 50 years.

cyclopsshooter · July 12, 2012, 07:31 PM

Right! Sorry, I was schooled on that qualification a few pages back... didn't know it had been 50 years though!

cyclopsshooter · July 13, 2012, 02:37 PM

Actually it is 1100 rounds and practically no wear to the rails... in fact it has barely had an impact on the nickle finish..

Guess I'll have to do more shootin then...

Did a detail clean today to make sure there wasn't any milk still hiding inside.

cyclopsshooter · September 8, 2012, 07:46 PM

Wow... it has been a while since I have shot this... better rectify that

medic15al · September 8, 2012, 11:25 PM

How is the trigger compared to when you first shot it?

cyclopsshooter · September 8, 2012, 11:55 PM

It cleaned up- a slight relief cut on the sear helped quite a bit. In my experience most Colt 1911 triggers get noticeably better after their first 50 rounds.

Georgia45cal · September 9, 2012, 05:19 AM

How often are you suppose to change the recoil spring?

I was surprised to see you changed yours with less than 1,000 rounds.

cyclopsshooter · September 22, 2012, 12:53 AM

31 rounds downrange-

LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me)
Round count: 1131
Pistol failures: 0
Mag related failures: 4
Ammo: 3
Shooter related failures: 4

cyclopsshooter · November 10, 2012, 12:55 AM

Sent 1 downrange in a training session

LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me)
Round count: 1132
Pistol failures: 0
Mag related failures: 4
Ammo: 3
Shooter related failures: 4

cyclopsshooter · November 16, 2012, 03:06 PM

Added an after market rail called the Tick by TRG which is held by the slide stop. It works pretty well but I did not care for the cast slide stop they sent so I tweaked an extra Colt one i had.

Add one Streamlight TLR2 and we were off

sent 35 rounds downrange playing with the light and laser

Will post picks in a few days

LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me)
Round count: 1167
Pistol failures: 0
Mag related failures: 4
Ammo: 3
Shooter related failures: 4

cyclopsshooter · December 15, 2012, 02:31 PM

Been a while since I ran a box through this and did so yesterday. 57 fun rounds- Did a detail strip with thorough cleaning.. all is well- Left off the belt clip and put the redwood stocks back on

LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me)
Round count: 1224
Pistol failures: 0
Mag related failures: 4
Ammo: 3
Shooter related failures: 4

May 8, 2012, 10:23 PM	#127
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	It is a hard life Quads, mud, and painting are not the friendliest things to firearms. Pretty sure the laytex will peel off Took care of a friends dogs last week.. one took off and wouldn't come back until I fired a shot in the air. You can always count on a trained Lab to respond to a gun shot! One Gold Dot LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me) Round count: 834 Pistol failures: 3** Mag related failures: 1 Shooter related failures: 4*

May 10, 2012, 12:41 PM	#128
1KPerDay Member Join Date: January 19, 2006 Location: Happy Valley, UT Posts: 8,588	remind us what the asterisks are for please __________________ Looking for clean Colt Python in Ultimate Stainless. PM me if you know of one for sale for a reasonable price.

May 26, 2012, 01:45 PM	#134
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	1000 rounds 116 rounds today- had to do the extra 16 Damn, she's dirty again... LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me) Round count: 1000 Pistol failures: 0 Mag related failures: 4 Tried an NOS Trip-K mag that was really tight with the rounds, had to help the slide on the first 3 (I think it will break in) Ammo: 3 Shooter related failures: 4 Last edited by cyclopsshooter; May 26, 2012 at 02:13 PM.*

July 7, 2012, 12:47 AM	#135
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	Dumped a 4th of July mag. 7 rounds. The pistol is nearly always with me, nothing really of note other than my cousin knocking it off a workbench onto concrete (left some small impact divits on the rear of the mainspring housing at the bottom of the grip) And his boy spilled milk on it on a camping trip a few weeks ago. LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me) Round count: 1007 Pistol failures: 0 Mag related failures: 4 Ammo: 3 Shooter related failures: 4 __________________ The republic is not dead, it just needs its split ends trimmed.

July 7, 2012, 05:18 PM	#136
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	shooting competition with a co-worker today, we tried to see who would be the first to hit a quarter taped to a target... george won... 30 rounds edit 8 more LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me) Round count: 1045 Pistol failures: 0 Mag related failures: 4 Ammo: 3 Shooter related failures: 4 __________________ __________________ The republic is not dead, it just needs its split ends trimmed. Last edited by cyclopsshooter; July 8, 2012 at 01:11 AM.

May 2, 2012, 05:29 PM	#126
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	Replaced the mag spring in my older Colt 7rnd carry mag- sent 7 downrange. LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me) Round count: 833 Pistol failures: 3** Mag related failures: 1 Shooter related failures: 4*

May 10, 2012, 12:44 PM	#129
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	For the most part, user stupidity...

May 10, 2012, 11:29 PM	#130
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	Yeah, the asterisks are awkward... And it has been nearly 100 rounds since that magtech ball ammo. I had customer shooting out of the same batch with his well proven S&W 1911 and he choked on a few.. He was also due for a new recoil spring, as am I.. Maybe the slide return was light enough, and the magtec ammo was just enough outa spec for the two to lightly meet. I know.. I think too much and it does no good :P LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me) Round count: 834 Pistol failures: 0 Mag related failures: 1 Ammo: 3 Shooter related failures: 4

May 21, 2012, 01:37 AM	#131
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	50 rounds of Blazer with the Wilson 10s, no problems and much cleaner burning that UMC or Magtech. LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me) Round count: 884 Pistol failures: 0 Mag related failures: 1 Ammo: 3 Shooter related failures: 4

May 23, 2012, 12:53 AM	#132
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	Did a 100% detail clean tonight. It is amazing how quickly and deeply crap can get. Actually scrubbed the slide and frame in the sink with soap and a toothbrush. Someone once told me to keep my guns clean.. maybe he was right.. simply amazing.

July 12, 2012, 06:33 PM	#137
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	new ed brown 18lb recoil spring... finally! sent 55 downrange no problems LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me) Round count: 1100 Pistol failures: 0 Mag related failures: 4 Ammo: 3 Shooter related failures: 4 __________________ The republic is not dead, it just needs its split ends trimmed.

July 12, 2012, 06:59 PM	#138
Certaindeaf Member Join Date: January 16, 2012 Location: Wet Oregon Posts: 4,600	Dang, I haven't been following this but maybe get a new magazine or throw that thing in the river maybe. Oh nevermind.. I see now how you might be doing the math/this thread. __________________ Sent from my computer using my fingers.

July 12, 2012, 07:21 PM	#139
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	yeah, the gun is perfect- the problems boil down to bad colt 8rnd mag springs, cheap ammo, and human error.. by accident or stupidity... __________________ The republic is not dead, it just needs its split ends trimmed.

July 12, 2012, 07:31 PM	#141
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	Right! Sorry, I was schooled on that qualification a few pages back... didn't know it had been 50 years though! __________________ The republic is not dead, it just needs its split ends trimmed.

July 13, 2012, 02:37 PM	#142
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	Aluminum Frame rail wear at 1000 rounds Actually it is 1100 rounds and practically no wear to the rails... in fact it has barely had an impact on the nickle finish.. Guess I'll have to do more shootin then... Did a detail clean today to make sure there wasn't any milk still hiding inside. __________________ The republic is not dead, it just needs its split ends trimmed.

September 8, 2012, 07:46 PM	#143
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	Wow... it has been a while since I have shot this... better rectify that __________________ The republic is not dead, it just needs its split ends trimmed.

September 8, 2012, 11:25 PM	#144
medic15al Member Join Date: September 10, 2005 Location: Pell City, AL Posts: 25	How is the trigger compared to when you first shot it? __________________ http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fu...eferral/26140/

September 8, 2012, 11:55 PM	#145
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	It cleaned up- a slight relief cut on the sear helped quite a bit. In my experience most Colt 1911 triggers get noticeably better after their first 50 rounds. __________________ The republic is not dead, it just needs its split ends trimmed.

September 9, 2012, 05:19 AM	#146
Georgia45cal Member Join Date: June 28, 2012 Posts: 43	How often are you suppose to change the recoil spring? I was surprised to see you changed yours with less than 1,000 rounds. __________________ The "comments" section of a YouTube video is the pulpit of fools and morons.

September 22, 2012, 12:53 AM	#147
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	31 rounds downrange- LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me) Round count: 1131 Pistol failures: 0 Mag related failures: 4 Ammo: 3 Shooter related failures: 4 __________________ The republic is not dead, it just needs its split ends trimmed.

November 10, 2012, 12:55 AM	#148
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	Sent 1 downrange in a training session LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me) Round count: 1132 Pistol failures: 0 Mag related failures: 4 Ammo: 3 Shooter related failures: 4 __________________ The republic is not dead, it just needs its split ends trimmed.

November 16, 2012, 03:06 PM	#149
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	Added an after market rail called the Tick by TRG which is held by the slide stop. It works pretty well but I did not care for the cast slide stop they sent so I tweaked an extra Colt one i had. Add one Streamlight TLR2 and we were off sent 35 rounds downrange playing with the light and laser Will post picks in a few days LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me) Round count: 1167 Pistol failures: 0 Mag related failures: 4 Ammo: 3 Shooter related failures: 4 __________________ The republic is not dead, it just needs its split ends trimmed.

December 15, 2012, 02:31 PM	#150
cyclopsshooter Member Join Date: May 13, 2009 Location: The Shadow Knows... Posts: 2,189	Been a while since I ran a box through this and did so yesterday. 57 fun rounds- Did a detail strip with thorough cleaning.. all is well- Left off the belt clip and put the redwood stocks back on LIGHTWEIGHT COMMANDER (First 200 not shot by me) Round count: 1224 Pistol failures: 0 Mag related failures: 4 Ammo: 3 Shooter related failures: 4 __________________ The republic is not dead, it just needs its split ends trimmed.