I just picked up this pistol today from a neighbor. Read a few stories on the model and it’s history. I am curious about the date of manufacture, rating % and approximate value. It seems to have all the corrects marks but does not have the rampant Colt. Thank you!
I was using Remington ammo. It would usually extract 4 or 5. What ammo are you using?
The .45 colt had a smaller rim. Colt made the 1909 for a larger rim. You can shoot .45 Colt ammo till the cow's come home, but you're going to have extraction problems depending of the dia. of the rim. The New Service chambered in .45 Colt uses a standard .45 Colt round. I would be shocked if a 1909 round would even chamber. I just looked on GB and they have 4 different listings for this rare round.
The only difference is the extractor is cut larger to take the larger rim of the 1909 round. You can load and fire both rounds, but the .45 Colt won't extract/eject with the same authority. I had a 1909 for decades and I thought Colt had got it wrong. It wasn't until about 20 or 25 years ago I learned why.
