One of my 1911's, a stainless Springfield Loaded, recently had an out of battery discharge, or possibly an overcharged case. It bent the top of the magazine, blew out the bottom of the case, and generally sprayed burnt powder all down the magwell and slide area. We inspected the pistol and saw nothing wrong to the naked eye. It seems to functions fine now, mostly.
I have started having some brass that will have two dents in the mouth, one at 4 o'clock and one at 8 o'clock. I had two instances this past Saturday during a match where the last fired round would be hung up between the slide and the back of the barrel at about a 30 degree angle, and pushed partly back into the magazine. Someone suggested that possibly the extractor had been bent slightly, causing it to sometimes lose contact with the rim prematurely. Does this sound plausible to the learned folks here?
I have started having some brass that will have two dents in the mouth, one at 4 o'clock and one at 8 o'clock. I had two instances this past Saturday during a match where the last fired round would be hung up between the slide and the back of the barrel at about a 30 degree angle, and pushed partly back into the magazine. Someone suggested that possibly the extractor had been bent slightly, causing it to sometimes lose contact with the rim prematurely. Does this sound plausible to the learned folks here?
