1911 Questions...

[MisterG]

Does any company produce a Blued 1911? I don't care for the Parkerized finishes.

Does any company make a Gov't model with a fully ramped barrel? I have a S&W 1911 and my one real complaint is my bullets setting back when I chamber a round. It really chaps my @$$
I heard Para Ordinance makes a ramped 1911 but I prefer the Old Gov't model look. Any information is appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[dsk]

Colt still offers several blued 1911's in the classic profile. Finding one locally for sale might be a challenge, however. The 1991 with the new slide rollmarks is easiest to find, but there are also a couple new Series 70 reproductions as well.

I don't know of any 1911 makers using ramped barrels along with a classic profile exterior, although the 4" Springfield GI Champion is close.

 

[Kruzr]

I have a S&W 1911 and my one real complaint is my bullets setting back when I chamber a round. It really chaps my @$$

Polish the ramp.

 

[Old Fuff]

Kruzr:

He can polish the feed ramp untill he is blue in the face, but that won't likely solve the problem because it is being caused by the crimp in his handloads not holding the bullet. This is often caused when a handloader crimps the bullet while it is being seated. One should seat the bullet and then crimp it in a second operation.

Too many people advise others they don't know to "polish the feed ramp and throat the barrel," but if these things are done incorrectly the result may be a ruined frame and/or barrel, or a dangerous condition where the case head is not properally supported. For the most part today's pistols come from the factory with feed ramps and throated barrels that are fine.

 

[Delmar]

I really like the NRM blued colts-the finish is not quite what they put on the older models but its close, and the dimpled barrel setups don't seem to be so hard on the ammo like the old setups were.

I do agree with Fuff-crimp your loads in a separate step. Trying to seat and crimp in the same operation seems to bow the case below the bullet to the point where its very easy for the bullet to set back in the case. I also notice that most of my friends over crimp badly on taper crimp setups, and that does not help at all. All you need for crimp on a 45 is enough to straighten the flare and not much more.

 

[Kruzr]

Old Fuff, you can get bullet setback with a .466 crimp if it slams into the ramp low enough and doesn't turn up. I agree that most guns come with the ramp somewhat polished. But, in my own experience, I had to polish the ramps on both my Kimbers and both my Baers to get them to feed SWC's reliably without hitting the ramp (esp. when dirty) and setting the bullet back (.468 - .469 crimp). All my loads always pass the "bench" test but I still saw setback when I had feeding problems.

(And, I seat and crimp separately. I use a Lee FCD in the last station.)

Polishing the ramp (lightly) is like chicken soup......it couldn't hurt.

 

[MisterG]

I'm not handloading...

I'm not handloading my bullets. I'm just getting setbacks. Happened on all three 1911s I've hard. Guy told me it was a 45 thing. That 1911s in .38 super and 9mm have ramped barrels but 45s didn't because of some patent issue or something. You know how it is, somebody always has some answer.