9mm 1911

[bannockburn]

Walkalong

I have one of those drop-in Storm Lake 9mm. barrels too! Quality overall is first rate and runs fine with the Colt 9mm. magazines.

 

[Jim Watson]

Grumble, grumble.
My hitherto dependable mostly Springfield fanged me twice today. Once on the reload, once on the first shot. Different brand and style magazines. I may have to relegate the rest of that batch of ammo to practice. I was not going to resupply that blunt roundnose coated bullet anyhow.

 

[PO2Hammer]

Which bullet?

 

[Jim Watson]

135 gr BBI. No different from a dozen others on the market.
This batch was loaded with Remington primers which give odd effects in Colt and Smith, I had meant to use them up in the Springfield. I'll try them in my STI.

Otherwise, back to my usual 147 Xtreme plated for ESP.

 

[Jim Watson]

Tried them out today.
Replicated one malfunction exactly with 135s in SA. Did not get the other, but did have a stovepipe WHO.
No problems with 147s, same magazines, same gun. Lesson, stick with what works.

Tried 135s in STI. All fired, RP primers looked no worse than in SA. So I know where I can use them up. Enough for two 6 stage matches.