Aluminum feed ramp is toast

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The aluminum feed ramp in my Springfield 1911 compact is toast. I really don't shoot it that much but it does get a hollow point cleared and chambered once a day and it has finally had enough. It’s a custom gun so it’s worth fixing for sure. It needs a steel feed ramp.

I searched the threads here and found that Roger’s Precision does steel feed ramps and he is highly recommended. I would go with him But his website says he is not taking new work.

Cylinder and Slide apparently also offer the service. Evolution Gun works appears to not be offering the service anymore.


Can anybody recommend a smith our outfit to that can install a steel feed ramp along with do a nice refinish?


Thanks.


(BTW: This has been mentioned before, but new aluminum guns should just come with a steel feed ramp or even a ramped barrel out of the box given that everyone uses hollowpoints these days. I would look for either if I were purchasing a new aluminium frame 1911.)
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sorry to hear of your issues, my friend.

do you have any pics? i'm assuming it's an old one, as i've never seen an alloy springer that didn't have a fully ramped barrel.
 
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There is another issue with repeatedly rechambering a round. It is bullet setback. Speer for example told me they rate their LE ammo for chambering no more than four times in a semiauto.
 
My beretta 84F did the same thing after using some real aggressive hp's. Brown bear - I think.
I have never had this problem in any 1911's, but have went to ramped ( Para/Nowlin/STI ) type barrels in my stuff.
I did this AFTER the Beretta problem, I do believe a little DEVCON or REN would be a long term temp repair. Maybe J&B weld.....
 
The gun is a model that Springfield does not make anymore. All of their new aluminium frame models have ramped bulled barrels (I wonder why? :) ). Below is a link to a review with some picture of my model.

http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/review/sa_compact.htm

I was going to take a picture of the ramp but there is no need. A short Google search brought up this poor guys aluminum framed Kimber who's feedramp looked almost exactly like mine does. He had EGW install a steel ramp.

http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=263793
 
Have had EGW do this several times and have always been pleased with them if you can get them to do it; otherwise I'd almost bet C&S is using EGW parts. For a while, you could still get the part from Brownells, but I don't know anymore. FWIW, I run Wilsons in my alloy frames.
Hope it works out for you: C&S have done this and that for me over the years, and I've always been pleased with their work.
I had a Para I bought used once; when I sent it out to have it plated, they found the rails were cracked; warranty of course did not apply, but they did a direct swap out replacement for a much reduced price. I wonder if SA might do something similar for you? If all else fails, There's always Fusion...
Cheers, TF
 
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he gun is a model that Springfield does not make anymore. All of their new aluminium frame models have ramped bulled barrels (I wonder why? ). Below is a link to a review with some picture of my model.

http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/review/sa_compact.htm

I was going to take a picture of the ramp but there is no need. A short Google search brought up this poor guys aluminum framed Kimber who's feedramp looked almost exactly like mine does. He had EGW install a steel ramp.

http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=26
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yeah i new it had to be an old one. at least springfield armory was smart enough to include fully ramped barrels in all their new alloy framed 1911's, as apposed to to kimber, who's alloy framed models without ramped barrels are notorious for feed ramp damage....\


i would call springer, my friend. they do have great cust serv. maybe they'll do it free under their lifetime warranty, or at least give you a discount on the work.
 
Sorry if I offended anyone, I must have came off wrong.

I am not trying to compare any gun to another, but to me a feed ramp actually being destroyed is amazing.

I am not trying to start anything I have literally never heard of this before.

This seems like a problem noone should have on a very expensive pistol.

Thats all I am sayin. Its 2010, we should be able to make pistols that handle hollowpoint ammo.
 
Friends don't let friends buy guns with aluminum feed ramps. Try to feed hollowpoints and it never ends well.
 
I didn't read the whole thread, so sorry if this is redundant advice, but, have you tried Evolution Gun Works? They sell steel feedramp inserts for aluminum framed 1911s (and I think Browning Hi-Powers too...)

http://egw-guns.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=34_48&products_id=48

They also install those inserts, or you could buy the insert and get a local smith that you trust to install it for you. I bet 1911Tuner, on this forum, has done his share of feedramp inserts. But I don't know. Mayne you could ask his advice.

Now if somebody could tell me how to fix the gouged ramp on my poor little Bersa .380...
 
Checkmate has a new follower design that is bull-nosed, too. They have patented it; I have no personal experience with it yet but it is also worth considering.
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They work great.
 
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