Kimber 1911

[12_Bravo]

My Kimber TLE 1911 has an annoying feed malfunction. Yes it comes standard with a polished feed ramp (so that is not the problem). It has a problem with ball ammo, but less with SWC ammo. I'm thinking it may have a problem with the bushing I put in - since that shortens the ejection cycle - which is (seemingly) part of the problem. Does anyone have a good referral to a good smith in Utah?

 

[railroader]

If you just changed the bushing why can't you change it back? If that's the problem that's an easy fix. Mark

 

[Lv4snobrdg]

troubleshooting 101 is that if you make a change and operation is now different or failing change it back and report the results.

 

[The Bushmaster]

This seems to fall under the infamous "KISS" list...

 

[Lv4snobrdg]

KISS

Keep
It
Simple
Silly/tupid/***head (use your favorite "S" word here)

 

[12_Bravo]

well - Railroader - the quick (and unfortunately embarrassing) answer to your question is that I just remembered yesterday (as I was writing my post) that I had a buffer in there. So you are absolutely right - the answer to this is - pull the damn buffer out then take it out back and fire the problem FMJ ammo and see if this fixes it. I had previously switched from Chip McCormick mags to Wilson Combat mags and that helped somewhat. OK now I gotta go out to the shop and make the change...oooohhh can't wait...

 

[Rinspeed]

Check your extractor tension, it might be a little too tight.

 

[1KPerDay]

If you want to get rid of your crappy McCormick mags let me know. I'm in UT also.

 

[Full Metal Jacket]

a kimber with feeding problems?

 

[GIJOEL]

Is the gun not going into battery all the way? Might be a recoil spring, buffers compress them more and sometimes wear them out faster. Also if you shoot a lot of lead, the chamber can get caked with lead and wax, that with the recoil spring will get the slide to stop just short of going into battery. I polished my chamber just a tad with a dremel and some flitz, it helped the leading and wax build up in the chamber.