New Springfield EMP!

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Alaskagun,

I have serial number 42X, and it is one of the finest firearms that I own (among many). Extraordinarily accurate and reliable. It bobbled virtually every round the first four boxes, but has been reliable ever since. Be patient; work through the issues; and you will be well rewarded for your effort.

Boarhunter
 
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Oh yeah, this EMP is one fine shooter. The 9mm has a great little pop to it.
800 rounds and works like a top.

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The trigger pull is just fine. A little pull and off it goes.
Get one you won't be disappointed.
 
AG..

The S/N on the gun is EMP 3071. I guess that's close enough to 2600. I sure hope I can get it to shoot because I like the look and feel of the gun...

He already has one.. lol

But, it's true what others have said about 300 rounds, aprox, give or take, to break her in. But IF your trigger has creep and is not a light, sharp, crisp, breaking trigger with no creep, none, as is my trigger (I love it), then, IF I was you, I'd get thru 300-500 9mm 115gr FMJ rounds as fast as possible, first, to see if the jams stop. But IF the trigger does not get better then I'd call SA and they will issue you a Warranty ID number and pay for it to be shipped to them to fix the feed ramp, the trigger, whatever you list as wrong, and they will DO-IT.. and it should only take 2 weeks..

They're friendly, proud, gun people.. that I know.

One other thing: Like any 1911, big or small, timing is the KEY, and they all like to run WET/well oiled on the rails and rail guides, along with making sure your mags are clean internally, along with making sure the followers are smooth with no burs on them..

I use a product called EEZOX for the feed ramp and mags interior walls, its a synthetic lubricator, and *light gun cleaner in one, but it bonds to the metal pours making metal to metal contact slippery, all directions on can..

But do not use it only, on the rails and guides, as I do my light cleaning with it there, but after letting it sit and bond, then I do a nice light swipe of it, to even it out, then apply oil over it on the rails and guides.

This may well solve all your problems except the trigger creep issue, and like I said, IF after 300 rounds or more, jams don't clear up, and trigger, send her in and wait 2 weeks, you'll be glad you did, as they are GREAT guns, as most in here are telling ya, including me..

Oh, mine is 60+ above the 2600 mark, and when I called, with a few JHP jam issues, that is what they told me about the lower than 2600 models, but above 2600, they got the feed ramp angle fixed, and mine works fine with either 124gr or 135gr JHP's.. Just keep her clean and well oiled.. :)

LaST thought, I think part of the feed problems is with the soft mag springs, as you know, they are easy to load up 9 rounds and, my gun now has some FMJ 1400 rounds without any feed issues, been 100%, and I got my first FMJ 115gr last round failure to feed the other day out of one mag, so I think getting a slightly stiffer/stronger mag spring/s, up the road, should also be on your list, as I'm getting rdy to swap out all 3 of mine.. fyi.


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I appreciate all the responses I have got from everybody....the problem just got a little worse...I thought I would give the EMP another chance at the range today, so picked up the gun and racked the slide back (no clip) and released it. It went about an 1" and stopped. So I pulled it back again and looked inside...now this is the good part...the firing pin stop just fell out on the counter....So then I did call SA and told them my sad story. Of course they immediately sent a call tag for Fed-Ex and said they would make it new again. The problem is I really like how that little gun looks and feels, or I wouldn't of paid 1k for it. I wanted it for my CCW, but it is gonna be hard to have faith in it now.
 
You're gonna be OK

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My bet is once it gets back, with the list of "things to fix" you sent with it, and you start testing her out again, making sure she is good and WET/oiled rails, you're gonna love her and trust her, and ccw her, and IF not, I would be a buyer of her.. You let me know via PM..


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I with you and think everything will be ok in the long run. Just kind of frustrurating....never had a gun treat me like that before...

I just saw the "I'm lost but making good time" on your site and in the words of Larry the cable guy " I don't care who you are...thats funny !"
 
now this is the good part...the firing pin stop just fell out on the counter....So then I did call SA and told them my sad story. Of course they immediately sent a call tag for Fed-Ex.
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Might explain the weird trigger (feel) you had before someones work let go..

And like my sig line, your gun is Lost, but making good time.. back to them, and then back to you.. lol

Best of luck,


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Alaskagun,

Sorry to hear about your experience. If you read two of my posts (linked below), you could see my gun and my experience. I decided to "nip it in the bud" and order my pistol straight from the custom shop. I paid for it too ... more than it should have been. We've been rewarded though with a flawless performer (two novice shooters did have problems after limpwristing). My SN is in the 19xx series. I hope SA makes it right for you ... they should.

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Wow I didn't know it was possible to order directly from the custom shop. If you don't mind me asking what price range are we talking for the gun plus all the modifications?

Ok sorry just read the story :)
 
WOW. I didn't realize they even had a custom shop.

It's only about $400 to make it all black, lose the ambi-safety and check out reliability. Not bad for a carry piece, I might have me one instead of that Slim Hawg I've been eyeballing.
 
Experiences with Blazer Aluminum for EMP?

I am new here and I hope it's OK to add to this thread and ask this.

I have been enjoying this thread very much and it has helped me make my decision to purchase a new EMP (on layaway!) Thanks!

But I didn't see anything regarding Blazer AL ammo - any problems feeding or ejecting? I have an S&W M&P and it takes everything I put in it but should I be more selective with the EMP and use only brass? Or should I just use brass ammo during the break-in period?

Any advice would be appreciated!
 
Welcome to THR theneko.

I'll let others more experienced answer your question. Like you, I've fed everything through my M&P. I don't have too many rounds through my EMP, though. Everything I've fed it has been brass.

Again, welcome.
 
>> Don't by a $1200 gun and run 2-bit ammo through it.

Actually that makes sense. Now where can I get that diamond-studded, gold-plated ammo...?:rolleyes:
 
My EMP has a very tight chamber, documented earlier in this thread. I have to gauge all my reloads to be sure they will chamber, but if I do that, it will, and has from round one, feed fire and eject everything I put through it, hollowpoints included. The only trouble I ever had feeding was with slightly over SAMMI minimum reloads. Those same reloads would chamber in all my other guns. Like I said, tight chamber. Factory ammo is fine as well, but knowing what I do, I would check all factory ammo with the gauge before I carried it.

XTP, Golden Saber, and Zero JHP's have all fed flawlessly. It really seems to like the 124 Gr GS JHP's.
 
OK I guess I'll give it the best ammo I can afford and have fun. The serial number is 5xxx so maybe the feed issues have been worked out. I have never had a 1911 before so I didn't know what to expect.

Cheers,
TheNeko
 
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Only the best.. works 100%

OK I guess I'll give it the best ammo I can afford and have fun. The serial number is 5xxx so maybe the feed issues have been worked out. I have never had a 1911 before so I didn't know what to expect.
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Absolutely, as she is gonna go thru a break-in thru some 300 rounds, maybe 500 rounds, but use either Winchester wb 115gr FMJ or Federal Eagle, and make sure the Winchester ammo is made in USA and not Czech Republic..KEY

Then buy some Federal or other quality 124gr JHP's mentioned above after the break-in.. She should continue to sing a beautiful song for ya..

Also, try and find a small can of *EEZOX, and and small spray can of it as well, and you can use the lid of the spray can to squeeze just a little into it and dip Q-tips into it and then do light cleaning, but more important, clean and leave a light coating on the feed ramp, as this stuff bonds to the metal pours and makes metal to metal contact more slippery without leaving residue or attracting dust/powder residue... Directions on cans.

Spray it on a bore snake and run it thru her barrel twice and you're good to go there as well.. (use sparingly, as a little goes a long ways) but do not use it "only" for your guide rails, rails, etc., as it should be a first line of protection IF the oil you should put over it ever were to evaporate on a hot day or a very long shooting session.. It also is a great rust prevention aid as well..

Great to use for *cleaning outside walls of your mags, as well as, leave a fine layer on the *interior walls and spring of your mags, along with any followers, be them metal or plastic..


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I bought my EMP about 3 months ago. It was listed a NIB, but the serial is EMP1580. Do all of the lower numbers have issues? I have not been able to shoot it yet and as far as I know it has not been fired since the factory.
 
I bought my EMP about 3 months ago. It was listed a NIB, but the serial is EMP1580. Do all of the lower numbers have issues? I have not been able to shoot it yet and as far as I know it has not been fired since the factory.
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Not necessarily, but when I talked to them awhile back, as mine was having issues with 135gr JHP's, they said that they did have some issues with models at or below the ID number of 2000 with feed ramp angle, which they corrected somewhere right after the 2000th production guns..

They were very nice and said IF it continues with mine, they would fix it, free, no problems, and this talk was with one of their gunny's named John, very nice fellow.

Just break her in first, 300 rounds min, with FMJ 115gr and if ya can, get some EEZOX for the feed ramp, etc., as I mentioned above.. And when you go for JHP testing, if you then have feed problems, then give them a call.


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Mine is 4XX and runs like a top. The ONLY issue I have had with feeding was fat, well, less than slim, reloads. No 300+ rounds needed to run right. They are very tight and I could see where some would need to loosen up a bit to run 100%. :)
 
LoneStar, do you know if Breakfree CLP or Rem-Oil is at all similar to EEZOX ? I use CLP on my M&P and am very happy with it but I don't know if it lubes and bonds to the metal like you are describing.
 
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Emp Problems Too!

Sorry fellas, this is my first post but I've been lurking and have read and re-read this thread several times. Thanks to all who have contributed. First, I'm basically a novice to 1911's this is my first one however, I own a bunch of Sigs, HK P30, Walther, and Colt Revolvers. After reading this thread a few times it seemed like this would be an excellent start for a 1911, small, reliable and accurate. I've read all the history on them to include the different problems that have plagued these pistols. My serial number is well into the 5,000 range so I really wasn't anticipating any problems other than a few minor ones associated with a new tightly put together pistol. All ball ammo used, various types. I had one stovepipe, another FTF, which BTW I expected, but the pistol will not lock open after the last round. I shot 6 mags thru and asked another shooter if he wouldn't mind shooting 3 mags thru....the second of the three however did lock back, so he got 1 to work. I shot 3 more without success and it started to rain, so that was that. Additionally, I gave it a pre -fire first field strip and cleaned the gun and I use Enos Slide Guide on the rails and the barrel, for the other small moving parts I use Break Free CLP. I used Hoppe's #9 to soak in the barrel while doing the other things and then ran a wire brush thru and the bore snake. Then I sent clean patches thru, then some Break Free CLP, a light dose and followed up with clean dry aptches. So she got a good clean/lube to start with. Do you think mine will loosen up and the slide start locking back or off to Springfield ? As a matter of referrence in total I put maybe close to 200 rounds thru....should I give it the benefit of the doubt and run a few hundred more rounds thru? It's spot-on accurate BTW. I really like this pistol a lot and will not sell it, I just would expect what anybody would want....a relaible fault free gun. Sorry if I sound like I'm ranting, I'm really not, I just need some good advice;)

And btw, from a tip here I put a dab of eezox on a Q-tip and lubed the feedramp also:p
 
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