Reliability of 10mm 1911's
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tommy.duncan
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I think I sweat battery acid, I had to change my grips too!!
BTW those grips are amazing!!
BringBack10mmMagNow
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Now that looks sharp! Do you recall the type of wood those are made of?
Btw I'm new here and haven't owned my 10mm SR1911 that long either so I could be wrong about this but you may want to do some research about possibly changing out your recoil spring for a heavier duty one.
It's on my to-do list personally. And again, I could be wrong but after seeing references in threads to more than one SR1911 10mm with a cracked lower barrel lug, I started to suspect that these guns might be a little undersprung by Ruger to function with most watered-down 10mm ammunition. I emailed Ruger about it and they told me that the stock recoil spring is 18 pounds which seems too light. If I'm not mistaken, Wolff Gun Springs lists 19lbs as stock in 40s&w Colt 1911's. However, it is possible that the Ruger's bull barrel reduces the need for heavier springs. But personally I will err on the side of caution and try out a 20 pounder if only to prolong the life of the pistol, maybe even start using those little Wilson Combat polymer buffer dealies.
I may be wrong but I think they are gray G10
tuckerdog1
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Sorry, I do not remember what that wood is. I tried looking at my purchase history ( ebay find ), but it must have been too far back.
BringBack10mmMagNow
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No sweat,
I thought about changing out mine for something a little prettier but the rubber Hogue finger groove grips I've got on mine seem hard to beat for comfort.
I also meant to mention my experience with reliability in my last post and say that my Ruger 10mm 1911 has been nothing but reliable with no malfuntions of any kind even when using Blazer Aluminum case, which was surprisingly accurate by the way. But ammo prices being what they are, I've only fired maybe 250-300 rounds through it.
Extremely accurate pistol though, imo.
I have a Colt Delta Elite and a RIA. Both have been flawless. I have had each of them for around 10+ years and put thousands of rounds through them. I stopped shooting them a couple years ago when I got hooked on my Grand Power 10mm. What a beast!
weisse52
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My Colt Delta Elite has been flawless. I did the flat bottom FPS + spring mod and it seems to even shoot softer.
The only trick is finding one at a reasonable price. I got mine in a trade for a DW.
The only trick is finding one at a reasonable price. I got mine in a trade for a DW.
anothernewb
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Ruger Sr1911 in 10mm here too. 2.5k rounds of 180gr over 10.5 blue dot, and counting. zero deformation of the surfaces, zero cracks. 100% function.
mljdeckard
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I don't have a 10mm 1911, but I got a 9mm/22 TCM combo from RIA. It had feed issues, I sent it back to them, they tuned the extractor, it was better, but still not great. I bought a Wilson Combat Bulletproof extractor, and it runs perfectly with 9mm, and pretty good with the TCM. (I mostly just don't load more than 10 rds in the magazine.) That works for me. I think it was mostly drama from trying to tune one frame to work with two different cartridges.
I am looking at building a 10mm now, and I am leaning towards a Glock 40 build. From my homeworking, the Glock setup seems to be more forgiving for different power loads. If I were to run a 10mm 1911, I would have it tuned for one load (full-house power 10mm,) and stick with it. I wouldn't try to make it eat everything.
I am looking at building a 10mm now, and I am leaning towards a Glock 40 build. From my homeworking, the Glock setup seems to be more forgiving for different power loads. If I were to run a 10mm 1911, I would have it tuned for one load (full-house power 10mm,) and stick with it. I wouldn't try to make it eat everything.
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