Since I couldn't find a 10mm VBOB anywhere, I had a local smith build me a 10mm bobtail commander. This guy is highly regarded in my area. Four months and $3500 later, he delivers me a beautiful 1911 built to my specs. Love at first sight.
Until I shot it, or tried to shoot it. Rounds dead ending into the feed ramp. Not nose diving, just feeding straight into ramp. Ramp is smooth and looks good. Both Sig FMJ and HP, Underwood FMJ and HP. It appeared that the mags were sitting too low. Toying with the idea of a mag catch with higher shelf. Or if there is a mag that holds the rounds higher.
So I take it back with ammo. He says the mags are out of spec. These include the MecGars, he provided, the DW factory and the Tripp Cobras. He adjusts the lips and sends me on my way.
Now none of the mags function in this gun or my Specialist 10mm. I get premature slide lock, rounds FTF on the top of the barrel hood. I think I'm going to trash the mags he mucked with and get more.
Also I can feel the slide slamming back. I believe the gun is under sprung. He told me it has an 18# recoil spring, and a 22# main spring. This seems light to me for a 4.25" 10mm, but I am no gun smith. It does have the flat firing pin stop as per my request.
Question is, should I get different springs? If so which weights would you recommend? Or should i send it off to someone? If so who? I put reliability as my number 1 priority.
I won't name him as I am not looking to trash this gun smith, but it seems to me that this project was above his head.
Until I shot it, or tried to shoot it. Rounds dead ending into the feed ramp. Not nose diving, just feeding straight into ramp. Ramp is smooth and looks good. Both Sig FMJ and HP, Underwood FMJ and HP. It appeared that the mags were sitting too low. Toying with the idea of a mag catch with higher shelf. Or if there is a mag that holds the rounds higher.
So I take it back with ammo. He says the mags are out of spec. These include the MecGars, he provided, the DW factory and the Tripp Cobras. He adjusts the lips and sends me on my way.
Now none of the mags function in this gun or my Specialist 10mm. I get premature slide lock, rounds FTF on the top of the barrel hood. I think I'm going to trash the mags he mucked with and get more.
Also I can feel the slide slamming back. I believe the gun is under sprung. He told me it has an 18# recoil spring, and a 22# main spring. This seems light to me for a 4.25" 10mm, but I am no gun smith. It does have the flat firing pin stop as per my request.
Question is, should I get different springs? If so which weights would you recommend? Or should i send it off to someone? If so who? I put reliability as my number 1 priority.
I won't name him as I am not looking to trash this gun smith, but it seems to me that this project was above his head.
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