[Grevlin]

Please post if you own a 1911 and it feeds hollow points...reliably.

I have a Springfield Mil-Spec 1911 and it will feed hollows if there are only 5 or 6 left in the mag. Above that I have to use Pow 'R ball ammo and its annoying.

Please post brand/model and how well it feeds hollow point ammo.


Thanks! :thumb:

 

[geoffl]

My Kimber Target 2 does but not SWC for some reason.

 

[jimbowie1]

All i run thru mine is [BALL AMMO] thats what the 1911 was designed to shoot. @30 gr ball ammo will kill anything that hollow points will and better penetration on glass and metal.-----Should have been 230 gr ball ammo not 30.

 

[Grevlin]

My Kimber Target 2 does but not SWC for some reason.

All HP ammo? No pickiness?

Like this?
http://www.kimberamerica.com/1911/custom-ii/custom-target-ii

 

[Doc_Shane]

Please post if you own a 1911 and it feeds hollow points...reliably.

I have a Springfield Mil-Spec 1911 and it will feed hollows if there are only 5 or 6 left in the mag. Above that I have to use Pow 'R ball ammo and its annoying.

Please post brand/model and how well it feeds hollow point ammo.


Thanks! :thumb:

Get the feed ramp polished it will like them then, the 1911 was desiged for military ball ammo not modern hollow points so it needs to be tuned for them.

I have a 1943 WW2 Remington Rand contract 1911, it didn't like HP ammo at all, so I bought a new barrel and polished the feed ramp and added a stronger recoil spring problem solved.

 

[charlie505]

custom Target II - loves Gold-Dot 230 and 185 gr also no problem with Corbons - any weight.

Other than ball ammo - thats all I use.
I use chip mcormick mags as well as colt mil spec mags.

 

[Impayed187]

i have a RIA compact 1911 and it eats anything you feed it, steel cased, ball, cheap jhp, expensive jhp, no problems from anything runs like a champ


edit: i also use chip mcormick mags

 

[Grevlin]

i have a RIA compact 1911 and it eats anything you feed it, steel cased, ball, cheap jhp, expensive jhp, no problems from anything runs like a champ


edit: i also use chip mcormick mags

RIA!


: (Been thinking about getting one)

 

[JoeKan]

I have a Kimber Classic Custom and it hasn't ever given me any problems. It eats everything. I bought some Russian .45 ammo at Wally World yesterday and took it to the range today. I wasn't sure how my .45 would do with cheap ammo and it didn't jam up once on me.

 

[Maximus]

My Baer C7 eats HST pretty regularly... No FTF of any kind since I've had it... 4+years.

 

[cz223]

I feel your pain

I have 12 1911's and only the 9mm RIA won't feed hollow points. I bought it for cheap practice so it doesn't bother me, though I would like to get that resolved at some point. I had both a stainless Mil-spec and, a stainless GI, neither of them had a problem with HP's. My $1200 Kimber did. Either send it to SA or have a gunsmith polish the ramp and tune it for you. My Kimber now runs like a champ. I wouldn't sell the gun just yet. As far as the RIA's go, my Comp Tac runs like a champ. In fact, it likes HP's better than ball or my reloads, go figure. I also have two duo-tone Taurus 1911's that have never bobbled a single round of factory ammo. Great guns.

 

[Coldbluesteel]

It sounds like the OP's problem is his mags. If it will feed jhp as the last few rounds but not out of a full mag the magazine spring tension is incorrect.

SWC feeding seems to be an OAL problem. My para GI will NOT feed SWC ammo if it is too long or too short and JHP ammo is not reliable if the OAL is inconsistant. Neither works well with GI mags. This pistol has had the feed ramp polished to a mirror finish and is broken in.

My STI works well with all ammo, no matter what I feed it or what mags I use. No gunsmithing done to this one at all and is the most accurate handgun I've ever owned.

 

[Grevlin]

It sounds like the OP's problem is his mags. If it will feed jhp as the last few rounds the spring tension is incorrect.
SWC feeding seems to be an OAL problem. My para GI will NOT feed SWC ammo if it is too long or too short and JHP ammo is not reliable if the OAL is inconsistant. Neither works well with GI mags. This pistol has had the feed ramp polished to a mirror finish and is broken in.
My STI works well with all ammo, no matter what I feed it or what mags I use. No gunsmithing done to this one at all and is the most accurate handgun I've ever owned.

I use Kimber Kim-Pro Tac mags, but it does it with any other brand I've tried

 

[Coldbluesteel]

Next step would be to have at the feed ramp with a Dremel tool. Mount up a felt bob and coat it with jeweler's rouge and have at it. If the problem continues a new recoil spring MAY help, but I doubt it.
Is the mag "snug" in the magwell? A mag that changes angle slightly as it's emptied could cause this problem as well. It would be very unusual but it's possible. The magwell could be slightly oversize allowing some slop.
Also would be a good idea to make sure the mag catch is fully engaging the slot in the mag.

 

[Herd Sniper]

ALL of them will feed that ammo, once you have them throated by a competent gunsmith. The newer 1911 pistols have 2 weaknesses: they all need to be throated by a good gunsmith and the sights are weak on all of them. I wouldn't carry a 1911 until it was throated.

 

[perdurabo7]

I have a Kimber Custom II and shoot Remington Golden Sabre hollow points in it. Kimber is an excellent 45. If any of you are looking for a great .45 hollow point to add to the arsenal, check out the Golden Sabre.

Regards to all ~

 

[Lateck]

My Ruger SR1911 has not had any problems with any type of ammo.
It has had NOTHING done to it!
Shoots better then me! :


Lateck,

 

[letsgetreal]

My Kimber CDP Pro eats JHP all day long, as does my Caspian build......

 

[larryp]

My Springfield Mil-spec handles hollowpoints with no problems. I use Wolff 7 round mags in them and Remington 230 jhp and Hydro-shok 230gr also equally well. The Wolff mags follow the original GI design and specs for maximum reliability and have a extra power spring.

 

[geoffl]

All HP ammo? No pickiness?

Like this?
http://www.kimberamerica.com/1911/custom-ii/custom-target-ii

Of the Winchester, Remington and Magtech I have tried so far yes. I did have the fee ramp polished though. And yes that is the model I have.