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FF/Medic · 03-02-2008, 01:39 PM

Just got a new one yesterday and having problems with hollow point ammo and notice that ball ammo or even the power ball seems to cycle alot better is it better to use the ball ammo?

jtkratzer · 03-02-2008, 01:41 PM

Just put some ammo through it to get it broken in. What HPs are not feeding well? My 1911 seems to handle 200 and 230 gr Gold Dots just fine.

Lazarus · 03-02-2008, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jtkratzer

Just put some ammo through it to get it broken in. What HPs are not feeding well? My 1911 seems to handle 200 and 230 gr Gold Dots just fine.

My Kimber had instructions to break in using 500 rounds of 230grn FMJ ammo.

I recommend reading your owners manual to see if there are instructions for a break in procedure and if so follow them according. Often times this will eliminate any issues with feeding.

Brickboy240 · 03-04-2008, 08:28 AM

We would really need more of a description to help you out.

Are the rounds jamming on the feedramp going into the chamber?

Upon ejection?

Stovepiping?

Double-feeds?

You see, all of these types of jams have different remedys. Some require a spring swap, some require tweaking of the extractor to get a little more tension out of it, some might mean a different magazine, some mean you need to polish the feedramp and chamber.

Before you go swapping parts, buying new mags or tensioning the extractor...describe the "jams" you're getting and we can narrow it down.

Were you using stock magazines? What kind of hollowpoints? Does all fmj ammo work 100% in the gun?

It could also be the type of ammo. Two of my 1911s can NOT run any alloy cased ammo at all. The other handles it with total reliablity. Dito for certain hollowpoints. Some give me tons of jams while other brands are 100% reliable.

Hard to diagnose without more info...sorry.

- Brickboy240

CharlieHo · 03-04-2008, 08:33 AM

FWIW, GI's and Mil-Specs are probably gonna choke on HP ammo no matter how you tune it.

Take a look at their "feedramps" compared to others... They were designed only to run FMJ/ball ammo. Many can and will run HP, but not always with outstanding consistency

Brickboy240 · 03-04-2008, 10:16 AM

Hmmm...

I bought a GI Springer 6 years go and to this day, it has fed 4 different hollowpoints and every fmj it was given with NO hiccups.

Hydra-Shoks, XTPs, Silvertips and Cor Bon HPs all went through the GI with ease.

The GI and Mil-Spec might look basic on the outside, but look at their feedramps and you'll see they're definately set up to feed HPs.

Chances are you have a lazy extractor, need a more robust recoil spring or possibly a Wilson 47D magazine...but without more info...its just a guess. It might also be ammo related.

Were the GIs and Mil-Specs set up for hollowpoints? Absolutely!

- Brickboy240

03-02-2008, 01:39 PM	#1
FF/Medic XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 16	New Mil Spec Just got a new one yesterday and having problems with hollow point ammo and notice that ball ammo or even the power ball seems to cycle alot better is it better to use the ball ammo?

03-02-2008, 01:41 PM	#2
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,478	Just put some ammo through it to get it broken in. What HPs are not feeding well? My 1911 seems to handle 200 and 230 gr Gold Dots just fine. __________________ "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson The Gun Lounge Pennyslvania Firearms Owners Association Hockey Forum

03-04-2008, 08:28 AM	#4
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,198	Need more info..please We would really need more of a description to help you out. Are the rounds jamming on the feedramp going into the chamber? Upon ejection? Stovepiping? Double-feeds? You see, all of these types of jams have different remedys. Some require a spring swap, some require tweaking of the extractor to get a little more tension out of it, some might mean a different magazine, some mean you need to polish the feedramp and chamber. Before you go swapping parts, buying new mags or tensioning the extractor...describe the "jams" you're getting and we can narrow it down. Were you using stock magazines? What kind of hollowpoints? Does all fmj ammo work 100% in the gun? It could also be the type of ammo. Two of my 1911s can NOT run any alloy cased ammo at all. The other handles it with total reliablity. Dito for certain hollowpoints. Some give me tons of jams while other brands are 100% reliable. Hard to diagnose without more info...sorry. - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

03-04-2008, 08:33 AM	#5
CharlieHo XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairmont, WV Posts: 514	FWIW, GI's and Mil-Specs are probably gonna choke on HP ammo no matter how you tune it. Take a look at their "feedramps" compared to others... They were designed only to run FMJ/ball ammo. Many can and will run HP, but not always with outstanding consistency __________________ "The philosophy of gun control: Teenagers are roaring through town at 90 MPH, where the speed limit is 25. Your solution is to lower the speed limit to 20." - Sam Cohen, inventor of the Neutron Bomb

03-04-2008, 10:16 AM	#6
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,198	Hmmm... I bought a GI Springer 6 years go and to this day, it has fed 4 different hollowpoints and every fmj it was given with NO hiccups. Hydra-Shoks, XTPs, Silvertips and Cor Bon HPs all went through the GI with ease. The GI and Mil-Spec might look basic on the outside, but look at their feedramps and you'll see they're definately set up to feed HPs. Chances are you have a lazy extractor, need a more robust recoil spring or possibly a Wilson 47D magazine...but without more info...its just a guess. It might also be ammo related. Were the GIs and Mil-Specs set up for hollowpoints? Absolutely! - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

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