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Re: Just picked up a new metal gun :) (1911)
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:49 pm
by texanron
APynckel wrote:texanron wrote:Still can't see the Texas outline!
Seriously?
Yep. If it's a STI you have to show the Texas outline or else its just another 1911.
Re: Just picked up a new metal gun :) (1911)
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:54 pm
by Pawpaw
texanron wrote:APynckel wrote:texanron wrote:Still can't see the Texas outline!
Seriously?
Yep. If it's a STI you have to show the Texas outline or else its just another 1911.
Psst! (Go back and look at the first post again.)
Re: Just picked up a new metal gun :) (1911)
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:48 pm
by APynckel
Pawpaw wrote:
Psst! (Go back and look at the first post again.)
That's what I meant.
Re: Just picked up a new metal gun :) (1911)
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:54 am
by txcshooter
Nice & sweet!
Re: Just picked up a new metal gun :) (1911)
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:06 am
by papajohn1964
AndyC wrote:Argh! You put an idiot-scratch on it already?
Ah, well - that'll buff right out.
Nice looking pistol otherwise - yeah, show us the starboard side
Scratches add character!
Re: Just picked up a new metal gun :) (1911)
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:39 am
by texanron
Not sure why I couldn't see the whole slide last night when I looked at it. My bad.
Re: Just picked up a new metal gun :) (1911)
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:40 am
by Lumberjack98
Congratulations!!
Re: Just picked up a new metal gun :) (1911)
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:42 am
by Pawpaw
texanron wrote:Not sure why I couldn't see the whole slide last night when I looked at it. My bad.
Now I understand!
Sometimes, if your browser width is too small, the forum software will cut off the right side of the picture. It happens to me all the time, with the 1366 x 768 resolution on my laptop.
The trick is to right click on the picture and open it in a new tab. That will let you see the whole thing.
Re: Just picked up a new metal gun :) (1911)
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:22 am
by texanron
Pawpaw wrote:texanron wrote:Not sure why I couldn't see the whole slide last night when I looked at it. My bad.
Now I understand!
Sometimes, if your browser width is too small, the forum software will cut off the right side of the picture. It happens to me all the time, with the 1366 x 768 resolution on my laptop.
The trick is to right click on the picture and open it in a new tab. That will let you see the whole thing.
That sounds like what happened to me. I honestly wasn't trying to be difficult. Thanks for the tip Pawpaw!
Re: Just picked up a new metal gun :) (1911)
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:49 pm
by Seabear
Great addition to the arsenal. Cool thing about the scrathces, is now you are free to use it like it was meant to be used. Kind of like getting thefirst scratch on a new pickup. LOL
I had a Kimber that I put two marks on in the first 50 rounds, I was so upset I sold it. LOL Now I have some tougher 1911's that get used as they were meant to be.
Re: Just picked up a new metal gun :) (1911)
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:20 pm
by rm9792
Seabear wrote:Great addition to the arsenal. Cool thing about the scrathces, is now you are free to use it like it was meant to be used. Kind of like getting thefirst scratch on a new pickup. LOL
I had a Kimber that I put two marks on in the first 50 rounds, I was so upset I sold it. LOL Now I have some tougher 1911's that get used as they were meant to be.
I have re-Cerakoted my carry piece Kimber CDP frame 5 times in the last 2 years. Keeps getting scratched.
Re: Just picked up a new metal gun :) (1911)
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:32 pm
by APynckel
Well.... first range report
Before I purchased the gun on Thurs, I put 50 rounds of blazer through it (I know, shame on me, but it's all they had at the range). No FTF or FTE's. However, I did notice a strange hesitation in the action between the ejection and the battery. I could feel each independently. I figured, hell it's dirty, no biggie. I'll clean it and no issues..
Fast forward to this afternoon. I have a load (6.2 grs winchester autocomp + 230 gr plated .452 over good primers) that I feed through my gov't all day long with no issues. First mag I put through the STI, I get a jam somewhere in the mag. This continues through 150 rounds. Some times the round is almost completely chambered except for an MILLIMETER that I just have to thumb the upper slide into place.
SO... I think there's a weak spring somewhere in the mix causing these battery failures.