Win
NES Member
I recently bought a Colt 1903 made in 1917. I got a deal on the gun because the barrel was bulged. Otherwise the gun appears to be in fantastic shape - used to be sure but with very little wear. I bought a new barrel for it at In L:ead We Trust then cleaned and oiled the gun . About half the time I got a failure to feed with the nose of the cartridge hitting the top of the chamber such that if I subtly pulled back on the slide the cartridge went right it. This original problem appeared to happen on a full or nearly empty magazine. I did not notice a discernable pattern.
So...I bought a wolf spring kit for the gun and changed out the recoil spring (the original was slightly but not badly bent) and changed the magazine spring. Now, I have the same situation but only when there are more than 4 rounds in the magazine. When I load the magazine fully it frequently, thou not invariably, has that same nose up FTF and I just subtly pull back on the slide and the cartridge falls right in. Once the magazine is down to 4 rounds, or if I only load it to 4 rounds, the gun functions without issue.
Has anyone had this experience? What might I try next? Thanks for any thoughts!
So...I bought a wolf spring kit for the gun and changed out the recoil spring (the original was slightly but not badly bent) and changed the magazine spring. Now, I have the same situation but only when there are more than 4 rounds in the magazine. When I load the magazine fully it frequently, thou not invariably, has that same nose up FTF and I just subtly pull back on the slide and the cartridge falls right in. Once the magazine is down to 4 rounds, or if I only load it to 4 rounds, the gun functions without issue.
Has anyone had this experience? What might I try next? Thanks for any thoughts!