SW 1911 test run

[centermass181]

So I hit the range today, to run the new iron through some paces.
Colder than I hoped for but i couldnt wait anymore, and Mrs. Centermass was gonna put me through the Mop & Sponge Combat Qual course, so I hit it.

I was shooting some Fiocchi 230 g FMJ that I got at the last Marlboro show, and planned on stopping at Dicks for some Winchester, but forgot the Debit card, so thats all I shot.

7 yards, POA roughly 4" north of the 5 hole, I was shooting nice groups, but slightly high to the left.

Then Greg shot it, and hit center, so I checked myself, and corrected my stance. I chose not to post pics of that target, as not to embarrass GREG.

Shooting Center mass, not a bad group.

The head group on the above target, was with the middle dot right on the center of the head. not bad.

I started to get to know the .45 a bit better and shot these next two targets Two handed, squared to target, boxer stance (cant remember the term for this stance so Ill call it CQB):

and offhand:

then I moved over to 25 yard line, and fired this target, two mags CQB:

and for comparison, two mags, from my USP .40 F.

pretty clear what Im used to shooting, eh.

However I must say, my USP did something today that shes never done before.
Two FTFeed on the last round of a mag I havent shot before. I blame the mag. and Greg.

Probably jealous....oh well.

Loved the trigger on the 1911, Huge difference from the USP.
The sw 1911 did some strange things to the brass though:
Krinked the side:

and left a mean mark on the rim, extractor? is this normal?
also didnt seem as though the firing pin was hitting the center of the primer everytime, though I experinced no malfuctions at all, besides one Headspace and timing error.

I shot 400 rounds of the Fiocci (sp) and she was real dirty, again, Normal?

so, there it is.
Overall I really like it, just need some time to get used to it. Warmer weather will be nice, too.

 

[Admin]

Sweet. I love how you were able to throw Greg under the bus on a range report.

 

[jshooter]

Just a quick Question about the Fiocchi ammo. I also bought a case at Springfield and have had a couple of FTF in my USP .45. Check the primer and it has been hit pretty good, load it up again and it went but I am concerned with the ammo (a little anyway). Also my 2 cents I love my S&W 1911. That gun is on the never get rid of list.

 

[centermass181]

he actually shot it better than i did, but I knew youd apprectiate that.

 

[mark056]

The dent on case is usually caused by a non-relieved and lowered ejection port. Virtually all GI 1911's and Commercial Colts before the Series 80 potentially had that problem. In days of yore, that is one of the first things one did to a new 1911 was take it to a gunsmith and have the port lowered if the brass dented. Some worked fine out of the box but many didn't. Virtually all modern manufacturers of 1911 type pistols feature lowered ejection ports, including S&W. Maybe this one didn't have the port lowered enough (maybe the person who made the bad M64's transferred over to making 1911's when they started that line )

Mark

 

[swatmedic]

NIce: I got my SW1911 last month, and began shooting IPSC right away with it. I actiually have more rounds thru it in competition then I do in practice. Great gun, has not had any feeding/extraction problems. I have used 3 types of mags in this gun, CMC 8 rounders, CMC 10rd powermags, and Wilson 47ds. All have worked fine.

As far as the USP, it may be time to change the mag springs. My usp45c began to do the same thing, I replaced the mag springs with Wolfe mag springs http://www.gunsprings.com/1ndex.html

no feeding problems since then

 

[edin508]

Mine did the same thing to all my brass etc... I even talked to Ted about it on Sat. Hmmmmm.
I am going to try a variety of loads to see if it makes a difference.

 

[DR]

The sw 1911 did some strange things to the brass though:

and left a mean mark on the rim, extractor? is this normal?
also didnt seem as though the firing pin was hitting the center of the primer everytime, though I experinced no malfuctions at all, besides one Headspace and timing error.

The straight line on the edge of the rim is not exactly normal but it's pretty common on S&W 1911s. If you look carefully on the breech you can see a little raised area on the left side where two subsequent machining operations didn't cut to the same depth. Mine has it and makes the same mark on the brass. If it bugs you, talk to S&W. I know that they've fixed it in the past.