Originally Posted by TWR


I'm saying I wish I could find one that ran 100%. No one wants to like the 1911 more than me but it just ain't happening. I got my Colt Combat Commander back this week and ran 300 rounds through it this weekend. Had probably 10 failures to fully chamber with Lead rounds and Winchester ball. That doesn't count the last rounds popping up in 4 magazines every stinking time. Had a few stove pipes on empty cases. Ran Colt mags, Pachmyer and CMC, all had problems. It's so frustrating to be able to shoot a pistol so well but not be able to trust it for an afternoon of fun, nevermind defending myself with it.

Did run 50 rounds of SWC's that were very mild shooting without issue but this is a 45, you know it's supposed to throw 230 gr bullets at 800 fps.

My Sig 228 and S&W Shield ran 500 rounds without a single issue and the Sig shoots tighter groups than any pistol I've tried.


Plenty of 1911's that run fine; whoever you paid to do whatever they did to your gun obviously doesn't know how to make it run & it sounds like there is likely more than one issue going on.

What vintage is the gun?

MM