When you say it is "spitting brass," do you mean that the ejected casing is coming straight back instead of going to the right/rear?Stupid wrote:I just came back from another range trip. This time I fired about 100 rd of lead round nose handloads with my Kimber. I had 1 failure due to the slide stopper was pushed slightly up for some reason - I didn't think that was my thumbs hitting it but it's a very likely cause.
I want to say that I knew what I was getting into before I bought my Kimber. Through my extensive research, I read both good and bad reviews and fully anticipated multiple trips back to Kimber as many CDP II owners indicated - however, some owners claimed there's absolutely no problem.
Kimber's service has been great - paid for all three trips without a gltch and did their part of work. I am now happy that the pistol can last 100 rounds. It is still spitting brass though
I personally wouldn't do that again. In between the ammo that I had to go through to get it work "right" or "break-in" and the trips back to Kimber for which I had to take time off from work to wait at home, its high price certainly does not justify. The total cost to me is probably more than $1300 now.
I am also not so enthusiastic about Colt due to my absolute nightmare with my 1991A1 commander which cannot even last through 2 magazines without a failure to feed. It's now sitting in my safe as dead weight.
I think Sig, Glock and Beretta are doing their job much better than the 1911 manufacturers. Also the HK even though I boycott all HKs but their reputation for reliability is quite good.
Ironically, I still carry the CDP II.
If so, there are a couple of possibilities. The easiest one is the handloaded ammo you're using, which may not be driving the slide back at the speed it's designed for. If it happens with new factory ammo too, it's probably the gun. If it doesn't happen with new factory ammo, it's the handloads.
If it's not the ammo, out of spec angles on either the extractor or the ejector (or both) or improper extractor tension can cause this problem. I had this issue with a Colt. A little knowledgeable gunsmith work on the ejector angle cured it.