re: the external extractor problem.
1. My 9mm Kimber (the one with the FTE problem) is an internal extractor model.
2. My .45ACP Ultra Carry, with the (supposedly) jam-prone 3" barrel system, has been utterly flaswless in the 1000 rounds I've fired this year. And it has an external extractor.
YMMV one hell of a lot.
Bill
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- Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:05 am
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: 1911 in 9MM?
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- Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:06 am
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: 1911 in 9MM?
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Ron -
Grab that Kimber.
I went looking for a 9mm 1911 earlier this year. Found the Kimber 4" at Dury's Gun Shop in San Antonio. They sold it to me for $675.
I like shooting it. Compared to my Kimber Ultra Carry .45 ACP (my EDC gun), the 9mm's recoil is soft.
Now, the bad news. My Kimber was used. Looked like less than 100 rounds thru it. First time to the range, I had a Failure to Extract every 3rd or 4th round. Changing magazines made no difference. Changing ammo made no difference.
The FTEs were bad. To clear them, I had to:
1. Lock the slide back
2. Drop the magazine.
3. Let the slide run forward.
4. Rack the slide to eject the empty case.
5. Insert the magazine.
6. Rack the slide to chamber a fresh round.
Dury's guarantees any gun they sell for life. So back I went to their gunsmith.
"Lots of carbon built up in the chamber." He cleaned it thoroughly, test fired a magazine, and returned it to me.
Back to the range. Within 10 rounds, the FTE reappeared.
Back to Dury's. "We'll replace the extractor." Another magazine test fired, and back to me.
Back to the range. FTEs reappear within a few rounds.
So it's back to Dury's tomorrow.
YMMV one heck of a lot.
Bill
Grab that Kimber.
I went looking for a 9mm 1911 earlier this year. Found the Kimber 4" at Dury's Gun Shop in San Antonio. They sold it to me for $675.
I like shooting it. Compared to my Kimber Ultra Carry .45 ACP (my EDC gun), the 9mm's recoil is soft.
Now, the bad news. My Kimber was used. Looked like less than 100 rounds thru it. First time to the range, I had a Failure to Extract every 3rd or 4th round. Changing magazines made no difference. Changing ammo made no difference.
The FTEs were bad. To clear them, I had to:
1. Lock the slide back
2. Drop the magazine.
3. Let the slide run forward.
4. Rack the slide to eject the empty case.
5. Insert the magazine.
6. Rack the slide to chamber a fresh round.
Dury's guarantees any gun they sell for life. So back I went to their gunsmith.
"Lots of carbon built up in the chamber." He cleaned it thoroughly, test fired a magazine, and returned it to me.
Back to the range. Within 10 rounds, the FTE reappeared.
Back to Dury's. "We'll replace the extractor." Another magazine test fired, and back to me.
Back to the range. FTEs reappear within a few rounds.
So it's back to Dury's tomorrow.
YMMV one heck of a lot.
Bill