Ammo problem I've never encountered before

[TubesyLovesAKs]

I was at the range with my "new" RIA 1911. I figured I'd see how it loads hollow points, because it has already been broken in by a previous owner. It wouldn't load the first round but every round after was always fine. I looked at the round I had to keep ejecting and, well, you'll see what it looks like in the picture below. Surely this round is no longer safe to shoot, right? Is there any way to keep the rounds from doing this aside from starting the mag off with just a standard FMJ round or something like that? I'm guessing it is doing this because the hollow points are relatively flat at the front, and the gun was designed with the rounder FMJ in mind. I'm pretty new to slide guns and how finicky they can be, so I need some help here.

 

[jglenn]

how are you releasing the slide to load the 1st round?


also what magazines are you using

 

[z.chance]

I wouldnt shoot it. The bullet being seated so deep can cause an increase in pressure from what i understand.

Now, theres no reason that i can come up with that it only does it on the first round. You arent riding the slide home are you?

 

[TubesyLovesAKs]

how are you releasing the slide to load the 1st round?


also what magazines are you using

It consistently did it out of both a kimber and a taurus mag. And I'm just using the slide release to send it forward. It seems like once I shot the first one, the slide would have enough force to bring the next one into the chamber, but it doesn't on the first round for some reason.

 

[2001SportTJ]

I've learned that on most 1911's it's better to use the "slingshot" method for releasing the slide than using the slide release. It's getting hung up on the feed ramp or the bottom of the chamber on the barrel and setting the bullet back in the casing. DO NOT shoot that round; like z.chance said, there is an increase in pressure when the bullet gets setback that far and it can damage your gun and possibly cause injury.

.45ACP is prone to bullet setback more so than other rounds. If your feed ramp isn't polished I suggest you have it polished or polish it yourself if you feel comfortable doing so. There are many how-to videos on Youtube for polishing your feed ramp.

 

[TubesyLovesAKs]

I wouldnt shoot it. The bullet being seated so deep can cause an increase in pressure from what i understand.

Now, theres no reason that i can come up with that it only does it on the first round. You arent riding the slide home are you?

I figured it wasn't any good. Kinda sucks, too. I paid good money for that ammo.

And I'm not riding the slide. I'm letting it snap forward like it was designed to. I guess my gun just doesn't like HP rounds. And if it doesn't, I guess that's all right. .45 ACP is big enough to not need HP as much as a smaller round does.

 

[2001SportTJ]

Test out some different HP loads in your gun. I've had 1911's that would do exactly what yours is doing with some HP ammo, but it ran flawlessly with other HP ammo.

This is the reason why I won't carry a gun until I have run at least 100-150 rounds of the SD ammo that I'll be carrying through it. Better to find out at the range than when your life depends on it.

 

[TubesyLovesAKs]

I've learned that on most 1911's it's better to use the "slingshot" method for releasing the slide than using the slide release. It's getting hung up on the feed ramp or the bottom of the chamber on the barrel and setting the bullet back in the casing. DO NOT shoot that round; like z.chance said, there is an increase in pressure when the bullet gets setback that far and it can damage your gun and possibly cause injury.

.45ACP is prone to bullet setback more so than other rounds. If your feed ramp isn't polished I suggest you have it polished or polish it yourself if you feel comfortable doing so. There are many how-to videos on Youtube for polishing your feed ramp.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look up how to polish the feed ramp correctly.

 

[freedom]

Try something like the Corbon powerball for your SD rounds.

 

[Tony2X]

I've read where ppl. have sent their RIA back and they would supposedly polish the feed ramps for free.