RPatton

If all your slide stops are for 1911s they will all function the same as for stopping the slide from running off the end of your gun. Pin diameter should be .200" since the hole is .200". In my opinion the pin should fit the hole and not wallow around in it. Trial and error will determine which ones will will lock the slide back after the last round.

Is the barrel the same age as the slide and what do the lugs on the barrel look like? If the lugs are starting to round off there is a problem and it will eventually take some expensive parts to fix it.....ask me how I know.

In the winter when I'm bored and after I am tired of reloading I might clean some guns. Not much dust in the winter so powder residue is all that is left to clean so I don't. I haven't cleaned the Benelli or the STI in the winter for a long time. Before the first major 3gun in the spring everything will get cleaned/inspected. After the spring clean/inspect I rarely take the STI or the shotgun apart unless I am going to a major match. The AR gets more cleaning than anything just because it's an AR. Blast it with break cleaner after maybe 2 or 3 local 3gun matches, apply lube, brush chamber, and and I'm done. In the summer it is a different story. I'll wipe down all the steel at the end of the day or it may be starting to rust from the sweat by the next morning. The STI is blue, or it once was, but now that finish is missing in a lot of places so I wipe it down with a rag and Gibbs Oil. That is probably overkill since I discovered Gibbs Oil, but it's an old habit. Gibbs Oil is THE ticket for preventing rust. All guns get cleaned/inspected before each major 3gun match during the shooting season.

I would like to see some empirically derived data on this subject. Will someone with a spare AR load up some ammo, push the bullets back in the brass, load the AR, tie it to a tree and let her go with a long string from behind cover. Unfortunately I don't have a spare AR. But I can tell you what will happen to a Lee Enfield 303 loaded with a full load of Red Dot.

Mr.Dremel is, or can be, your friend your friend. Put a radius on the square edges that are creating the pinch point. Just remember the first rule of gunsmithing: Always destroy the cheapest part first.

The last thing MS would want to do is publish a list of "this update is to fix the following problem". That would give certain individuals a place to start exploiting your computer.

You say this gun is "new to you". Does that mean that 1911s are new to you or just this one? I have to ask, but did it run without failure before you took it apart for cleaning? I'm just looking for a clue because I can't tell much from the pics.

+1 on removing the buffer and lubrication. Since it got progressively worse the buffer could be rubbing the slide and that would get worse with each shot. Completely disassemble, clean, inspect all wear surfaces, lubricate and reassemble. Then like we used to say in the nuclear business, "Try it now." .

Exactly what do you mean by "not cycling"? Not cycling covers a lot of ground. Exactly what does it do or not do? and do you still have any of the ammo that WAS working?

I If your finger isn't in the trigger guard there should be no reason to put the safety on during a reload. If you have to rely on the safety to prevent an AD during reloading then you either have your finger in the trigger guard and on the trigger or the sear is releasing the hammer when you insert the mag. Both these conditions are problems, the former is yours and the latter is mechanical. Unfortunately you own both if the hammer falls. I've never put the safety on during a reload and I ride the safety from start to finish. The only exceptions would be if I have a long run between targets or if I start to fall(mostly shooting 3gun on natural terrain) I have engaged the safety. Other than that the safety is off from the time the muzzle is pointed downrange until I'm done with the pistol on that stage. But do whatever makes YOU comfortable.

When Glocks came out I finger banged one and thought, "Who in their right mind would want one of these." Found out about Glock Matches in '95 and bought a used one for that purpose. Won 4 more and bought the kids a couple. I wouldn't sell the first one for what I paid for it and it has been shot a LOT. Gaston Glock ain't no John Browning but he did have a good idea.

If all else fails I would try a faster powder.

Why does a "Glocklover" need to know that? LOL

Sound like my wife. You should have heard her when I was on the phone and the guy told me he got rid of the rest... "Look before you leap." So much advice.

But after that, you knew exactly what you needed to work on. Bad experience is always the best teacher. Have you ever had another AD while reloading?

By the way, why do some people call it "the 45 Long Colt" which does not exist. It has always been the "45 Colt" just as it is stamped on the brass. I have three chambered in 45 Colt.

Actually, all of the movements you've mentioned are a normal part of our skill set (and, of course, are practiced regularly). Qualified ROs should know this, and we shouldn't have to tell them what direction we're going to go or orient ourselves in some particular way in order for them to see what we're doing. If the RO can't see what you did, they can't/shouldn't call a fault, and if they do it's clearly an arbitration situation. At any rate, if we're doing it right there shouldn't be a call on us, because we're doing it safely and aren't "right at the 180" while moving backwards, or toward the weak side, or whatever. Just sayin'... The vast majority of stages that have movement parallel to the 180 are set up for right handed shooters. Lefties learn to deal with it quickly. When I set up stages I always set them up for me and I am left handed. If others didn't like it, they always had the option of coming out and setting up stages the way they wanted. Help was always appreciated.

.........just as they are supposed to do.

The Wild Bunch After Pike(William Holden) and the boys blasted the Mexican general who had just cut the throat of their friend Angel and they are all facing the whole Mexican army. Nobody is moving, then Ben Johnson says: "We got these sonsabitches buffaloed." so then Pike shoots the German general and the final fight was on. You can't help but like a movie that burned through 30,000 rounds of 30.06 in a water cooled Browning just making the last fight scene.

Like most things mandated by the gov'ment it appears to be working out well..........

My brother has made a lot of 45 Colt shotshells using 45 Colt brass. He used them for shoot field rats while bush hogging. If you are interested in that I can get the info for you.

What you don't want is a lead/zinc alloy. I understand that it won't make good bullets.

LOL funny!! Just get a gun and shoot it. As long as it doesn't blast the slugs into the county to your left or right you are good to go.

No pictures, but I connected my shotgun press to my house electrical ground and it does keep the powder from climbing up the inside wall of the shell. My bench is in the basement with an automatic de-humidifier. It doesn't run much in the winter and static is still an issue here. Maybe I should consider a grounding grid network for everything on the bench. Concrete floor, steel frame table with a wood top.

It sounds like you made enough practice/local match ammo to last a month or so.