billy396

I had the same problem with my STI 2011 in 9MM. Of course the 140MM mags were actually 38 Super mags so I had to get spacers which seemed to help a little. What I found during steel challenge matches is, if I take a micro fiber cloth and wipe off the feed ramp between stages I don't get the nosedive FTF's anymore. While I know this isn't a perfect solution it works for me and I don't see any need to try to throw money at a set up that already cost me $3,500.00. At the time I bought it, I was shooting steel challenge matches once a month but over the last couple of years my arthritis has become so bad that if I shoot centerfire pistols I have several days if not a week afterwards where I have almost constant pain in my right hand and wrist. I'm going to break down and try to sell this STI and start confining my handgun shooting to 22LR. Good luck with your problem. I hope my solution works for you as it only takes a few seconds.

While I'm new here as well, I'm gonna +1 here what Sarge said. I'm new here but have sold and bought many things on other sites with this same mentality where I have been part of for 10+ years. Usually before I list something, if I know another member that may be interested, I'd PM them first and give them first crack. Anyway, being new has it drawbacks but everyone starts somewhere. If I don't get something I wanted for whatever reason, it's super easy for me to think it was for a reason and I'm content moving on. I've also "sold" things to members who says "I'll pay later when I get home from work". Pisses me off cause then "later" comes and they ignore me while I have someone else saying they are PP ready or whatever. Don't take it personal, especially when dealing with the amount of money items are here. As you say, being "new" does have its drawbacks, however, as I've been a member of this forum and many others for many years, I really don't understand the 50-post mark before one can fully participate in the forum. I'm sure that Brian and the Mod's have their reasons, but I work on a computer all day every day and I often don't even boher to turn on my home computer for days at a time. Of course, this has caused me to miss quite a few opportunities to buy things of interest. I have a 25-year plus collection and I reload quite a bit (on my Dillon RL550B). While It seems that Brian is attempting to make this a superior forum (hoping not to be forced to deal with some kid who knows less than even a beginner), I'm far from a beginner and I would most certainly love to be able to spend more time on this and other forums. Alas, life gets in the way. That doesn't make me any less interested or any less experienced. I've never had any problems dealing with people on other forums, I've never been left out in the middle of nowhere for a no-show and, thank God, I've never had to deal with anyone who thought that they might be able to take advantage of me. I hope this continues to be the case. I also hope that it doesn't take me another 5 years to be able to fully participate in the forums.

I'd like to add to the information above. PCSI in Circleville is a very nice range with a very good schedule of American Steel, 3-Gun, Silhouette, IDPA, Cowboy Action, Bowling Pin and other activities. John Maple and the gang there run a very professional, safe, and very friendly range and last year we had at least 70 people at each Steel plate match. I'm always happy to hear about more people from Ohio in the sport and I hope you'll give this range a chance to impress you. My experiences there over the past 4 years or so have all been positive, with the competitors and the staff all being friendly and helpful. It's by far the best and most well-run range that I've ever seen. You can see the entire schedule at WWW.PCSIRange.com.

I've been trying to track down a slide racker for my open gun (a 9MM STI 2011 with C-more). I've heard stories about a 'smith somewhere who manuractures one that uses no screws and also that this particular slide racker can be removed and replaced very easily by some sort of spring-loaded mechanism. Presently, I have to grab the slide from the rear with my thumb and forefinger and pull back. Since my pistol is set up to never lock the slide back on an empty chamber, this becomes somewhat tiring since I have worsening arthritis. Does anyone know of a place where I could have my pistol modified with such a mechanism, or even any other slide racking assist that would place less stress on my fingers and wrist? And again, I'd like to thank all of the members of this forum and the admins, as well. There are precious few places where one can get technical info and help regarding these open guns, or at least not that I know of.

I also have five 140MM STI non-tuned mags in .38 Super with spacers for 9MM use. The GM that I bought this 2011 from used it as his back-up gun and he never even used spacers in the mags. He claimed that he never had any problems using that set-up, (and I have absolutely no reason to doubt this statement, although he was using hotter handloads than I use) although when shooting steel plate matches, I had sevaral problems until I set up all of the mags with spacers for use with 9MM. I do find that I'm forced to keep the polished feed ramp cleaned during matches or the rounds will start to jam nose-first into a dirty feed ramp.

Bought my first X5 about 2 years ago; Level 1, single-action only, Walnut Nill grips with a trigger that's adjustable three different ways. This first one now has well over 8K rounds through it with no FTF of any kind to speak of. After 4 stages of a large steel plate match, I started getting jams with the rounds nose-diving into the feed ramp. I'm going to give it a quick cleaninq after every couple of stages from now on out. This magnificent gun from the SIG Mastershop in GERMANY has zero machining marks anywhere on the pistol, inside or out. At the last steel match in August, I had the chance to use a friends X5 Tactical for one stage. I had never shot that thing even once, and I only had 1 miss for the entire stage - remember, this isn't an open gun, just pure factory stock. I was very impressed. It shot exactly where I aimed, every single shot. I'm not that good, to shoot a strange gun and score almost as fast as with my STI 2011 with the C-More. In case you can't tell, I love SIG's. If you get a chance, shoot an X5. You'll love it.

Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, Hell on Wheels and plenty of things on NatGeo and Discovery channel are all reasons that I don't get rid of cable TV. Broadcast networks are mostly crap. I don't watch any "reality" shows, sitcoms, dancing with no-names, or "talent" shows, let alone any network series. Their political slant seemingly makes it into every show that I've seen. Breaking Bad has been one heck of a ride since the very beginning. Very well written and a great cast. I hate to see it end.

Dropped out of Facebook 2 years ago and I'm not likely to join Twitter. I don't need to be connected all of the time and I don't like the way the NSA and others are using this meta-data that they're accumulating on every American citizen. Therefore, I've been trying to minimize my computer time. The FISA court has already told the NSA that they're recording and keeping records of things over which they have absolutely no legal authority. That's gone far beyond a slippery slope.

As I get older, the arthritis makes it very hard to rack that slide the way it's set up with the horizontal mount for the C-More. The only way I can grip the slide is with my thumb and forefinger. That's not much leverage, making it not so easy when you have bad hands and wrists. I'm just into 2011's after years of 1911's and I'm not ready to give up yet. These things are way too much fun on steel. I know Cheely does beautiful slide rackers, but I'd rather not send my gun away for an extended period of time right now.

Of course there's no dovetail so they will have to be some other design.

Thanks very much to everyone for the advice. I'm using STI tubes, and I just installed the STI 9mm spacers and new followers. I hope this solves the problem. I shot one match with some weak handloads, which worked ok but I could tell they were too weak to get any benefit out of my comp and the brass just fell in a little pile next to my right leg. I shot the last match with factory 125 gr rounds, which seemed to work just fine. I may have to start reloading some hotter loads to get the benefit of my comp. The previous owner used to shoot 9MM major out of this gun without any problem. He's just a couple of points shy of making GM, and he wanted to get rid of this backup gun and have two matching SVI Trubors. Thanks again to all.

Has anyone had problems with the 140mm SVI tubes with the second round down in the column pointing straight instead of up, thereby nose-diving into the feed ramp. This has happened to me at two steel matches. I just installed 9mm spacers and new followers. I hope this solves a very frustrating problem for someone like me who's obviously a newbie to SVI open guns. I do love the 2011 design and function with the C-more and the horizontal mount. If anyone has any experience with this problem, I'd be forever grateful for your input. For some reason this happens after the first two stages, so maybe a dirty feed ramp is making it harder for the rounds to slide into the chamber.

I have a very nice lightly used STI 2011 in 9MM with 5 new 140mm mags. I've shot two steel matches with it and had the same problem both times. After the first couple of stages go just fine, it starts to jam. The rounds nose-dive into the feed ramp. For some reason, this doesn't happen on the first or second stage. The mags are new, but I'd be willing to try new springs. I just bought 9mm mag spacers with new followers and I'm hoping that it will solve the problem, but I'm not very confident. When loading the mags, I can tell that the lower rounds in the column aren't angled up like the top round, or like they should be. I can tell that's what's causing the problem. I'm hoping that someone here has experienced the same problem and knows the trick to solving it. This is my first 2011 and I love the way it shoots when it's working right.

I've used that exact same combo with Intl Clays and I've found it to work quite well. Give it a try and see how it works. Please let us know your results.

Yes you can definitely use these bullets. I have and they work great. Just watch your crimp, OAL, and stay away from max loads. You'll like the results.