OKCDaddy

Roger that. Mine look like nosedives. Good to know about the chamfer option.

It is a beveled edge. On the end of the hood, on the chamber side. What was happening to me was the gun worked fine but when I used a combination of Tripp mags and a SWC bullet it would sometimes FTF. With the bullet sitting higher, the top of the bullet would catch on the sharp corner of the hood.

The 45 mags worked flawlessly, but they are 8 rounders. I searched for a video or descriptor for feed lip adjustment and didnt find much. You Tube is great for "how to's" but nothing there i could find. I may have to watch the gunsmith do one first.

What is hood chamfer? Is it a cut/shaving in the hood?

Just figured it out on Sunday at 105 degrees in the sun. It was just the thristy grasshoppers and me out there. Berry round nose 180's fed the best, at 1.180 to 1.185 with 3 of the 5 Tripp magazines. Other 2 Tripps nosedived the rounds for FTF. Tried using some very old mags, 8 round McCormicks and those fed quite well regardless of bullet type or OAL. So looks like it is a feed lip issue - which I did not yet correct to 0.394 but will now. Mags are numbered and their functionality was recorded to match up corrective action. Limited 10 here we come. Thanks all!! Another writer asked about Trojan 9 - I use Tripps 10rnd mags for single stack and they have functioned flawlessly. I've also used his 9 rnd mags in the past when that was there only option (1st gen), and those worked without hiccup too.

Brand new mags and springs, straight from Tripp. On the other hand, my crusty-rusty-creaky 10+ year old 8-round mags worked great this past weekend with anything I fed. Now I know its a mag issue.

Thanks. Will double check feed lips on the Tripps and adjust to 0.394. Still waiting on the Berry round nose 180s. Berry usually ships fast - they must have been behind on this one.

Good to know the OAL limit with 40 mags, hopefully the Tripp 40/10mm mags can take the longer round.

Thanks. Used the 1st gen mags previously. Had trouble with those also. On 2nd Gen now. I think I will sign off here and go order the elevated mag catch in about 5 minutes! New grips (G10), changed the grip saftey piece out last year, thats about it. i am praying extending the OAL will do it, and maybe the round nose. Pretty picky gun I tell you. Will be nice to have the mag catch ready to go though just in case. Probably play wiht the feed lips again if need be\ Thanks a ton everybody - give me a few weeks to make the changes (3 little ones at home - really cuts the live fire time)