t0066jh Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 (edited) My Tripp Cobra mags are "broken in" and easier to load than when they were new and, they perform well....until I loaded 11 rounds into a 10 round mag and couldn't figure out why the mag wouldn't seat while reloading on the move.....took 3-5 seconds to figure it out and reload with a different mag. Just like focusing on the magwell, I need to watch the bullets and COUNT while I load them into the mag. I was concerned about an accidental extras shot while shooting strong hand and weak hand strings on a 6 shot Virginia Count classifier.... so being smarter than most people I loaded only 6 rounds in the mag. It worked great on the strong hand string but I must have limp wristed the 5th shot weak hand. The slide locked back and it was an O Sh moment. Solution, load em up, strengthen the hands and practice some weak hand shooting. I'm getting to old to keep learning "the hard way" Edited May 3, 2011 by t0066jh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooner Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I have a story that fits this topic perfectly. Back around the mid-1980s, I was competing in the National Guard National Shooting Championships at Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas. This was a combat shoot using off-the-rack 1911A1 .45ACP shooting GI hardball. During one of the stages, I had a failure to feed. I reloaded the magazine for the alibi string. The failure to feed happened again and I dropped 30 points. It's no wonder it happened the second time. I reloaded the same defective round. Upon closer inspection I saw that a spot on the shoulder was crimped over. Here is what I learned: 1. Even GI factory ammo can be defective. 2. Never reuse a cartridge that failed to feed or fire. 3. Never use the same magazine for the refire or for the rest of the match for that matter. Since then, I closely inspect every round before the match and inset them, one by one, into a barrel that is removed from the firearm. At the same time that I check for proper fit and headspace, I can make sure that there is a primer in place. I then weigh each round to determine that the cartridge has powder in it. I haven't had any problems since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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