ES13Raven Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Does polishing the barrel feed ramp actually help with feeding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiley1 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I've never had a problem with mine not feeding smoothly except, the feed ramp gets dirty fast so clean at least every 500 rounds so it's reliable and easy to keep clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRevolutionIX Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I have never had any feeding issues and don't feel it is needed. I also do not see how polishing the ramp can hurt anything. If you feel it can enhance the reliability, polish away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunker Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 If you are doing it with a dremel, keep the speed on very slow and keep the polishing head moving. Don't linger in one place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohsevenflhx Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I polish my feed ramp with a wood dowel and scotch bright pad. In and out of the barrel, the same way the round travels. Not the barrel, just the feed ramp. A dremel would actually be leaving score lines perpendicular of feed travel. I'm not positive it helps prevent jams, but once you get it really polished, it wipes off super easy with just a rag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunsen Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Makes clean up a breeze and can't hurt anything. Mine was pretty good to start so I used 1200 grit and honing compound. Took much longer than the dremel but no worries of taking off too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teros135 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) A Dremel flannel polishing wheel with Flitz or SimiChrome isn't going to take anything substantial off (if anything at all) - it'll just polish it. Feeding should be smoother, that's why we polish things (like all the internals that move against each other). It isn't going to leave any "lines" that would affect anything. Again, it's polishing, not cutting. Not to worry. Cratex bits (rubber impregnated with abrasive), on the other hand, can be a bit aggressive, and those take a light hand and lower speeds. I use them, occasionally, for starting polishing on parts such as the back end of the trigger bar, where other tools won't reach in to the crevices. (Schmecky uses wet-or-dry paper attached to a Dremel bit in those areas, and that's actual abrasive, so the Cratex here is actually fairly mild. Again - gently!) Edited January 5, 2015 by teros135 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdave24 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 A polishing wheel can be run in the direction the round takes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee G Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 If you aren't having feeding problems don't waste your time on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Solo Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) Polishing the ramp on some low end 1911s is important, but I don't think it is needed on a CZ TS. Mine looked pretty shiny out of the box and I have never had a missfeed. Edited January 5, 2015 by Bart Solo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohsevenflhx Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 If you aren't having feeding problems don't waste your time on it. If you have modified your gun at all, such as a lighter recoil spring, then I wouldn't consider polishing your feed ramp a waste of time. I'm sure most Limited, and Open shooters polish their feed ramps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee G Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 If you aren't having feeding problems don't waste your time on it.If you have modified your gun at all, such as a lighter recoil spring, then I wouldn't consider polishing your feed ramp a waste of time. I'm sure most Limited, and Open shooters polish their feed ramps. I've done custom work to quite a few CZs. All but two were set up with 10 or 11 pound recoil springs. They all feed and function fine with the feed ramps untouched. If you are having a feed problem it could help, but most of the feed problems on shadows are caused by bad magazines or too much tension on the extractor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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