RickT Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Wife and I have identical SA 9mm 1911s. Both have seen 30K+ rounds. Both are near flawless. My reloads are sub-bottom end 3.6 or 3.7gr N320 behind 115gr coated lead. Now this load is going to be dirty, but my wife's gun is always dirtier than mine after a practice session (300+ rounds). Wife may shoot a few more rounds. I one chamber tighter than the other, one throat longer? Not a big deal since both guns run fine, but it's driving me kind of nuts. BTW, I am the designated gun cleaner, reloader, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DagoRed Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Well if you're the designated cleaner then that blows my first thought out of the water, which was that she is using more lube and it's holding more carbon/soot. other than that it has to be just a burn thing, her's isn't burning off as much powder as yours. minute differences in the barrel and chamber? Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Using the SAME lube? Mine gets lots dirtier if I use an oil vs Brian's Slide Glide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybayonet Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Wife and I have identical SA 9mm 1911s. Both have seen 30K+ rounds. Both are near flawless. My reloads are sub-bottom end 3.6 or 3.7gr N320 behind 115gr coated lead. Now this load is going to be dirty, but my wife's gun is always dirtier than mine after a practice session (300+ rounds). Wife may shoot a few more rounds. I one chamber tighter than the other, one throat longer? Not a big deal since both guns run fine, but it's driving me kind of nuts. BTW, I am the designated gun cleaner, reloader, etc. Could you swap the barrels? This should solve the chamber/throat question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 weight of shooter? not really asking personal question here, just thinking if there is a lot of difference between you, that movement in the recoil might make a difference. frankly, I would think the wife lighter and her gun cleaner... bullet loiters a bit longer and so a bit more time+pressure for a cleaner burn. your post says the reverse.... miranda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perttime Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) Where is all the dirt and what is it? Barrel? Everywhere? All soot? Edited June 4, 2016 by perttime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbu Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 One have a loose chamber allowing more blow back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Field strip your wife's gun, wipe it down and add oil. Tear yours apart and clean as you have been doing. Come back in 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 rounds with your results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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