johes Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Anyone have any experience with 9mm 1911 with a non-ramped barrel? Looked at a Colt today but barrel was not ramped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWFAN Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I had an old Dan Wesson PM9 that was unramped. It ran flawless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1steelshooter Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I had a RIA ultra compact in 9mm. Even with a 3.5" non ramped barrel it ran great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBurgess Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I have a RIA 9mm on ramped and with round nose bullets it's fine but it will not feed holow point ammo at all. Not a problem for a game gun but something to be aware of Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troupe Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I am running two 1911's in 9mm that are not ramped and they run great. I have not tried the worst hollow points (Gold Dots) yet. They are tough to feed in some guns, but for a game gun, there is not a need for a ramp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 There is no need for a ramped barrel if using factory loads, or handload withing the normal 9mm SAAMI pressure max. You can reshape the feed ramp on a 1911 to handle HP bullets. I've never shot +P loads through a 1911, so I don't know if you "should" have a ramped barrel or not. If I were shooting +P+ or 9mm major loads, a ramped barrel is mandatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johes Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 Just for a game gun w/125-130 pf.How about flat nose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWFAN Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 147gr lead flat nose is what I shot in mine. They ran great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conditionone Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I had one. 7000 rounds through it and only had an issue with Zero hollow points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rishii Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I built one a couple of months ago, and so far its feed everything, including empty brass i think the one thing that helps is I have the Brownells mags that have a feed ramp which stops the rounds from nose diving downward http://www.brownells.com/magazines/handgun-magazines/magazines/1911-9mm-magazines-prod84195.aspx?avs|Make_3=1911&avs|Cartridge_1=APP_9%2bmm%2bLuger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Watson Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 My Colt 1991A1 9mm is pretty picky about bullet shape. It is not reliable with truncated cone, flatpoints, or even blunt roundnose. Rather than grind on the ramps, I just feed it the rather pointy plated Xtreme bullets. Trial boxes of Bayou coated 124 gr RN and Magnus 147 gr FMJ are doing well so far. It was great when I could get Hornady 147 gr BTRN "blems" cheaply but the blemishes got worse and the price got higher, so I tried other brands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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