1911 Colt in 9 mm

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John D.

It runs great. I just put 120 rounds of Waleymart Winchester through the gun. Everything worked perfectly--all rounds ejected properly, no early slide locks, and the slide always locked back after the last round. I guess the new extractor does the job.

With the longer 10# spring the gun kicks a little more. That surprised me--feels more like a .45 now.

John, from the 1911 forum I got a hint about measuring extractor tension without a gage. You can wrap a piece of fishing line or tape around the cartridge case, place it under the extractor, hold the slide horizontal and fasten a soft drink bottle to the line or tape and keep adding water until the weight pulls the case out. I didn't do that, but I did wrap a loop of tape around the case and leave another loop to pull on and then increased extractor tension until it took a sizable tug to pull it out.

Jim,

It's great to have a reliable 9 mm 1911. I think I'll enjoy this one, especially since it's so cheap and easy to feed.