Andy,
Glad to hear the problem is gone. After a little more test firing, you should be able to trust the gun for self defense and concealed carry.
Last week my fiance sent me a seriously damaged and very deeply pitted late WW-II Remington Rand ex-Army 1911A1. It was completely nonfunctional. It had been in a city flood and had sat underwater for weeks or perhaps months. It looked (to the layman) like something which could only be mounted on a wall plaque, a piece of rusted junk. I found the situation to be very different.
Post-war, somebody had thought it would be nice to remove all that exterior parkerizing and professionally reblue it; very bad idea. This exposed the outside to the worst effects of the flood water and salts. But everything inside was still protected by the manganese phosphate coating, without so much as a single spot of rust. And a stainless steel barrel and bushing had been installed; they survived in pristine condition
I ground, filed, sanded, and bead blasted. And I checked and adjusted all tolerances. Then I reparkerized it and installed replacement grips. On the first trip to our range, the gun functioned flawlessly and shot right to point of aim. I would now trust my life to it. The model 1911 is a wonderful thing, once you know it is within specifications and is used with good ammunition. That excludes Wolf brand steel case ammo.
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