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Artsi · 11-12-2002, 08:23 PM

Many parts are manufactured with quite large tolerances in original/aftermarket 1911 parts. Many parts need attention in installation.

I had same probs with my firing pin retainer plate. Few taps with a mig weld along sides of the plate and some careful filing made it percect.

My 1911 had a wide ejection spray pattern. I sourced it partially to extractor that had a chance to rotate to some degree. Again I had the mig weld done. Two taps to both ends of firing pin plate groove.

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Reloading issue.
To help me resize my brass all the way down, I had my resizing die ground a touch at the bottom. This reduced the guiding funnel.
I also had my shell holder plate ground thinner.
These two mods together allowed me to resize my brass really deep. No need ever to check any ammo after it had bee reloaded. Never had any chambering problems after said modifications.

Only downside of grinding funnel shorter on a resizer die is that if the brass sticks to my fingers as I take my hand away, it moves a fraction of an inch. That sometimes is enough to bring reloading stroke to halt as brass hits prematurely to die bottom.
Small price to pay for the advantages it brings along.

-Artsi

11-12-2002, 08:23 PM	#11
Artsi User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 61 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Many parts are manufactured with quite large tolerances in original/aftermarket 1911 parts. Many parts need attention in installation. I had same probs with my firing pin retainer plate. Few taps with a mig weld along sides of the plate and some careful filing made it percect. My 1911 had a wide ejection spray pattern. I sourced it partially to extractor that had a chance to rotate to some degree. Again I had the mig weld done. Two taps to both ends of firing pin plate groove. --- Reloading issue. To help me resize my brass all the way down, I had my resizing die ground a touch at the bottom. This reduced the guiding funnel. I also had my shell holder plate ground thinner. These two mods together allowed me to resize my brass really deep. No need ever to check any ammo after it had bee reloaded. Never had any chambering problems after said modifications. Only downside of grinding funnel shorter on a resizer die is that if the brass sticks to my fingers as I take my hand away, it moves a fraction of an inch. That sometimes is enough to bring reloading stroke to halt as brass hits prematurely to die bottom. Small price to pay for the advantages it brings along. -Artsi __________________ A golf course is a waste of perfectly good rifle range. (- someone in the net-)