Thanks Jack. Ill try that, after I get Wilson mags. Pulse I'm calling the smith, he guaranteed his work

Steve, Most people do have great luck with their Springfield's. I think mine is rare case.

Fail to consistanly feed the last round is almost always going to be the mag (If it happened on more than the last one or two it could be limp wrist or low power loads). You wont have that problem with 8 round Wilson's. As for denting the brass welcome to the world of the milspec. Basically you will notice that the back side of your ejection port (IE Outside of firearm, side of the slide, towards the hammer not the uzzle) is not beveled. Neither is mine. Dents galore, but my milspec never fails to feed or fire.

Milspec 1911's in particular are an addiction for me. . . . . never get enough. . . .

GoodOlBoy

I just got off the phone with the smith. He said that it was indeed the factory Mag's lip going over the slide stop. He said that filing the lip wont help at all, but to get a better mag when he restocks this Thursday.

what typ of rounds are you youseing hard balls or lead or hallow point my wifes 1911 like hard balls you might also want to try a different clip.

230gr. hardball. The brands are PMC, and cheap CCI Blazers. Im hoping its just the clip, I want to use hollow for protection. I plan on getting Wilson 47D mags Thursday when my Dealer/smith restocks. Im also going to see if he has any 16lb. springs. Im just getting the spring for good measures. I doubt I need it, I dont limpwrist, or use a bad grip.

WHoops hold the phone! Try those hps before you use them. My milspec hates ALL hps except the 230gr golden saber bullet from remington (which I have to get handloaded I can't find anywhere else)

GoodOlBoy

I will keep that in mind. But I will try some after I can get ball to work reliably. Im sure you know, every specific firearm has its likes, and dislikes when it comes to ammo. I hear of manny G.I. mods that can use FMJ (I did alot of reserch before I bought)
Even if HPs arent for my G.I.. The gunsmith I go to, can do ramp jobs that will feed even empty casings.

cool beans man. Just so long as ya get it to feedin them BEFORE ya need it not after. . . . knowwhatImean? :D

GoodOlBoy

Heck ya man! I kinda figured thats what you meant when you said In your first post about HPs.;)

Is this normal?
 

Theres a "bump" I think its the disconector that keeps the slide from closing smothly. Could this contribute to Feeding, and extracting problems?

That is the disconnector, and yes that is normal, and no it should not affect feeding or jamming.

GoodOlBoy

O.k. I was just checking. I was kinda thinking it was a dumb question, but these problembs Ive been geting is makin me parinoid. Its actualy ticking me off. Somethings telling me that it isnt over with eather.
I feel like puting a picture of Ed Browning on my dart board, and keep wondering if I shoulda just went with Glock or Springy XD .45 oreven the funky new G.A.P. It will be better once I get this sucker working.

Like they say... everyone gets what they want, and my wish was a 1911. Guess now Im paying for it.

have you tried a new clip yet

RANGE REPORT:
 

Today I got myself a Wilson mag, and a boxes of Blazer ammo, then went to the range.
At first the last round wasn't seating into the battery. I only needed to push a little on the back of the slide to get it to feed. I think its just break-in issues? The last 4 mags fed smoothly for the most part! Except on the 2nd to last mag, where it had the same seating issue as how I described earlier in this thread. I still assume its just break-in "burps"?
Hopefully this gun is now fixed. Now I just have to finish breaking her in, then try HP ammo (Ill just get a ramp job done if it doesn't like HP rounds as is), then finally night sights.
Thanks to all of you that helped me with this gun!:)

Yellow paint on spring?
 

Im up to around 400rds. fired total. The gun is still giving me trouble feeding the last round into the battery.
Today I went to my smith again. He says that the recoil spring feels light, and replaced it with a 18.5Lb Wolff recoil spring. He fired a single round Twice, then shot a full mag without problems.
I kinda felt a bit uncomfortable, having a 18.5 Wolff recoil spring when the gun comes standard with a 16Lb spring. So I did some internet research. On 1911forum people say that Springfield Recoil springs with yellow paint on the end is in the 14Lb range. Guess what my Springfield recoil spring has on the end... Im first going to call customer support, and try to speak with a smith instead a normal phone operator, and find out what the truth is. If I cant get anywhere with them Im going back to the smith to try to exchange the 18.5Lb spring with a 16Lb Wolff one. f that doesn't solve anything Im going to send the thing back to Springfield. This is really ticking me off! :mad:

Does any other Springfield G.I. owners have yellow paint on the end of their recoil spring?