1911 woes, 22 and 45!

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Hey guys, have a few issues I'd appreciate input with

On my Sig 1911-22:

- Slide does not close forward when the slide stop is released. Kind of stops half way and I need to give it a push with my thumb.
- Seems like every 2nd round will be a Fail to Feed, am I loading the mags wrong?
- New to 22 handguns, but I always get some powder burning on my hand and arm, I've heard this is normal though.

On my Norc 1911:

- Seems like the slide is closing on the very edge of casings after they're ejected, they all have the same indent which appears to be the slide pinching it. No FTEs yet with Winchester whitebox .45, but it does seem to run hot given how far it flies and the black casings
- It's too much fun to shoot and I spend a lot of money on .45acp

Sig is bone stock.
 
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Only thing I know about the Sig 1911-22 is that it is the exact same gun as the GSG 1911-22 with a different paint job. The GSG is a lot cheaper also and warrantied by Blueline Solutions in Vancouver. I don't know about the 1911, but I have 4 .22 handguns and never get any powder burns on my hands or arms as you mentioned.
 
If the 45ACP cases have a flat spot on the mouth of the case and they are being ejected they are hitting something on the way out, I have a couple of 1911's that did that with factory ammo but not with re-loads.
 
The denting on the 45 brass is probably from the shells hitting the ejection port on the way out. GI-spec 1911s have smaller ejection ports, and they tend to ding the brass. It's totally normal.

As for the 22-1911. Is it broken in yet? How many rounds have you gone through? It could just need t be broken-in and it'll start to work fine.
 
Check the spring and make sure the narrow end goes down first. If the wide end goes down first, it will do what you described with the slide now fully engaging. The failing to feed is how you are loading the mag. Google it and watch the U-tube video. Enjoy the pistol because I love it.

Macs675 said:
Hey guys, have a few issues I'd appreciate input with

On my Sig 1911-22:

- Slide does not close forward when the slide stop is released. Kind of stops half way and I need to give it a push with my thumb.
- Seems like every 2nd round will be a Fail to Feed, am I loading the mags wrong?
- New to 22 handguns, but I always get some powder burning on my hand and arm, I've heard this is normal though.

On my Norc 1911:

- Seems like the slide is closing on the very edge of casings after they're ejected, they all have the same indent which appears to be the slide pinching it. No FTEs yet with Winchester whitebox .45, but it does seem to run hot given how far it flies and the black casings
- It's too much fun to shoot and I spend a lot of money on .45acp

Sig is bone stock.
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Make sure the sig is lubed as well, rails and add a small drop where the hammer runs on the slide, helped mine 100%
also have you cleaned it recently? .22 do tend to run dirtier than other ammo
 
Macs675 said:
Hey guys, have a few issues I'd appreciate input with

On my Sig 1911-22:

- Slide does not close forward when the slide stop is released. Kind of stops half way and I need to give it a push with my thumb.
- Seems like every 2nd round will be a Fail to Feed, am I loading the mags wrong?
- New to 22 handguns, but I always get some powder burning on my hand and arm, I've heard this is normal though.

On my Norc 1911:

- Seems like the slide is closing on the very edge of casings after they're ejected, they all have the same indent which appears to be the slide pinching it. No FTEs yet with Winchester whitebox .45, but it does seem to run hot given how far it flies and the black casings
- It's too much fun to shoot and I spend a lot of money on .45acp

Sig is bone stock.
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For the sig... Make sure you use HV ammo,lube it as mentioned before and what cured the problem on mine: Clean the chamber every 300 rds, better every 100 when new (GSG provides a little angeled brush for a quick job)Complete fail to feed means too much resistance to push the slide all the way back,wich is often caused by resistance of a dirty empty in the chamber.

Norc. It's probably not hot enough.Black casings mean blow-by wich is caused by slow burning or not enough pressure to seal the brass against the chamber.Also could result in slide not all the way back and therefore less time to close again. My 1911 did that on (unmarked Canam version) low recoil hand loads,runs fine on Federal/american Eagle, Norinco, UMC and my hotter loads.Can't comment the Win whitebox,never used it,so that is just my guess. What's normal on fullsize Norcs (Commander acts different) is that they spit the emptys up to 12 ft away and cover a 6 ft circle doing so.
 
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