Browning 1911-22 .... 8000 rounds and counting...awesome .22

Have you inspected the recoil spring guide? Mine cracked after about 300 rounds. I got a replacement and I noticed its cracking the same way as the first one. It looks like the slide is hitting it when it recoils and pounds it until it breaks.
 
seamus30 said:
Have you inspected the recoil spring guide? Mine cracked after about 300 rounds. I got a replacement and I noticed its cracking the same way as the first one. It looks like the slide is hitting it when it recoils and pounds it until it breaks.
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I'll take a closer look at the guide but I didn't notice anything when I cleaned it.
 
Browning 1911-22

I went to pick up my new H&K today at Al Simmon's and while i was waiting I saw the Browning on display.. I could not believe how small it was...

I asked the guy to show it to me, the moment I had it in my hands, I immediately fell in love with it... Bought it on the spot.

The whole package is super cool.. Even the brown pouch the gun comes in with is a nice touch.

I paid $579 for it, and considering that a walther p22/mosquito are around $500, I don't think 579 is too much for a gun of this type.

It felt really good in my hands and fit and finish looked excellent.
 
I was shooting my freinds tonight it works realy well the only thing i wish is that it had the 100 years on the gun and not just on the case .
 
On pictures it looks just a bit smaller than a full size 1911 but when you hold it or even see it in person it looks and feels so damn small...
 
seamus30 said:
Have you inspected the recoil spring guide? Mine cracked after about 300 rounds. I got a replacement and I noticed its cracking the same way as the first one. It looks like the slide is hitting it when it recoils and pounds it until it breaks.
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I checked the spring guide very closely and never found any cracking what so ever. I'm heading to the range today to run a bulk box of Winchester 555 ammo through the gun. I'll inspect the guide after today's range time to let you know if any cracks show up.
 
seamus30 said:
Have you inspected the recoil spring guide? Mine cracked after about 300 rounds. I got a replacement and I noticed its cracking the same way as the first one. It looks like the slide is hitting it when it recoils and pounds it until it breaks.
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As of today, Saturday Feb. 5 2012 I have put 1155 rounds through the gun and have not seen any indication of cracking or even any excessive wear to the recoil spring guide.

Note:
I have not and do not plan to clean and lube the gun until I start experiencing constant failures but find there is still lube on the guide along with lots of gun shot residue but no signs of cracking.
 
Jeff/1911 said:
Thanks 1911nut, for the ongoing report. I think I'm just going to have to get me one of these...;)
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Your more then welcome.
I've added 550 more rounds and put some pics on page 1 of this post. This gun is amazing. I broke down and lubed the slide just because it was dry and I really don't want any excessive wear,
This thing blows me away. Two (2) FTF is the only issues I've had in the 1700 rounds fired.
 
I've looked through a few forum sponsors and found nothing, anybody know of one that stocks these, or any shop that carries them and is good to deal with?
 
MrSharp said:
I've looked through a few forum sponsors and found nothing, anybody know of one that stocks these, or any shop that carries them and is good to deal with?
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Looks like Frontier has some in stock at a good price...

http://frontierfirearms.ca/index.php/firearms/handguns/browning/browning-1911-a1-22lr.html
 
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