1911 9mm brass hitting me in the face.

[prproulx]

What is causing this and how do I fix it?

 

[nognog]

Two things I can think of; angle of the tip of your ejector when hitting the brass or extractor. Have a reliable smith look into your ejector/extractor. Sounds like the tip of your ejector needs to be shaped for proper ejection. Just my 2-cents

 

[saskgunowner101]

Reloads or factory?? Or both.

 

[BEARMAN]

Shooting, right handed or left?

 

[proonur]

It seems that different ammo will come out differently. Maybe try a different brand/type of round.

 

[Hitzy]

My NP29 was like that when I first shot it. There was little to no tension from the extractor. Gave it a little bend so there was some tension and problem was solved.

 

[prproulx]

It's Winchester 115gr ball. I have a thousand rounds of it! Looking at the ejector from above, should it be curved slightly to the left? Mine is. I'm also shooting right handed.
I'll try the extractor thing but I hate to mess it up. It works 100% with that ammo.
Maybe I'll let Jason look at it.

 

[tornado45]

beanie brass

Have your smith tune the extractor and ejector possibly put in a wilson extended ejector

 

[Hitzy]

Take the slide off and take the barrel out. Slide a round into the extractor and see if there is enough tension to hold it in place.

 

[Canuck223]

Take the slide off and take the barrel out. Slide a round into the extractor and see if there is enough tension to hold it in place.

My NP29 was like that when I first shot it. There was little to no tension from the extractor. Gave it a little bend so there was some tension and problem was solved.

As Hitzy suggests, strip the slide bare. Note the tension on the round as you slide it up the breech face. It shouldn't bind, but it does need enough tension to hold it.

Next, repeat the same operation, but pay close attention to the ass end of the slide. Look at the end of the extractor that pokes through. It has a flat cut at the center. As you slide the round up and down the breechface, does the extractor rotate?

If the extractor doesn't have enough tension, you can very gently increase the tension. If the extractor is "Clocking" by rotating as the round goes into battery, you can try and lightly dimple the surface of the firing pin stop. It meets the ejector oo three surfaces, so peen the back and side with a center punch in three spots each.