1911 FTE Problem

Some things that can cause mags to hang up:

1) Bowed or flared magazine walls
2) Burrs on the trigger bow or one that is a little too flattened and protruding into the magwell
3) Magazine release has burrs, excess flashing (if they're MIM parts) or catch lip too wide
4) Magazine lips damaged or flared outwards too much
5) Disconnector protruding into magwell
6) Grip bushing screws too long and protruding into the magwell

Grab a sharpie and colour one of the mags. Remove the slide and insert the mag slowly while visually looking to see if anything is rubbing against the mag as you feed it into the magwell. Remove and insert the mag a few times. Does a full and empty mag drop cleanly with the slide removed?

Look and see if there are any rub marks on the mag after doing the above. If so, post a pic.
 
My Sig 1911 was finicky with ammo brands. A certain ammo would do what has been described and switching made it go away. Also make sure your pistol isn't dry, dirty or gummed up - all likely causes of this.

I much preferred my Sig P220 to my 1911 so I got rid of it. P220 ate everything and asked for seconds. A P226 is hard to beat, I still don't know why people are so attached to the 1911 platform.
 
I also have a p226, runs fine, cleaned and lubed as per all other pistols I own, no problems with them, as for mag corrections,not familiar enough to start. Bending and banging. This is Canada and we pay through the nose, as this pistol, is brand new and over 1400 out of pocket for me. I am surprised that is running like this, so there will be no banging etc, of mags to straighten or flatten them. I guess either way, mag concerns or extractor concerns, it willbe going to md charlton and let them sort it out, as my blood pressure rises. Thanks.will attemp to post updates when I get answers.
 
Final update, no luck with MDCharlton, mag issues, extractor issues, and chamber sizing issues, bottom line, no replacements available in Canada, so money was refunded, after 2 months. Have since purchased a Kimber stainless ii in 9mm. First day at the range today, nice groups, for me, flawless running, 150 rounds, not a hitch, three different mags, all feed well, as good as I hoped. So, as much as I like Sigs, sometimes stuff happens,as it turns out the Kimber, is an excellent replacement.
Thanks to those who replied, and helped.
 
my kimber 9mm does the exact things pictured in this thread... unless i use barnaul suprisingly, been looking online for an ed brown extractor, or any quality extractor really, and haven't had any luck... anyone know where to purchase 9mm extractors?
 
i don't know if i should buy an extractor or not... i do all the extractor tests i see on the internet it by their definition it seems to be excellent. It does the exact same thing pictured in this thread, and when the casing doesn't get extracted it can very easily get removed from the barrel. It was also ejecting them right back at my head sometimes... and other times ejecting properly... it never once had any hickups with baurnal... but all brass cased ammo i've tried has this problem, some more than others... the kimber mags it came with seem to be pretty poor quality.... could the magazines be the problem? or recoil springs?
 
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i don't know if i should buy an extractor or not... i do all the extractor tests i see on the internet it by their definition it seems to be excellent. It does the exact same thing pictured in this thread, and when the casing doesn't get extracted it can very easily get removed from the barrel. It was also ejecting them right back at my head sometimes... and other times ejecting properly... it never once had any hickups with baurnal... but all brass cased ammo i've tried has this problem, some more than others... the kimber mags it came with seem to be pretty poor quality.... could the magazines be the problem? or recoil springs?
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Might be worth looking to see if there's a burr in the chamber. The softer brass would grab it under pressure, where the steel is hard enough that it would slide over it. But it's more likely then not the extractor. It's the biggest weak point of the 1911 design.
 
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