1911 - Spent Casings Hitting Slide?

[Gurkha]

Hi,

I was wondering if it is normal for 1911 to have the spent casings hit the slide?

Please see the picture, this is after I had tried to clean off the markings the spent casings left.

Thank you

 

[Gurkha]

Sorry, not sure why the image does not work. If I right click it and choose "open image in new tab" then it shows up.

 

[horseshoe]

Perhaps the casings are hitting in that spot because you marked an "x" there...

 

[peacefrog]

Check to see that your ejector is not broken. If it's broken, it's now too short to properly kick the case out, It will cause cases to hang up on the extractor, and/or just get tipped out if it's broken off.

 

[Canuck223]

Run the check list.

Strip the gun down and look at the slide.

Take a live round and gently slide it up the breech face. Is the extractor tight enough to hold the cartridge?

Does the extractor hook stay relatively steady, or does it rotate as the case slides up the breech face? A little rotation is normal.

On the frame, is the ejector tip looking good, or does it look like it might be chipped? Is it firmly held in the frame?

Are you using the factory weight recoil spring? How about shock buffers?

As for ammo, is it factory, commercial reloads, your own reloads?

 

[Lodi]

Yes, it's normal.

 

[Gurkha]

Run the check list.

Strip the gun down and look at the slide.

Take a live round and gently slide it up the breech face. Is the extractor tight enough to hold the cartridge?

Does the extractor hook stay relatively steady, or does it rotate as the case slides up the breech face? A little rotation is normal.

On the frame, is the ejector tip looking good, or does it look like it might be chipped? Is it firmly held in the frame?

Are you using the factory weight recoil spring? How about shock buffers?

As for ammo, is it factory, commercial reloads, your own reloads?

I'm new to 1911's and it is a brand new gun. I have not changed anything, it has a factory recoil spring. The ammo was 230 grain american eagle.

I'll try to check out the rest you mentioned.

Thanks