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Re: 1911 help
« Reply #30 on: August 07, 2008, 12:56:05 PM »
I tried wilson, did not help. It was hanging on ball and hollow points but not consistently. Its almost like the slide was dragging and causeing the feeding problems. Well like I said para has the pistol now, maybe i will get it back in a couple of months.
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Re: 1911 help
« Reply #31 on: August 07, 2008, 01:12:10 PM »
The Taurus 1911 for the money is great.... Add a trigger job and you will have a great shooting 1911 for th $$
But if your going to try and carry a 1911.. my choice is the Para Slim Hog.
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Re: 1911 help
« Reply #32 on: August 07, 2008, 01:23:29 PM »
Quote from: doster503 on August 07, 2008, 12:56:05 PM
I tried wilson, did not help. It was hanging on ball and hollow points but not consistently. Its almost like the slide was dragging and causeing the feeding problems. Well like I said para has the pistol now, maybe i will get it back in a couple of months.

If it's not the magazines themselves, it could be the mag catch.
A friend had this problem with with a Llama 1911 once and we tore our hair out trying to adjust the magazines because 99% of the time that is the culprit.
The problem was the mag catch/release geometry. The catch was not allowing the magazines to sit far enough up into the frame to allow proper feeding. It only takes a few thousands of an inch to gum up the works on these things. He eventually traded it in on a Colt. If this is the problem, Para should make it right because it ain't an easy fix for the home gunsmith to weld cut and grind it to make it work.

Anyway, good luck, and I hope you get it back soon.
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Re: 1911 help
« Reply #33 on: August 07, 2008, 01:26:40 PM »
Thanks,  me too.
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Re: 1911 help
« Reply #34 on: August 07, 2008, 10:23:32 PM »
I agree with TAB on a Colt or one from Les Baer.  I carry a Colt that I have had since around 1978 or 79.  Slide was worked over by J Hoag from Los Angeles, he was real big on Colts then.  Frame was worked on by King Gun Works.  Shoot anything I put thru it and extremely accurate.  Not familiar with the other 1911's so can't comment.  Because it sits very well high & tight, it is very comfortable and carry choice when out in the desert riding my horse.  Does wonders on coyotes.

I use a home made holster that I made sometime in the 1980's.

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Re: 1911 help
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Re: 1911 help
« Reply #35 on: August 07, 2008, 10:34:42 PM »
Finally made it to the gun shop a couple of days ago.  Well, I went in pretty much set on buying a Para... until the salesman showed me a Taurus 1911.  All I can say is, WOW!  They had a sticker price of $699 on the stainless model, which is a little high compared to GA, but even at that price it seems to be a lot of gun for the money.  It's packed with features and the trigger left me drooling on myself, even when compared with the Paras and Colts.  I managed to leave without immediately purchasing, just to give myself a little time to calm down.  (I try not to be an impulse shopper.)  I am returning to the scene of the crime tomorrow, hopefully, and after fondeling the Kimbers one more time, I hope to purchase my new toy.  I hope to post a range report within a few days along with some gun porn, if possible.  (Tried to post pics of last purchase unsuccesfully.   :()  Thanks again to everyone who took time to help a brotha' out.

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Re: 1911 help
« Reply #36 on: August 08, 2008, 12:39:28 AM »
Like most people, I've heard and read good and bad about Taurus, but they DO have a lot of semi-custom features/upgrades.

I think my next .45 auto is going to be a .460 Rowland from Clark Custom guns, with an extra barrel and recoil spring for .45 ACP. I need to trade in either my 10-shot or 12-shot Para anyway. Not much difference between the compact and sub-compact except the triggers, SA and LDA.

I've mostly had good luck with my Paras for 20 years and the new ones have a lifetime warranty. The only problem I had was with my 12-shot compact LDA. They replaced the whole Officer's Model type of recoil system with a Warthog type. Now it has two recoil springs instead of one, to increase the dwell time I guess. They polished up a few things too. I don't remember if I've even shot it since then but it worked when they test-fired it.
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Re: 1911 help
« Reply #37 on: August 13, 2008, 11:17:18 AM »
Quote from: PegLeg45 on August 06, 2008, 10:15:28 PM
Need more info on the feeding issues.
What is it doing or not doing? Failing to feed? Bullet nose hitting/hanging om ramp? Cartridge standing sraight up instead of feeding?


I got my pistol back yesterday I haven't had time to go to the range, maybe today.
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Re: 1911 help
« Reply #38 on: August 16, 2008, 09:58:27 PM »
The lifetime warranty comes in handy for those rare times anyone needs it.
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Re: 1911 help
« Reply #39 on: August 26, 2008, 08:31:52 AM »
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