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- 1911 barrel throating, tuning and polish of feed ramp.
Helps improve feeding and reliability.
5" .45 barrel, standard non ramp.
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For about 98% of my 1911 shooting, I use 230gr. Lead RN bullets that I cast from straight wheelweights from a supply of wheelweights I collected for decades. They are basically FREE. I own 6 Model 1911s. 3 Colts, 2 Kimbers, 1 Charles Daly. I have full size (3), Commander size (1) and Officer size pistols (2)
ALL of them had feeding issues with my practice loads of lead RN bullets. I polished the feed ramps and chambers on ALL of them (using only the polishing "bob" and polishing compound) and they all feed my practice loads perfectly now.
A few minutes time and a little polishing compound have saved me thousands of dollars in ammo costs over many decades and allowed me to shoot much more.
It works well with FMJ and Federal HST hollow points also (my carry ammo).
I do not use a grinding wheel or sandpaper on my guns, fabric polishing "bob" and compound only.
Very impressive!!! Thanks for making a detailed video of what everyone in the 1911 club refers to when correcting feeding issues.
Excellent video. Thank you for posting.
Never Ever use a Grinding stone on your gun to do a job like this use a Cratex wheel or cone then polish with a felt bob and Polishing compound like Simichrome or Flitz the Cratex will gently remove the tooling marks and sharp edges while leaving a smooth finish then polish to a mirror finish with the felt bob and compound
Nice pick to work on. A while back I was at an indoor range helping a new shooter and a guy next to me had three 1911's, Colt, Kimber and Ruger. He said the Ruger was more accurate than the other two and let me shoot it. It was amazing for an out of the box gun. Was the most accurate out of the box 1911 I'd ever shot. Soon after I got a TALO Ruger Commander 1911. Had to have it!
Thank you.
Yes, the Ruger is a great gun right out of the box. Also great accuracy for a low price 1911. I have done a lot of work on it to build it to my preference for competition use. Has run close to 40.000rds now, and will last many many thousands more.
My ruger 1911 has always been crazy accurate
I have the base 1911
Thanks for a great video, very much appreciated.
Thank you very much:)
If you look at your factory feed ramps under magnification, those factory circular machine marks are as big as mountain ridges. If you are scared to use a Dremel, then use valve lapping compound before polishing. And get Sig mags.
Great video, to the point.
Excellent job my man!!!!!
Thanks
Fantastic job.
Thank you very much:)
very good vid thanks.
Thank you
This was satisfying to watch.
I think I might need this done on my 1911. The bottom part of the throat of the barrel keep biting into the casing of the round and prevents it from going into battery.
In that case you should consider a barrel reamer. What you are dealing with is certain cases that are too large. Like that of reloads or Aguilla. Polishing a barrel won’t actually solve the issue.
Great video and thanks for the professional post on this... My IV Combat Elite is working excellent , but I did just do a little polishing on the feed ramp...I'm not doing anymore than that because it feeds everything, even an empty case.
Thank you!
I agree, no point in over do when it works
Hello Wolf, first thanks for an excellent video. My compact had some severe feeding issues, I followed your directions and it works well now. It doesn't look as nice as yours but that will come with practice.
That said at 15:22 which exact head is that? I did a manual buffing with 2000 grit sand paper and it looks good but could be better. Mine is also a 45 so the same head should work well in mine. If you could provide that I would be really appreciative.
Also, I subbed your channel as did a few of my friends.
Great video. Do you think this would help feeding issues on a 3.5 inch ati fatboy 1911
If you have feeding issues try using a raised mag release first before polishing it raises the mag .020 so the round isnt hitting everything at as much of an angle so it feeds more smoothly.
Barrel tunnel on the underneath of the slide where the barrel lugs move across during recoil and then back into battery? I polished there too!
Thanks, I need to do this to mine. I'm having trouble with Lee TC 230 gr. right now. Maybe this will help.
Yes,she is shining pretty, i need to grind quite a bit on my barrel ramp,that is the problem,i'm sure,it does hang up feeding,building my first 1911,have 4 now my build makes 5.
1-Colt mark IV stainless series 80/1-1918 original Colt /1-1943 arsenal rebuild mixed parts /1-Norinco from 1980's /this build is a Essex frame and 1945?+ - arsenal Remington Rand slide & barrel. They did not chamfer barrel ramp enough. I subbed your channel,keep up the good work and tell of tips etc. Thanks Wolf
Jim G
Thank you, glad you find the videos useful
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nice job. what polishing compound did you use?
Thanks a lot for this great video. Where do you purchase the long stone bit?
That bit is a chainsaw sharpening stone. You can find them at any hardware store,Lowe's or Home Depot .
Good video, Thanks. question, could you please tell me what is the cut or groove on the barrel hood for? is it just to see if there's a round in the chamber? or dose it serve some other porpoise?
Thank you!
Yes, the cut on the hood is just for chamber inspection. It comes like that from Ruger
Thank you!!!
So after you were done & you took it out & started firing few mags ... How'd it do..? Jam up
Mis feed... Etc.
What brand of polish do you use?
What kind of Stainless Steel polish did you use
I am having failure to feed issues in my officer model. My barrel throat is .0480 in should i throat my barrel? Thank you for the informative video.
Thank you!
It sounds a bit steep, but feeding issues could also be related to extractor and magazine, or a combination. If you have the opportunity to send me a good picture of it, I will try to give you my opinion.
+wolf 83 Thank you. I just replaced the recoil spring assembly with a Kimber ultra carry, now even hollow points will chamber, going to take it to the range in a few days. I guess the spring tension was just worn out.
You need new recoil springs. The Defender is only good for about half the life and sometimes less when compared to a govt. model. How do I know? I had the same issue. I didn't waste money on the Kimber recoil assembly and the Colt assembly works great. I just replaced the inner and outer spring with Wolff springs.
EGW has a reverse double recoil spring set up that works great for the colt officers .45acp model, I installed it on my officers model and works great, the weak spot on the colt officers model is the original recoil spring plug tends to wear out on the inside from the spring rubbing against it until it’s to weak to retain the spring and bursts, it’s a matter of time before this happens, The EGW spring set costs about $59 plus shipping but it’s worth it! go to egw.com and check it out you can view it on you tube video also, look for it under egw recoil spring!😉
1 and 32 inches???? I hope this guy means 1/32nd of an inch
What polishing compound did use to buff with the Dremel, noticed it was in gold tube. Thanks
I use autosol, pretty much the same as Fitzz
wolf 83 can u make a video about having a blued 1911 and getting back to metal then polished? Can’t find a video anywhere
When you get through, if empty brass feeds, you have done well....I did one 35 yrs. ago, pushing the limits and it worked...A friend has the gun and no money can buy it from him.....I have two now to work with and I a'm going to try to duplicate.....many years ago a friend and I did this for law enforcement people at no charge.....helping the community....also..never sand any way but across the grinding marks...be careful of the chamber as to not enlarge it....a small amount can be unpleasant......SHOOT ALL YOU CAN.....
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What Dremel heads/grit did you use?
I use first regular grinding stones for dremel, then 120 grit sandpaper/ drum, and last cratex rubber abrasive tip before final polish.
The cratex rubber tips are great for final surface work
How come you people don't use Semichrome polish?
Not heard of that. Available in Europe?
@@wolf83-channel I used it on my SR 1911 also its a product of Germany
He sez the distance from the ramp should be one and thirty two inches. Are you kidding me? Is it measured by eyeball?
Says the armchair wannabee.
yes...1/32"
Nope. Change mags. Buy sig mags. They figured it out a long time ago.
Who else blew on the screen?
Lol
EEEEK
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IN THE VERY BEGINING OF THE VIDEO THE GUY SAYS HE WILL MEASURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE END OF THE BARREL AND THE FEEDING RAMP, BUT HE DOES NOT PIN THE BARREL LINK TO THE FRAME "THAT WAS DUMB", HE WILL NEVER GET A CORRECT MEASUREMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!.
"""ALWAYS""" PIN THE BARREL TO THE FRAME TO SEE THE DISTANCE FROM THE BACK OF THE BARREL TO THE FEED RAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good Catch ! 👍
@@charlesnewman5940
THANKS!!!
Nothing personal, but you don't seem to have the necessary skill to be doing this kind of fine grinding. Whaty I saw was not at all precise, or controlled.
Don't do it. The Colt 1911 was designed to use only ball ammo aka full metal jacket. But it's your firearm and your money, screw it up if you want. I have put hundreds of rounds through my Colt 1911 and have had no feeding problems with ball ammo. Go ahead, waste your money and ruin your gun.
For about 98% of my 1911 shooting, I use 230gr. Lead RN bullets that I cast from straight wheelweights from a supply of wheelweights I collected for decades. They are basically FREE. I own 6 Model 1911s. 3 Colts, 2 Kimbers, 1 Charles Daly. I have full size (3), Commander size (1) and Officer size pistols (2)
ALL of them had feeding issues with my practice loads of lead RN bullets. I polished the feed ramps and chambers on ALL of them (using only the polishing "bob" and polishing compound) and they all feed my practice loads perfectly now.
A few minutes time and a little polishing compound have saved me thousands of dollars in ammo costs over many decades and allowed me to shoot much more.
It works well with FMJ and Federal HST hollow points also (my carry ammo).
I do not use a grinding wheel or sandpaper on my guns, fabric polishing "bob" and compound only.
I have shot hundreds of round through my old Government issue Colt and they are reduced loads, lead semi wadcutters. But at 75 I know more about how to work a 1911 than most ever will.😉
@@gvet47 Yes a wise decision regarding the reduced loads . Most any manual will always show that they are reduced . Good point * I just turned '79' 👍
This mod serves no purpose, in fact it can create feeding problems and not eliminate them.
For about 98% of my 1911 shooting, I use 230gr. Lead RN bullets that I cast from straight wheelweights from a supply of wheelweights I collected for decades. They are basically FREE. I own 6 Model 1911s. 3 Colts, 2 Kimbers, 1 Charles Daly. I have full size (3), Commander size (1) and Officer size pistols (2)
ALL of them had feeding issues with my practice loads of lead RN bullets. I polished the feed ramps and chambers on ALL of them (using only the polishing "bob" and polishing compound) and they all feed my practice loads perfectly now.
A few minutes time and a little polishing compound have saved me thousands of dollars in ammo costs over many decades and allowed me to shoot much more.
It works well with FMJ and Federal HST hollow points also (my carry ammo).
I do not use a grinding wheel or sandpaper on my guns, fabric polishing "bob" and compound only.
What oal do you run? I've been having feeding issues with h&g 34's in one of my rugers but not the other.@@garyK.45ACP
@@30roundclipazine79 Well, I am using H&G #68 SWC seated to an OAL of 1.225" +/- .002
For a roundnose bullet I use Magma Engineering 45233K. It is called the "K-ball" and duplicates the profile of the 230gr. FMJ bullet. I have no experience with the H&G #34
I also use ONLY Wilson Combat 47D magazines in all my 1911s.
@@garyK.45ACP thanks for the reply. I too use the h&g 68 at that oal.its my favorite round to shoot
@@30roundclipazine79 Another trick I do is to apply a taper crimp to all .45 ACP rounds. For this I use a .243 Winchester sizing die, with the decapping rod removed, and adjusted so that the taper of the die just squeezes the case enough to make sure there is no flare left on the case mouth and the bullet is held tight.
You could probably do it with virtually any .308 based cartridge loading die (as long as the case does not have too much body taper)