Brass

gun_runner

I was shooting some remington 45 ACPs today. About half of the brass that was extracted was trashed. It was either bent or ripped. The gun didnt jam or misfeed or anything else. Any suggestions on why this happened. This has never happened before.

Larry

Laredo Lefty

Larry... Bent cases are usually caused by hitting the ejection port of the slide. This is why many shooters have he ejection port on their gun enlarged.

As far as the ripping goes, its hard to say. Is the ripping on the rim or base of the case?
What brand of pistol are you shooting?



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Contender Man

You mentioned a brand name so I'm assuming it was new ammo.

Also will assume that it was standard load 230gr ball.

Since this is a new condition in a gun you've fired regularly my first suggestion is some possible build up in the chamber, the chamber has somehow gotten a burr or ??? in it.

Clean the "snot" out of it and if you have an oversize brush or better yet a 1911 chamber brush give it a good go w/ that. Then with a strong light examine the chamber to see if anything look amiss. If all looks good reassemble and try it again.

Take some other brand ammo with you so if the Remington again has problems you can try something else.

If there are the same problems with different ammo, instead of getting into changing things, take it to a gunsmith and be sure to take some of the mangled brass w/ you.



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gun_runner

The gun is a 1911 custom with an essex frame. It is as clean as it gets. The bending of the shells occured at the rim of the shells and only about 40 of 100 were affected. Other than the shells being bent it functioned flawlessly. The ejection port has been enlarged at the factory. The shells hitting the port makes the most sense but this didnt happen with other ammo including Wolf. The remington ammo was standard UMC 230 grain ball ammo. It was brand new. I guess I will examine the chamber with a good light as suggested and try some more ammo types.

Thanks

Larry

perry shooter

I think you need to look at 2 things beside the ejection port. # 1 do you have standard recoil spring or heavier one? Some people think they need the heaviest spring possible and recoil buffers .Go to standard spring and no buffers and try this first. #2 If that doesn't work try an extended ejector.

gun_runner

quote:Originally posted by perry shooter
I think you need to look at 2 things beside the ejection port. # 1 do you have standard recoil spring or heavier one? Some people think they need the heaviest spring possible and recoil buffers .Go to standard spring and no buffers and try this first. #2 If that doesn't work try an extended ejector.


I did not install the spring. Is there a way I can distinguish between the two? I do have a buffer and can easily remove it. If its a matter of spring length I could always trim it. Im kinda new to the 1911's and always learning.

Thanks

Larry

Pearyw

A standard 16# spring will have 33 turns. A heavier spring is usually going to have more turns and be longer, or be made from heavier wire. I would count the coils. It is hard to tell without having one to compare it with. I have also found that Remington brass tends to be softer than other brands such as Federal or Winchester.