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ScottRiqui · January 26, 2013, 11:52 PM

I have a full-size Remington R1 1911, and while cycling some dummy rounds with the Missouri Bullets 230 gr LRN, I noticed that when I eject the cartridge after chambering it, there's a nick on the bullet. With the OAL at 1.25", the nick is right on the tip of the bullet. As I shorten the OAL, the placement of the nick moves away from the tip, further down the shoulder, but it's still there.

The ammo still cycles and chambers fine, and I've never had a problem with 230 gr round-nose ammo in this gun, but this same gun won't feed 185 gr LSWC worth a damn, so I'm wondering if there is some underlying problem, and it's only the rounder profile of the 230 gr bullets that's keeping them from jamming up the way the 185s do.

The nick is about 2mm wide, and looks like the nose of the bullet is either catching up momentarily on the top of the feed ramp, or the rearmost edge of the barrel.

The magazine is a Wilson Combat 47D.

January 26, 2013, 11:52 PM	#1
ScottRiqui Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2010 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 2,905	1911 "nicking" bullets during feeding? I have a full-size Remington R1 1911, and while cycling some dummy rounds with the Missouri Bullets 230 gr LRN, I noticed that when I eject the cartridge after chambering it, there's a nick on the bullet. With the OAL at 1.25", the nick is right on the tip of the bullet. As I shorten the OAL, the placement of the nick moves away from the tip, further down the shoulder, but it's still there. The ammo still cycles and chambers fine, and I've never had a problem with 230 gr round-nose ammo in this gun, but this same gun won't feed 185 gr LSWC worth a damn, so I'm wondering if there is some underlying problem, and it's only the rounder profile of the 230 gr bullets that's keeping them from jamming up the way the 185s do. The nick is about 2mm wide, and looks like the nose of the bullet is either catching up momentarily on the top of the feed ramp, or the rearmost edge of the barrel. The magazine is a Wilson Combat 47D.