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DennRN · July 3, 2013, 07:13 PM

Brass can be home made if you are into reloading.
There are some tutorials out there but the basic process is:
Start with .223 brass, trim down to a little above length.
Anneal the case mouth with a torch.
Cool and case lube.
Resize with the resizing die.
Trim to proper spec.
Reload as usual.

I love 1911's and have never had an issue with bumping the slide release with my thumb, probably because I have small hands and my dominant thumb is too short to reach the slide release.
POTENTIAL FIX
There is a thread on another forum where someone said they fixed the slide stop issue by modifying the feed lips on the mag. I will consider trying this once I get my mec-gar p-18 mags as spares.

I do agree that I need to run a few hundred TCM rounds through it to get an accurate sample size. Have everything I need to make that possible minus the dies.

July 3, 2013, 07:13 PM	#10
DennRN Member Join Date: April 10, 2013 Posts: 96	Brass can be home made if you are into reloading. There are some tutorials out there but the basic process is: Start with .223 brass, trim down to a little above length. Anneal the case mouth with a torch. Cool and case lube. Resize with the resizing die. Trim to proper spec. Reload as usual. I love 1911's and have never had an issue with bumping the slide release with my thumb, probably because I have small hands and my dominant thumb is too short to reach the slide release. POTENTIAL FIX There is a thread on another forum where someone said they fixed the slide stop issue by modifying the feed lips on the mag. I will consider trying this once I get my mec-gar p-18 mags as spares. I do agree that I need to run a few hundred TCM rounds through it to get an accurate sample size. Have everything I need to make that possible minus the dies.