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As a counterpoint to Powderman's post, I would simply point out that the pistol is NOT cycling enough to feed and chamber a round, and thus it is not cycling enough to function normally. Not all the time. There is basically only one reason why a stock, unmodified 1911 won't cock when fired: the ammo is too weak to push the slide. Getting a lot of blow-by on the brass confirms this.
If this were happening with factory ammo that is known to be of standard power, then I would absolutely agree with Powderman that the gun needs to be looked at. In this case, the OP has no idea what the ammo is. I have handled and shot a couple of Regent pistols and I found them to be well-made, reliable, and within spec. For that reason, I suspect that the ammunition is the culprit here and I would carefully test out the gun using quality, factory ammo before diving off the deep end. If it malfunctions using known-good ammo then absolutely send it in for repair.
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