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geetarman · February 19, 2012, 05:05 PM

In the last month or so, I have been fortunate enough to acquire 3 1911 pistols.

The Ruger SR1911 is experiencing jams on every outing. It has been to the range 3 times. I have factory mags, Wilson Combat mags and 1911 mags that I bought from Sig. I am shooting Remington 230 gr. hardball and am loading the mags with 7 rounds. The first 5 magazines generally run pretty good and then I get a jam with the empty perfectly in line with the chamber and fully engaged with the extractor and the round is jammed by the last round in the magazine ( usually ).

All the mags are new.

I also have a Sig Tacpac and that gun has not had a failure. All the mags run fine in that gun.

I have a Smith and Wesson 1911E that had a couple of failures on the first outing because the recoil spring was installed backward. The factory manual is incorrect. Have had no failures since. That gun is going back to the factory for repair because the barrel link pin is not properly staked and will fall out of the gun. All the mags run fine in that gun also.

The Sig has about 300 rounds through it and the Smith has about 200 and the Ruger has about the same number.

The Ruger is starting to concern me because it continues to jam. The recoil spring seems pretty stiff but not as stiff as the Smith and Wesson and way stiffer than the Sig.

Both the Sig and the Smith have external extractors and the Ruger is internal.

The first time I got the jam, I cleared the weapon and lubed the slide and the problem went away...for a while. Then I got them again.

I got the gun home after the first outing and cleaned it good.

Same thing happened next outing. Shoot 5 or so magazines fine and then start jamming.

Took the gun home again and cleaned it good and went back to the range Friday. Same thing, 4 or 5 mags run fine and then start getting the jams.

I brought it home again and cleaned it again and am taking it to the range tomorrow. The extractor looks good and does not seem to have any issues, but I need to be able to depend on the gun. I can't at this point.

What do you guys think the most likely problem with this gun? Not shot enough yet or perhaps a recoil spring that needs to be changed?

The rounds seem fully engaged with the extractor but are perfectly in line with the cylinder( most of the time). Almost like the factory rounds do not have enough "oomph" to forcefully push the slide to the rear.

I am thinking the recoil spring is not correct. I am not shooting reloads. These are factory loads.

Maybe you can steer me toward a solution. I am not limp wristng the gun and the jams have occurred with another shooter.

Thanks!

Geetarman

February 19, 2012, 05:05 PM	#1
geetarman Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,157	Ruger SR1911 jam In the last month or so, I have been fortunate enough to acquire 3 1911 pistols. The Ruger SR1911 is experiencing jams on every outing. It has been to the range 3 times. I have factory mags, Wilson Combat mags and 1911 mags that I bought from Sig. I am shooting Remington 230 gr. hardball and am loading the mags with 7 rounds. The first 5 magazines generally run pretty good and then I get a jam with the empty perfectly in line with the chamber and fully engaged with the extractor and the round is jammed by the last round in the magazine ( usually ). All the mags are new. I also have a Sig Tacpac and that gun has not had a failure. All the mags run fine in that gun. I have a Smith and Wesson 1911E that had a couple of failures on the first outing because the recoil spring was installed backward. The factory manual is incorrect. Have had no failures since. That gun is going back to the factory for repair because the barrel link pin is not properly staked and will fall out of the gun. All the mags run fine in that gun also. The Sig has about 300 rounds through it and the Smith has about 200 and the Ruger has about the same number. The Ruger is starting to concern me because it continues to jam. The recoil spring seems pretty stiff but not as stiff as the Smith and Wesson and way stiffer than the Sig. Both the Sig and the Smith have external extractors and the Ruger is internal. The first time I got the jam, I cleared the weapon and lubed the slide and the problem went away...for a while. Then I got them again. I got the gun home after the first outing and cleaned it good. Same thing happened next outing. Shoot 5 or so magazines fine and then start jamming. Took the gun home again and cleaned it good and went back to the range Friday. Same thing, 4 or 5 mags run fine and then start getting the jams. I brought it home again and cleaned it again and am taking it to the range tomorrow. The extractor looks good and does not seem to have any issues, but I need to be able to depend on the gun. I can't at this point. What do you guys think the most likely problem with this gun? Not shot enough yet or perhaps a recoil spring that needs to be changed? The rounds seem fully engaged with the extractor but are perfectly in line with the cylinder( most of the time). Almost like the factory rounds do not have enough "oomph" to forcefully push the slide to the rear. I am thinking the recoil spring is not correct. I am not shooting reloads. These are factory loads. Maybe you can steer me toward a solution. I am not limp wristng the gun and the jams have occurred with another shooter. Thanks! Geetarman