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The 1911 is designed to cock the hammer when it cycles. If the hammer doesn't cock, the pistol did not cycle fully.
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You need to think about this statement. If the slide traveled far enough back to chamber a new round from the mag, then it went more than far enough to cock the hammer.
If a fresh round is getting chambered, then the only thing that could be happening is that the hammer is failing to STAY cocked.