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Old August 30, 2012, 09:37 PM   #9
Lost Sheep
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1) More powder, 2) heavier bullet and 3) lighter recoil spring have all been mentioned. One other thing can cause (or cure) your symptom.

4) How firmly you hold the gun.

I have a load (don't remember now what it was) that would RELIABLY cycle or fail to cycle my 45 Colt 1911, depending on how firmly I held the gun. It made it vey convenient to practice clearance drills, as I could induce a FTE at will.

And then, of course, there is 5) how much lubrication there is. Some guns like to run "dry". (Not completely without lube, of course, but drier than you might suppose.)

Unburned powder is not unusual, but is something you want to minimize, as it often indicates too-low of pressure and sometimes can require a sudden field-strip and cleaning. When under fire or even just in competition, this is not a good thing.

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