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  • sajidakh

    Active Member
    Dec 28, 2010
    981
    Tripp also makes good mags ad well.

    But from watching ARegularGuyFirearms youtube channel review on the DW Specialist, 9mm Tripp magazines were a no go. Utter failiure with bullets going tip down while feeding. And it happened with 4 out of the 5 Tripp mags he used with over 5k rounds fired.
     

    Huckleberry

    No One of Consequence
    MDS Supporter
    Oct 19, 2007
    23,306
    Severn & Lewes
    You are incorrect. 9mm is just fine in a modern 1911, especially a Dan Wesson. Their factory mags are good, but WC ETM are better. DWCS will take care of this.

    If JMB wanted you to shoot 9mm in his 1911 then he wouldn’t have designed the Hi-Power

    The biggest problem with the 1911 or any Browning designed gun is that gunsmiths and shooters think they know more than JMB

    Romans 11:34

    “For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?”
     

    Magnumite

    Ultimate Member
    Dec 17, 2007
    6,561
    Harford County, Maryland
    So we should have stopped at original 1911 design? And kept the S&W large frame revolver as a mild 44 Special?

    The pistol the 1911 was derived from was 38 ACP.

    Fitting error or improper improvement design doesn’t necessarily equal don’t touch it. I personally have found it to be quite reasonable to build a properly functioning 9mm 1911.
     
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    photoracer

    Competition Shooter
    Oct 22, 2010
    3,318
    West Virginia
    I have a DW 9mm Guardian Bobtail Commander. I admittedly bought it used so I don't know its history but it runs flawlessly on 9 rd. DW mags, 9 rd. Colt mags and 10 rd. Metalform mags.
     

    Rockzilla

    Ultimate Member
    Feb 6, 2010
    4,516
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    So we should have stopped at original 1911 design? And kept the S&W large frame revolver as a mild 44 Special?

    The pistol the 1911 was derived from was 38 ACP.

    Fitting error or improper improvement design doesn’t necessarily equal don’t touch it. I personally have found it to be quite readonable to build a properly functioning 9mm 1911.

    you would think that they would check for cycling, functioning, fitting,
    blending, testing and re-fitting,testing, stoning, filing etc. and re-inventing
    the wheel. Mine may not be a Les Baer, DW, Kimber or any other, it may not
    be the prettiest, throw it in the rest to test fire, functions, not a gunsmith,
    and yes you get a bad one once in a while but what you pay it should work.
    Not bashing anything but, come on you have every reason to be upset, pissed,
    send it back and be done with it.


    -Rock
     

    Magnumite

    Ultimate Member
    Dec 17, 2007
    6,561
    Harford County, Maryland
    I don’t disagree. Yes, the guns should be function and accuracy tested. That is a quality control issue. And it might have functioned properly when tested. It did fire one mag before gremlins appeared. Whatever, DW did it right by sending the RMA.

    I have had major go-arounds with three handgun manufacturers and got far less in repair and service than would be expected. All were not 1911’s. But it is what it is.

    I was actually commenting on the condemnation of the smaller caliber 1911’s, which is what I was responding to. To sum that up...things evolve. And they do get better.
     

    ezracer

    Certified Gun Nut
    Jul 27, 2012
    4,761
    Behind enemy lines...
    This has to do with semi-autos in general, whether handgun or long gun......
    number your magazines and keep track of them. Do they all work? Do only some work?

    I'm not saying you have a mag related problem. It's just a good idea to number them. I do.
     

    Mr.Blue

    Living In A Bizarro World
    Nov 21, 2011
    1,523
    Miserable in MD
    you would think that they would check for cycling, functioning, fitting,
    blending, testing and re-fitting,testing, stoning, filing etc. and re-inventing
    the wheel. Mine may not be a Les Baer, DW, Kimber or any other, it may not
    be the prettiest, throw it in the rest to test fire, functions, not a gunsmith,
    and yes you get a bad one once in a while but what you pay it should work.
    Not bashing anything but, come on you have every reason to be upset, pissed,
    send it back and be done with it.


    -Rock

    Annoyed, but not pissed. If they don’t fix it the second time, then I’d be pissed.

    When they contact you about the fix, let them know that you were supposed to use the firearm this week. Ask for a hat or a magazine for your trouble. Ruger always does stuff like that. So did Daniel Defense when I had to send back my M4 the second week that I had it. The M4 was shooting 2 and 3 round bursts intermittently.
     

    Huckleberry

    No One of Consequence
    MDS Supporter
    Oct 19, 2007
    23,306
    Severn & Lewes
    So we should have stopped at original 1911 design? And kept the S&W large frame revolver as a mild 44 Special?

    The pistol the 1911 was derived from was 38 ACP.

    Fitting error or improper improvement design doesn’t necessarily equal don’t touch it. I personally have found it to be quite reasonable to build a properly functioning 9mm 1911.

    Sarcasm, do you understand it or do you need an emoji or something to highlight it? Just playing a riff off the previous post about 45 and 38 Super only.

    All of JMB’s cartridges were developed from the 32 ACP not the 38. His patent dates and autobiography will comfirm.

    As for the development of the 44 Magnum, we have another great American gunsmith and designer, Elmer Keith, to thank but again we have probably have more shooters that think they know more than Elmer.

    Heck, we have guys that think they know more than Chad or Gene Stoner when it comes to AR15s around here.

    Again, I was being sarcastic and didn’t mean to get anybody’s tidy whities in a bunch.
     

    Pinecone

    Ultimate Member
    MDS Supporter
    Feb 4, 2013
    28,175
    And don't forget, the .50 cal for the Browning M2 is just s scaled up .30-06. :D
     

    Magnumite

    Ultimate Member
    Dec 17, 2007
    6,561
    Harford County, Maryland
    Sarcasm, do you understand it or do you need an emoji or something to highlight it? Just playing a riff off the previous post about 45 and 38 Super only.

    All of JMB’s cartridges were developed from the 32 ACP not the 38. His patent dates and autobiography will comfirm.

    As for the development of the 44 Magnum, we have another great American gunsmith and designer, Elmer Keith, to thank but again we have probably have more shooters that think they know more than Elmer.

    Heck, we have guys that think they know more than Chad or Gene Stoner when it comes to AR15s around here.

    Again, I was being sarcastic and didn’t mean to get anybody’s tidy whities in a bunch.

    I don't need any of that. No tidy whities bunched here. Tonal inflections not transmitted through the keys do that to post some times. I know mine come across like that sometimes...
     

    Bullfrog

    Ultimate Member
    Oct 8, 2009
    15,152
    Carroll County
    Again, I was being sarcastic and didn’t mean to get anybody’s tidy whities in a bunch.

    I don't need any of that. No tidy whities bunched here.

    Oh good grief. You'd think that such pefectionists could proofread and pick some of their own nits.

    Its tighty, as opposed to loose boxers, not tidy.

    tighty-whities
    plural noun tighty-whit·ies \ ˈtī-tē-ˈwī-tēz \
    variants: or less commonly tighty-whiteys
    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tighty-whities

    Now everybody hug and re-pledge their allegience to JMB.

    :D
     

    Rockzilla

    Ultimate Member
    Feb 6, 2010
    4,516
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    And don't forget, the .50 cal for the Browning M2 is just s scaled up .30-06. :D

    yeah.....

    M2-50.-Caliber-Machine-Gun.jpg


    -Rock
     

    sgt23preston

    USMC LLA. NRA Life Member
    May 19, 2011
    3,994
    Perry Hall
    For the record...

    I had a 1911 x 9mm x 5" in Stainless Steel made by made Springfield Armory...

    It ran perfectly from the very first shot & never had a hiccup...

    It was a target model & had adjustable sights & all the modern 1911 mods built right in...

    I bought it new from Big Lou at Shooters Discount in Dec 2008...

    Unfortunately I got bored with 9's & sold it & now I'm sorry it's gone...

    Your gun will run fine when you get it back...
     

    bpm32

    Active Member
    Nov 26, 2010
    675
    From the pics, it looks like the slide hangs up on the disconnector. Shouldn't be too difficult for them to fix.

    This.

    5 seconds with the disconnector head on the buffing wheel, and/or a few swipes of the stone against the edge where the disco rail and the breechface meet.

    Or the pistol is simply rebelling against firing that obscure European cartridge.
     

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