Re: Dan Wesson Cbob 45ACP
Yeah, well it came in and is having trouble feeding even one mag of gold dot and stovepipes or FTEs on about every 10th or 12th hardball (WWB 230 grainers).
I have experience with 1911s but am not a gunsmith...I am pretty sure the extractor needs some tuning since the empties are bouncing off my hat. As for the other malfunctions they happen with both the factory and the wilson 47Ds. The slide is catching the empties in the ejection port backwards, with the mouth of the case facing rearwards.
I changed the recoil spring for a new one, thinking that it was probably worn out and could be the source. No dice. I may clip a coil off the spring and lighten it a little...these are exactly the kind of problems I didnt want to buy and why I asked the owner several times if it had any of these issues. Perhaps a lighter spring and a slight bend-in of the extractor would get the empties out the right and clear of slide travel.
The trigger is unusually light as well, even for a 1911. I thinking it is barely 2.5 lbs (feels like a good jewell - but not enough really for a carry weapon IMHO I like about 3-4). This is a small issue/personal preference and not really my concern here just something I would fix. Wish I could install it on a 700 I have
Something else wierd - the rear trijicons are bright, as they should be for a 2006 model but the front sight is very dim and barely visible. Tried cleaning out the sight with q tip and water thinking fouling was blocking the light but it is just dim. Never had sights fade that unevenly so I'm stumped here. Owner said they were bright. Well the rears are...
I am not happy about the transaction as it was sold to me as a reliable carry weapon and is obviously not at this time. I have emailed the owner yesterday and am waiting on what he has to say. Seemed like a nice guy over the phone and I have never had a single problem with any weapon I have bought here at the hide, other forums etc so maybe I just have a false sense of security about buying weapons "sight unseen" but most gun enthusiasts/professionals are about the most stand up group you can get. Hopefully he comes back with a good explanation as I like to trust people and will just buy it back. We'll see. Nothing in the shipping process ought to produce these kind of issues. I am very careful and point out any issues with weapons I sell so there are never these kinds of surprises.
I will say this for it though, it is accurate, got a 1.25 inch group from 8 yards offhand with the first 7 rounds of winchester hardball, so it can shoot better than I can hold which is nice. I'm sure it would be impressive over sandbags at 25 yards. I have gotten easy 2 inch groups with the TRP at 25over rests and thought it was the most accurate pistol I had...
