Suppressors Springfield Armory 1911 Loaded FTE

[cj1026]

So today I took out my new 1911 Loaded. First time shooting it. Prior to taking it out I cleaned it and lubed the rails.
I was shooting Remmington 230gr ball ammo. First 4 mags not a hicup. Shot great. 5th mag 2nd round fires then a FTE. Cleared it fired the rest of the mag no problem. Reloaded 5 mags, shot 7 more rounds no problem. Then the next mag had a couple more FTE's. Next mag no problems. Last 3 mags each had a couple FTE's.
All the magaziens are new SA 7 round mags. The gun looks like it got pretty dirty with the Remington rounds. Could this be the cause of the FTE's?
Any ideas would be great guys.
Thanks

 

[TORKAR]

Re: Springfield Armory Loaded FTE

Look at the back of the casing, did it fail because the extractor broke the lip?

 

[cj1026]

Re: Springfield Armory Loaded FTE

No it did not break the lip. There are very faint extractor marks on the casings

 

[Mumbles]

Re: Springfield Armory Loaded FTE

Failure to Eject or Failure to Extract? If it's failure to eject it sounds like an improperly tensioned extractor, which Springfield is known for.

 

[cj1026]

Re: Springfield Armory Loaded FTE

Failure to extract? The spent casing was still about half way in the barrel with the slide stuck not fully back trying to load the next round.

 

[Mumbles]

Re: Springfield Armory Loaded FTE

Is it pulling the casing all the way out, but the extractor is not releasing it, then trying to shove it back in the chamber while picking up a new round at the same time? Or is it getting stuck halfway back while still pulling the casing out?

If it's the former, you've got an improperly tensioned extractor. If it's the latter, you're on your own, I don't know what's going on.

 

[Red_SC]

Re: Springfield Armory Loaded FTE

Sounds like the extractor needs the tension adjusted. It would only take a smith a couple of minutes, or Springfield will fix it quickly. If you ask nicely, they'll pay shipping both ways, too.

 

[cj1026]

Re: Springfield Armory Loaded FTE

Guys it was the extractor.

Thanks for all the help.