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by aacjr
Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:53 pm
Forum: The Reloading Bench
Topic: Change the powder charge or the spring?
Replies: 9
Views: 11660

Problem Solved

Thanks to all for their suggestions, particularly Bullseye. This has been an education in the inner workings of the 1911. I know that Bulleye's last post was the correct advice, given all the things which could be causing the problem, but I was not ready to be without the gun for a long period if i ...
by aacjr
Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:04 pm
Forum: The Reloading Bench
Topic: Change the powder charge or the spring?
Replies: 9
Views: 11660

Bullseye, Thanks again for all your attention to my problem. This gets more and more interesting. I knew nothing about magazines except that these are what Dr. Nick supplied with the pistol. In fact, I had wondered what they were so that i could buy more if necessary. Your post caused me to read sev...
by aacjr
Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:02 pm
Forum: The Reloading Bench
Topic: Change the powder charge or the spring?
Replies: 9
Views: 11660

Thanks, Bullseye and others. Well, I have been to the range and am now more confused than before. The first trip, using either the 9 or10# spring and about 20 rounds each of 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 grains of bullseye behind a 185 gr cast semiwadcutter and a COL of 1.190, everything seemed to work. Hoping t...
by aacjr
Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:16 pm
Forum: The Reloading Bench
Topic: Change the powder charge or the spring?
Replies: 9
Views: 11660

Change the powder charge or the spring?

Hello all, I am trying to find a good combination of powder charge and spring for my gun. I am shooting a Mountain Competition Pistol .45 Wad Gun and moving to using cast 185 grain semi wadcutters (Saeco # 130 mold). I have an Ultradot Matchdot on a slide mount with a 10 lb spring. The gun is pretty...