I was rejected on a background check because of something that shouldn't be an issue and I can't get a lawyer to get back to je. It's frustrating.

I bet that is frustrating. Sorry

It's bull.


Well, keep pushing, Saki. Dangle them from a rooftop if you need to in order to get them to understand. Trust me; it works...

I love it!!! It works just perfect every time!








And what exactly have you been dangling off a rooftop, my Crow friend?

On my new 1911 not firing failures every other shot = I called the shop I bought it from and he said bring it down and his gunsmith will polish the feeding ramp and look into a new magazine for it at no charge. I am bringing it to him on Friday.

I also think the bullets weren't the best, and trying to get ACP 45 bullets around here is a problem. I have to drive an hour to the place I bought my 9mm to get them. Making that trip this weekend if they will be open.

Why is .45 ammo so scarce where you are?

Can't answer this for mALX but I had a similar problem when I got the .22 magnum which is why I switched to the LR

It (.45) isn't scarce, but the .45 ACP ammo is (and that is what fits my gun). I don't know why it is scarce, there are tons of 1911 guns around.





I sorry

I am having A LOT of trouble finding .45 ACP ammo here, really don't know why no one is carrying it. The box I got with the gun is really crappy ammo. (well, it has great ratings, but too many of the bullets are duds. My husband actually thinks the ammo is the whole problem with my new gun, but I'm not sure so glad the shop will look at it for free. The bullets that came with it were/are Slavic, and I never heard of the brand before). Two of the firing failures on those bullets have really deep nipples where the gun's hammer hit but they didn't fire. (kind of like that bullet in "Man on Fire.")

The shop fixed my husband's Remington 22 (as seen in the picture a while back) = it is now gorgeously clean and has a brand new firing pin.






This post has been edited by mALX: Nov 26 2025, 11:05 PM

Well lots of 1911s around could = a shortage of .45 ammo, I suppose. Especially if those other gun owners are shooting their guns a lot

Well, I can say with certainty that if the ammo is dodgy, that is a sure suspect as to why the gun isn't cycling the rounds. If the load is weak enough there will be issues. Good thing they took it in for free to look at it though

You do make a good point! I didn't think of it that way, and hunting season is in full swing.







Well, it would sure be better if it was just the ammo being the problem. The guy is going to polish the feeding ramp and test it; then if he still has trouble he will either fix the magazine or replace it. I guess after that and if it works when it leaves the shop but not when I load it with my ammo = it might be the ammo. I know it is a totally unknown brand.

It's been a long time coming but my Ruger 5.7 has finally been fired. Watch this video many times my good friends cause I'm not going to be shooting this pistol very much seeing as 5.7 rounds cost $50.00 a box T_T .

Kinda like shooting hunting rounds of thirty ought; spensive.


Any particular reason you got that caliber?

Thanks for the video Reaps. $50 a box? Yowza!

It's not a cheap pistol to shoot that's for sure, but it was fun!

Anyway I think for my 45th birthday, I might buy me a .45ACP pistol since .45ACp rounds are a bit cheaper than 5.7 rounds.

This post has been edited by Dark Reaper: Today, 03:46 AM

I think the 5.7 caliber was mentioned in the old James Bond movie "Man with the golden gun" as an "irregular caliber"