Hello gunner’s anyone else have trouble with defensive rounds in their 1911 ball ammo no trouble
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Yes, that is a typical problem. Polishing the feed-ramp should help.
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I polished my feed ramp, after that, no issue. Whether or not that was the problem, I don’t know, but it seemed to work so I’m happy.
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Yes, polishing feed ramp helps for sure.
I’m surprised you have feeding problem in 1911… 
May I ask which 1911?
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Happened with my Kimber 45 auto
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It happened with my RIA factory barrel, but WC barrel was perfect.
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Remington r1 enhanced
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I’ve never experiences feeding problems in any of 1911… but it may be because I never shoot out of the box 
All my handguns are inspected and “corrected” before first shot
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Remington… 
Polish the ramp for sure 
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In my defense, I cleaned it first. There was a tiny burr I didn’t initially see.
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I’ve just recalled - I corrected ramp angle and then polished it in my RIA. (that was suggested by a gunsmith, before I decided to made a purchase).
Handgun ate every ammo ever since then.
Like @Levi2 mentioned - Wilson Combat parts do not require any modifications… TG, 1911 parts are mostly interchangeable.
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On my Frankenstein 1911, most of the internals are WC. Other than the barrel, none of the parts gave me issues, I was just having fun with that pistol.
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I was just talking with a friend this last week about this very problem. He shoots computation with his 45 and started having this issue. Now he reloads his own ammo and cleans his weapon on a regular basis.
What he found was his magazine was dirty. He normally cleans once a year and had never had an issue before. He was using a new powder. After taking apart and cleaning his mags he no longer had a feed issue.
Hope this helps others out there if they cant find the cause of poor feeding.
Don
Edit for spelling errors
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Another possibility is extractor tension too high or too low.
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I was using 4 brand new magazine two from remington two from mec gar I think they make the magazine for remington
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The fact is that all handgun’s components have to be in good condition in order to cycling properly.
Feeding problem just out of box are mostly coming from feeding ramp.
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Polishing is fine but to get true reliability you need to recontour not only the feed ramp on the frame but also the mouth of the barrel. That being said you HAVE to KNOW what you are doing. Barrel support is paramount or you will start having bulged brass issues which means a new barrel. If done correctly you can feed an empty case from the magazine.
Cheers,
Craig6
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Don’t usually disagree with you @Jerzees, but extractor tension was the problem with my brand new Springfield last year. Springfield recut and polished the feed ramp with no improvement. I reduced the extractor tension and it got worse. I tightened it up till it worked with 3 different hollow points, Sig, Barnes, and Horiday. I will disclose it is a 9mm.
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You’re right. As I mentioned, mostly the ramp causes the problem. But not all 1911 are the same, and like you, there are probably more people who can experience extractor issue.
Good info, @Gary_H. 
Thanks for pointing it out.
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Thanks for the info I ordered two ed brown magazine Ill see how that goes
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