Buckshot Bear

Thanks Garrison Joe, just finished fully cleaning the pistol and now taught myself how to take the firing pin out and also the extractor and get it all back together a few times. Different from a Glock, Beretta or CZ which I'm very familiar with, but I can say that I can strip a 1911 now with ease. Looked at all those points you mentioned above and can't see anything that stands out like the proverbial dogs bollocks. I'm hoping that this was just a once off fluke happening and maybe something I did cleaning it before the match the day before. I did push down (after racking my brain what it could have been) with a metal syringe type needle oiler and put a drop of oil on the back of the firing pin. In my total ignorance I had no idea that the black object was a 'firing pin stop' or that it came out.....so hoping that somehow I may have been the cause of it because it happened as soon as I racked the slide. After being fixed I shot the rest of the match without a problem. It's very nice pistol, surprisingly accurate for a 'battle pistol'. P.S thanks again for the PM advice reloading .45acp some weeks back, loads are working perfectly.

Thanks pards, totally stumped how this happened. Its midday Monday here and going to strip it down and clean it after I have some lunch.

New to owning a 1911, not new to shooting or competing. Used the Ruger SR1911 .45 a lot in practice zero problems. Had my first competition yesterday and was on the line first scenario, pistol out of holster wracked the slide and 'something' small and black fell out, just saw it hit the table thought "What the hell was that" dropped the magazine wracked the slide back to remove live round and show TO clear and next thing the firing pin and spring are on the ground 🤨 Other more experienced WB shooters told me the firing pin stop had fallen out and then the firing pin and spring (but didn't know why) got it back in with their help in a short time and shot the rest of the day with zero problems. This is a brand new pistol, besides around 300 rounds I've put through it getting my loads right in practicing and two cleanings (never stripped the gun down to taking the firing pin out). Anyone know why this happened? Threw my confidence a bit as I was waiting for it to happen again and it was cold, very dark and raining and I didn't want to lose the parts if it did, but the pistol working faultlessly for the rest of the day.

Cheers Pards

Does anyone use shock buffers in their 1911? Recommended or not?