Garrison Joe

OK, that's in version 17.7. I had version 17.6, but I've now updated! I see though that 17.7 says it highlights all changes in yellow, but the change from the 17.6 nonsense did not get highlighted in version 17.7. So, the point still being made to the OP is that he is asking about a bullet weight that is illegal under the WB rules. good luck, GJ

I will assure you that none of replies I have written have EVER been created by AI. I do not trust the junk that most AI produces. I do not even look for AI material to try to better my knowledge. When I said that several points had been brought up on "other forums" and might be considered for possibly solving the poster's problem, those came from real well known LIVE members of the 1911 Forum. Can you please stop with the attempts at character assassination and insults? And also believing that you can comment on how "everyone else" feels. Get on the topic, please. Thanks, GJ

Sounds like you are making a load for Wild Bunch in .45 Auto. Be VERY aware that the minimum bullet weight allowed for 1911 .45 auto ammo HAS been 180 grain, and now is cited (wrong) in the rules as "minimum bullet weight for the 1911 pistol is .45 ACP" Per the current PREVIOUS (2025) rulebook. 😄 Whether that 170 grain slug would be match legal is, as far as I can tell, up for questioning due to this typo. The current Lyman Cast Bullet Loading handbook (4th ed) shows 170 grain cast slug load data of 5.8 to 6.4 grains of Bullseye, making from 971 to 1048 FPS. An old Lyman handbook (48th edition) shows charges as low as 3.5 grains of Bullseye with a 185 grain bullet (probably used for bullseye target shooting). You just didn't look in the right current loading manual. Pick what power factor you are wanting to make (150 is the new minimum for the handgun), and you can figure out what powder weight you want to drop. My guess would be about 885 FPS (making that 150 powder factor) and that might be obtained with about 5.0 to 5.2 grains of Bullseye. Chrono your loads if these are to be used in important matches! good luck, GJ

I am under no such illusion. Do you want to talk about magazine last-round-squirting problem or not? Or would you rather talk the exact proper wording to describe the end of slide rearward travel during 1911 cycling? Years of folks talking about how "heavy loads batter the 1911 frame" has led to the common shorthand that the slide impacts the frame. Which I know is not right, but that is the shorthand that folks use. good luck, GJ

"Other forums" discussions of "last-round-escaping-magazine-early" have also mentioned other possible solutions (besides the dimple on follower) - * heavy recoil loads (or loads not matched to recoil/mainspring combinations) may let the slide recoil hard into the frame and the impact of that drives the last round off the top of magazine early. So, make sure spring weights match well with the power factor of the ammo you are using. Like 14# recoil spring, 19# mainspring when shooting 155-165 PF ammo in 1911. Or factory level springs (16# and 23#) when shooting 185 PF loads. * rounded-top followers seem more resistant to last-round escaping * heavier magazine springs seem to resist last-round escape The gun getting real warm before seeing round-squirt problems may indicate that metal expansion (in slide perhaps) or the lubricant "loosened up" and resulted in faster slide movement as gun heated up, letting slide impact the frame. Hard to diagnose this with only a limited amount of info available, and only a few reports of this problem listed in technical articles and other forums. A test with highest quality mags may be worth the expenditure (Tripp or Check-Mate). As would inspection of the frame for impact marks. As would slipping an extra-strong magazine spring into one of the mags that is suspected of being problematic. As would sticking in a Tripp skirted follower with polymer follower surface and a dimple. good luck, GJ

Recently, I think they contract out their mags to CheckMate. They used to make them in house. But I go by the brand stamped on the bottom (Colt) and don't get involved with their subcontracting operations.

One thing that JM Browning noted early in the life of the 1911 was that putting a small dimple in the flat follower of the magazine, dimple round side upwards, was enough of an improvement to retaining the LAST round inside the magazine to prevent it squirting out with recoil. Colt mags ever since have carried that dimple. My Tripp mags also have a small dimple to help retain last round. Maybe it's something worth duplicating? I have at times used other brands of mags than Colt and Tripp. I found myself adding Tripp followers and springs to my Wilson and Chip McCormick mags because they ran better with the non-diving follower and the stronger springs. At this point, Tripps are what I shoot with, and never have had a "loose last round" problem. (Nor any broken base plate welds, either.) good luck, GJ

I don't know how Ruger shop "repaired" the ejector retaining pin without just putting a new one in. Straightening one or filing off burrs on one at the repair shop would be more expensive than a new pin that costs Ruger almost nothing. Just about the same story with the ejector itself. They must have replaced barrel due to a manufacturing defect. If they found damage from reloads, I expect you would have been charged. Their shooter-unfriendly "No Reloads" policy has been around for several decades, and routinely ignored. good luck, GJ

Glad you got things to work, and I see you ended up with a fairly conventional powder and a proper crimp diameter. In the long run you might want another tenth of a grain of powder just to make sure in all weather you exceed power factor. Clean gun every match and practice session - it's the key to keeping a good load and a good gun running. The OAL that works for a bullet design is highly dependent upon the nose shape. For example, my 200 grain truncated cone nose loads feed perfectly at 1.180" OAL. Nothing beats testing - except practice and shooting matches. So, sounds like you are ready to do both!! good luck, GJ

Yes, any shotgun legal for Cowboy or legal for WB. Any WB shotgun would have already been legal under the previous rules. Welcome to Wild Bunch. good luck, GJ

See your question answered in the General Wire section. GJ

Didn't find it? Then the modification of using an oversized mag release is illegal. Unless it's a completely internal modification, in which case it IS allowed. Now, the Traditional 1911 may have neither extended nor oversized release: And the Modern 1911 may have an extended release but not an oversized one: I'll take it that the question you had was about the Mag Release, not about the Thumb Safety that the title of the post seems to talk about. For that, the Traditional pistol uses only a standard Thumb safety. And the Modern can use an extended thumb safety. See same Pistol Modifications lists on page 13. Grip Safety follows the same pattern - standard grip safety nromally, but a oversized (beavertail) safety allowed on Modern guns. good luck, GJ

That was a really poor design choice by the maker who oversized the loaded round checker - thus defeating 100% of the purpose of the tool. Hope you can get your funds back. So many good reloading tools are being made by reputable manufacturers, that I don't buy such important items off EBay. good luck, GJ

Rabbit and squirrel hunting. 4 and 6 widely used even today.

It's the RO's job to call any penalties, like a SDQ. It's the spotters' job to call hits and misses. They can point out a POSSIBLE penalty, but RO has to call it. Unless it's a situation where an immediate Cease Fire needs to be called, like a person down range.