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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Barry Greyson" data-source="post: 1148708" data-attributes="member: 555"><p>Pokem807:</p><p></p><p>First, I am glad your pistol is smoothing out. However, I think a better way to have handled it, if you were not going to return it to customer service, would be to take it to a "1911 'smith" and have him do reliability tuning for about $150. USSA in Tulsa has some quality people there. By trying to "shoot it in" you are going to spend $200 to $400 on ammo and all the issues in your gun that might need to be addressed will not be. For example, the shells going all over the place can be taken care of by tuning the ejector and/or replacing it with an extended ejector and tuning it. Sometimes you have to lower the ejection port as well. An experienced 1911'smith can save you a "bunch" of aggravation. And, because the 1911 is so easy for the inexperienced 1911 user to "hot rod" the initial wisdom on the internet is to run 900 to 1000 rounds through the gun before carrying it and that is supposed to take care of everything. Nothing could be further from the truth, especially if you are not familiar with the specifications, nuances, and adjustments of the 1911 in the regular and shorter variations. So, "in my humble opinion," after you get through spending "who knows how much on ammo" I would take it to a specialist in your area and have them go through your pistol so it does what you want it to do in a safe manner.</p><p></p><p>Respectfully yours,</p><p>Dr. Barry J. Greyson</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Barry Greyson, post: 1148708, member: 555"] Pokem807: First, I am glad your pistol is smoothing out. However, I think a better way to have handled it, if you were not going to return it to customer service, would be to take it to a "1911 'smith" and have him do reliability tuning for about $150. USSA in Tulsa has some quality people there. By trying to "shoot it in" you are going to spend $200 to $400 on ammo and all the issues in your gun that might need to be addressed will not be. For example, the shells going all over the place can be taken care of by tuning the ejector and/or replacing it with an extended ejector and tuning it. Sometimes you have to lower the ejection port as well. An experienced 1911'smith can save you a "bunch" of aggravation. And, because the 1911 is so easy for the inexperienced 1911 user to "hot rod" the initial wisdom on the internet is to run 900 to 1000 rounds through the gun before carrying it and that is supposed to take care of everything. Nothing could be further from the truth, especially if you are not familiar with the specifications, nuances, and adjustments of the 1911 in the regular and shorter variations. So, "in my humble opinion," after you get through spending "who knows how much on ammo" I would take it to a specialist in your area and have them go through your pistol so it does what you want it to do in a safe manner. Respectfully yours, Dr. Barry J. Greyson [/QUOTE]
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