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<blockquote data-quote="streetglideok" data-source="post: 1180947" data-attributes="member: 6122"><p>The wife has an M&P40 that we enjoy shooting. It goes bang every time without fail. I have 3 1911s. 2 Colts, a Defender and a MKIV Enhanced from the 90's(looks like a GC), and then a Kimber EclipseII fullsized. My Defender has been rock solid reliable with anything it has been fed. The Enhanced took an upgraded slidestop(old one chipped off) and one size longer barrel link to make it shoot. Slide rattles like a good Colt will and shoots good groups, rivaling the Kimber. The Kimber had one reliability issue, the slidestop was getting caught by bullets in the mag making the slide lock open prematurely. Small filing fixed that. Using Wilscon Combat 47D mags got rid of the occasional jam I did experience. Less then $100 on either of them total and they are reliable now. Right now I'm shooting 200gr lead SWC thru them on the light side. Lesson from this is, you dont have to blow $2k for reliability. A $500 used Colt can be made to shoot reliably if you address the actual problem or pitch some of the cheap MIM parts. Use the best mags, ie Wilson Combat. From that, your mileage may vary!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="streetglideok, post: 1180947, member: 6122"] The wife has an M&P40 that we enjoy shooting. It goes bang every time without fail. I have 3 1911s. 2 Colts, a Defender and a MKIV Enhanced from the 90's(looks like a GC), and then a Kimber EclipseII fullsized. My Defender has been rock solid reliable with anything it has been fed. The Enhanced took an upgraded slidestop(old one chipped off) and one size longer barrel link to make it shoot. Slide rattles like a good Colt will and shoots good groups, rivaling the Kimber. The Kimber had one reliability issue, the slidestop was getting caught by bullets in the mag making the slide lock open prematurely. Small filing fixed that. Using Wilscon Combat 47D mags got rid of the occasional jam I did experience. Less then $100 on either of them total and they are reliable now. Right now I'm shooting 200gr lead SWC thru them on the light side. Lesson from this is, you dont have to blow $2k for reliability. A $500 used Colt can be made to shoot reliably if you address the actual problem or pitch some of the cheap MIM parts. Use the best mags, ie Wilson Combat. From that, your mileage may vary! [/QUOTE]
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