Remington R1 1911 is putting dents in the sides of cases

[RG43]

I got a used Remington R1 awhile back, a 1911 GI type pistol, and it is putting a dent or crease in the sides of the cases when it ejects the spent cases after firing. They come out ok, and the gun fires fine, but the cases all have the dent in them. Makes the cases unusable for reloads. I was told it's probably the spring is rebounding the slide too fast, the timing on it is off. I'm wondering if simply replacing the slide spring would be worth trying? If so, do I need to contact Remington or is there a good source for other parts to try? Any advice?

 

[DAVE_M]

I got a used Remington R1 awhile back, a 1911 GI type pistol, and it is putting a dent or crease in the sides of the cases when it ejects the spent cases after firing. They come out ok, and the gun fires fine, but the cases all have the dent in them. Makes the cases unusable for reloads. I was told it's probably the spring is rebounding the slide too fast, the timing on it is off. I'm wondering if simply replacing the slide spring would be worth trying? If so, do I need to contact Remington or is there a good source for other parts to try? Any advice?

Pictures are worth a thousand words. You can tell a lot by looking at the damaged cases.

 

[RG43]

Yes, pictures are worth a thousand words, pictures I can do.

 

[kz45]

Bring it to a good smith and have your ejector tuned, then load that brass and shoot it again! thats how you get those dents out

 

[RG43]

I may be looking for a good smith. Any recommendations on the Northshore?

 

[DAVE_M]

When I read your original post, I was thinking of a dent along the length of the case, but those dents are common with 1911's. This is what is happening:



You're going to need a smith to work on your ejector, as kz45 said.

 

[stogie5150]

My R1 does that on occasion....I don't worry about it, I reload the cases and keep going.

 

[RG43]

When I read your original post, I was thinking of a dent along the length of the case, but those dents are common with 1911's. This is what is happening:



You're going to need a smith to work on your ejector, as kz45 said.

That's very ineteresting, Dave. Wasn't what I was imagining was happening, but now that I see it in slow mo I see what I was imagining isn't likely. I was thinking the slide was coming back too fast and hitting the shell as it was initially ejecting, but I can see that would be unlikely to happen.

 

[RG43]

My R1 does that on occasion....I don't worry about it, I reload the cases and keep going.

Someone told me I couldn't reload these cases unless I straightened them out somehow, which seems like it wouldn't be worth the trouble to do. But I was wondering how important it would be to get the dents out, they don't seem too significant. Of course, with ammo little things can be significant.

 

[kz45]

Read post #4 again


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[DAVE_M]

Read post #4 again

Or post #6, which also referred to post #4.

 

[RG43]

Yeah, this gun doesn't do it on occasion, does it with every round. Any recommendations on a good smith on the Northshore, anyone?

 

[DAVE_M]

Yeah, this gun doesn't do it on occasion, does it with every round. Any recommendations on a good smith on the Northshore, anyone?

Northshore? No.

Louisiana? Yes.

Clark Custom Guns is who you seek.

 

[kz45]

Roy Smitt 504-887-9228
Lloyd Landry 225-647-1909 (Gonzales)


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[CatCam]

I 'm just wondering if changing the grain size of the bullet would change this? I don't know what you are shooting 180g, 230g, ???

 

[RG43]

I 'm just wondering if changing the grain size of the bullet would change this? I don't know what you are shooting 180g, 230g, ???

Mainly 230gn, but I might have shot some 200.

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Northshore? No.

Louisiana? Yes.

Clark Custom Guns is who you seek.

Roy Smitt 504-887-9228
Lloyd Landry 225-647-1909 (Gonzales)


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Thanks for the recommendations.

 

[stogie5150]

Someone told me I couldn't reload these cases unless I straightened them out somehow, which seems like it wouldn't be worth the trouble to do. But I was wondering how important it would be to get the dents out, they don't seem too significant. Of course, with ammo little things can be significant.

Me, personally, I load them and carry on. You can make your own choice. But my R1 doesnt dent EVERY case either. I'd call Remington, myself, used gun or not.

 

[RG43]

Me, personally, I load them and carry on. You can make your own choice. But my R1 doesnt dent EVERY case either. I'd call Remington, myself, used gun or not.

Yeah, contacting Remington is the other option.