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Should a 1911 do this when chambering?
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<blockquote data-quote="Boatcephus" data-source="post: 1043053" data-attributes="member: 6263"><p>I have an Ithaca 1911-A1 produced in 1943, so, it's an old warhorse.</p><p></p><p> It has always had trouble locking open on the last round. (It wouldn't.)</p><p></p><p> I overcame this recently by replacing the slide lever AND the old magazine. With a nice new mag and new slide stop lever it will now lock open when you work the action back with an empty mag. (As it should - hooray!)</p><p></p><p>Problem - It now also locks back with a round in the mag. That really sucks. I have to operate the slide release lever now just to chamber a round.</p><p></p><p>They are old guns, but I doubt this is how they are supposed to work. Other than that 'feature' everything works well now.</p><p></p><p>Can a 1911 'old pro' tell me if the slide should lock back when chambering a round? That would not be cool in combat, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boatcephus, post: 1043053, member: 6263"] I have an Ithaca 1911-A1 produced in 1943, so, it's an old warhorse. It has always had trouble locking open on the last round. (It wouldn't.) I overcame this recently by replacing the slide lever AND the old magazine. With a nice new mag and new slide stop lever it will now lock open when you work the action back with an empty mag. (As it should - hooray!) Problem - It now also locks back with a round in the mag. That really sucks. I have to operate the slide release lever now just to chamber a round. They are old guns, but I doubt this is how they are supposed to work. Other than that 'feature' everything works well now. Can a 1911 'old pro' tell me if the slide should lock back when chambering a round? That would not be cool in combat, etc. [/QUOTE]
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