Damaged case. Help?

View · by **my1stpistol** on Sun Mar 27, 2016 4:03 pm

Hope someone can help me here. Recently picked up a Taurus 1911 used. Gun has ran flawless. Did some shooting with my son and Dad today and noticed these damaged cases. I have 3 magazines. 1 Taurus 1 Novaks and 1 Kimber ( that does not seat well ). Next time out I will see if it is just from 1 mag, but in the meantime is there anything else I can look at?

Note there is a lot of discoloration on the damaged side?

Edit to add

This is all facrtory loads mixed brands.
This is also my 1st 1911

View · by **mmcnx2** on Sun Mar 27, 2016 4:56 pm

Might help if your pictures showed the casings. Appears you had a re-sizing issue.

View · by **my1stpistol** on Sun Mar 27, 2016 6:15 pm

These are factory loads

Mainly Federal American Eagle. Some Gecco I think is the other headstamp..

View · by **Rip Van Winkle** on Sun Mar 27, 2016 6:31 pm

Dented case mouths are common on 1911's. They straighten out in a reloading die, don't give it a second thought.

View · by **my1stpistol** on Sun Mar 27, 2016 6:35 pm

That's what I was hoping. I dont reload( yet ) but do save my brass.

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View · by **Nougat** on Mon Mar 28, 2016 5:46 am

mmcnx2 wrote:Might help if your pictures showed the casings. Appears you had a re-sizing issue.

view image worked for me? seems pretty often this happens here?

View · by **mmcnx2** on Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:49 pm

Got to see the pic's and I'd start with the ejector. It may not be releasing the casing early enough, either due to the angle on the bottom edge or ejector tension. This is not normal or correct. If the ejector checks out the next thing would be the recoil spring being overweight or the load being under powered.

While it is not a major issue it can be corrected.

You mentioned you purchased it used. Did you the the ejector out and clean it?

View · by **centermass40** on Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:14 pm

mmcnx2 wrote:Got to see the pic's and I'd start with the ejector. It may not be releasing the casing early enough, either due to the angle on the bottom edge or ejector tension. This is not normal or correct. If the ejector checks out the next thing would be the recoil spring being overweight or the load being under powered.

While it is not a major issue it can be corrected.

You mentioned you purchased it used. Did you the the ejector out and clean it?

mmcnx2,
You have your ejector confused with the extractor.

View · by **mmcnx2** on Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:42 pm

centermass40 wrote:
mmcnx2 wrote:Got to see the pic's and I'd start with the ejector. It may not be releasing the casing early enough, either due to the angle on the bottom edge or ejector tension. This is not normal or correct. If the ejector checks out the next thing would be the recoil spring being overweight or the load being under powered.

While it is not a major issue it can be corrected.

You mentioned you purchased it used. Did you the the ejector out and clean it?

mmcnx2,
You have your ejector mixed up with the extractor.

Thanks, I'm home with pneumonia and well medicated. You are correct I meant extractor.

View · by **my1stpistol** on Mon Mar 28, 2016 5:47 pm

mmcnx2 wrote:Got to see the pic's and I'd start with the ejector. It may not be releasing the casing early enough, either due to the angle on the bottom edge or ejector tension. This is not normal or correct. If the ejector checks out the next thing would be the recoil spring being overweight or the load being under powered.

While it is not a major issue it can be corrected.

You mentioned you purchased it used. Did you the the ejector out and clean it?

I did a field strip and clean. Gun was barely shot. Estimated roumd count of 500. I have put about 300 through it. I will take it apart farther and give it a better cleaning.

View · by **gun_fan111v2** on Mon Mar 28, 2016 7:18 pm

Not to sound silly, but are you sure nobody stepped on these pieces of brass??? I like to start simple

View · by **my1stpistol** on Mon Mar 28, 2016 8:07 pm

Not silly at all. It was the 1st thing I thought when I fund the 1st piece. Upon close examination it pretty obvious they were not stepped on

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View · by **Bitter Bastard** on Mon Mar 28, 2016 8:28 pm

I'll also chime in and say lots of 1911's do this. As long as it fires, extracts, ejects, and feeds OK, don't worry too much about it. It can likely be cured with some extractor, ejector, and recoil spring tweaks but that may introduce other issues. If it is reliable now, don't sweat the small stuff.

Good luck!

Bitter Bastard

View · by **my1stpistol** on Wed Mar 30, 2016 5:11 pm

Always happy to take advice from a ( fellow ) Bitter Bastard!