My wife bought me a used Kimber Tac Ultra II for Christmas. I love this lil 1911, but I am discovering at least one issue through 200 rounds so far. I saw the gun before she bought it for me, and gave it a good looking over at the shop, but did not buy it at that time. She showed a little wear, what I thought would be normal for a slightly used gun. The mag that came with it showed some slight wear on the metal bullet rest (not sure if thats the correct term, but its the pad that rests on the mag spring )
Ammo used so far is this: Blaser Brass 230 gr. Speer Gold dot 185 gr. GDHP. The gun came with one mag.
Ok, heres the issue. The first time I had it out, using the BB, in the mag that came with it, 1 out of say, 8 rounds would jam in the feed process using the mag that came with it. Pulling back on the slide and releasing would result in a proper feeding, and from that point on it did ok til the next jam. I bought a new Wilson Combat OXCB 47 Mag, and had 0 issues with it that day. When using the mag that came with it, I still had the occasional jam. So, I chalked it up to the mag that came with it as being a problem. At least, for the time being.
Second trip out to the range, which was yesterday, yielded a couple more jams. This time, I payed more attention to it. It resulted form the Wilson Combat mag this time. It was less frequent this time around, but it did happen. I did not notice the problem with the Speer ammo, However, I did begin to notice that, after firing, and when loading in a new full mag, and hitting the slide release. It didn't transition forward as smoothly as I thought it should. As if it where "catching" somewhere, yet not enough to snag into a full jam. Anyway, it just doesn't feel as smooth as I suspect it should be. I know its no comparison, but my Glock , Taurus, and XD all transition fresh rounds into the chamber very smoothly. The Kimber, sometimes not so much.
The rounds, when jammed, seem to catch about halfway through the transition from mag to chamber, as far as I can tell.
Today I stripped her down and checked out the ramp. It seems to have a couple very miner scratches in it, and the leading edge is somewhat sharpish. I'm not sure if thats normal. I dont have another 1911 to compare it too.
Question is this. Should I polish the ramp, or do anything to it, or should I just call Kimber up, and send it off to them for examination? Is there anything else I can check for?. I was planing on using this as my carry weapon. Good thing I have my G19 as a backup.
I have shot BB through all my other guns with 0 and I mean 0 issues, and since It seems to be not so smooth through two types of ammo, I am thinking its not so much the ammo?
Any advice and/or knowledge is most certainly appreciated.
Ammo used so far is this: Blaser Brass 230 gr. Speer Gold dot 185 gr. GDHP. The gun came with one mag.
Ok, heres the issue. The first time I had it out, using the BB, in the mag that came with it, 1 out of say, 8 rounds would jam in the feed process using the mag that came with it. Pulling back on the slide and releasing would result in a proper feeding, and from that point on it did ok til the next jam. I bought a new Wilson Combat OXCB 47 Mag, and had 0 issues with it that day. When using the mag that came with it, I still had the occasional jam. So, I chalked it up to the mag that came with it as being a problem. At least, for the time being.
Second trip out to the range, which was yesterday, yielded a couple more jams. This time, I payed more attention to it. It resulted form the Wilson Combat mag this time. It was less frequent this time around, but it did happen. I did not notice the problem with the Speer ammo, However, I did begin to notice that, after firing, and when loading in a new full mag, and hitting the slide release. It didn't transition forward as smoothly as I thought it should. As if it where "catching" somewhere, yet not enough to snag into a full jam. Anyway, it just doesn't feel as smooth as I suspect it should be. I know its no comparison, but my Glock , Taurus, and XD all transition fresh rounds into the chamber very smoothly. The Kimber, sometimes not so much.
The rounds, when jammed, seem to catch about halfway through the transition from mag to chamber, as far as I can tell.
Today I stripped her down and checked out the ramp. It seems to have a couple very miner scratches in it, and the leading edge is somewhat sharpish. I'm not sure if thats normal. I dont have another 1911 to compare it too.
Question is this. Should I polish the ramp, or do anything to it, or should I just call Kimber up, and send it off to them for examination? Is there anything else I can check for?. I was planing on using this as my carry weapon. Good thing I have my G19 as a backup.
I have shot BB through all my other guns with 0 and I mean 0 issues, and since It seems to be not so smooth through two types of ammo, I am thinking its not so much the ammo?
Any advice and/or knowledge is most certainly appreciated.