![]() It is a big disappointment that the gun does not function flawlessly. If I decide to keep this pistol, I will purchase an aftermarket pocket holster and keep the supplied holster as something to hold the gun within the carrying case.Īt this point, I’m still undecided if I should keep the Springfield 911 or trade it in for a Glock 42 or a Sig P365. So securely that when withdrawn from the pocket, the holster stays with the gun. However, the holster grips the gun very securely. If it turns out the safety lever is indeed being nudged during recoil, I may just keep my thumb on the left side lever during shooting and/or file the right-side lever flush with the grip panel.įinally, the gun is shipped with a pocket holster. I plan on shooting the gun more to see if this situation continues. I am not a fan of the ambidextrous safety and do not consider it a desirable feature. This situation may be the result of the right side safety lever contacting my trigger finger during recoil. When the hammer is then manually pulled back from the half cock position, the gun will fire. If I push down on the safety lever, the hammer will drop to the half cock position. If I pull back on the hammer, which appears fully cocked, the sear will usually reset. However, subsequently when pulling the trigger nothing happens. The slide retracts ejecting the empty case and feeds the next cartridge into the chamber. While shooting the pistol, I have encountered several occurrences where the sear does not reset after firing. There has been no feeding problem since that minor modification. I took a small file and rounded the extractor edges and used a buffing wheel to polish those surfaces (a recommended procedure for 1911 pistols). Thus, preventing further cartridge movement. ![]() The extractor has very sharp edges and may have been digging into the soft brass case. I pulled the pin that holds the extractor in the slide and examined it. Slowly closing the slide on Winchester ammo revealed some cartridges would also not slip under the extractor. In the meantime, I checked out the pistol and measured the breech face to extractor distance at. It has only been a few days since I shipped the ammo, so I don’t expect a reply for a while. Fiocci responded to my email about this issue and provided me a prepaid shipping label to return the ammo to them. The distance from the cartridge base to the rim measured. After I returned home I examined the cartridges and the gun. The cartridge rim, would not slide behind the extractor. That ammo would not feed into the chamber. The first indication of problems occurred with Fiocci round nose ammo. I considered that acceptable for a gun with a rather short barrel and short sight radius. With all the aforementioned ammo, group size was around 2.5 inches. A 10 shot group with Hornady Critical defense also printed about 1.5 inches to the right. The sight would not budge when attempting to drift it with a brass drift and hammer. Looking at the slide, the rear sight was visibly a bit off center to the right. However, at 10 yards, groups were about 1.5 inches to the right. So, I purchased the pistol and three brands of ammunition.Īt the range, the gun performed well with Aguila and Inceptor RNP ammunition. Handling the pistol in the store, I was initially drawn to the pointability, great sights and good trigger on the 911. Advertisements for the 911 seemed to be just what I wanted. The Ruger SP101 revolver that I have been carrying, is heavy and bulky. I recently purchased a Springfield model 911 as I was looking for a comfortable pocket pistol for everyday carry.
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