Gun: Taurus 1911; .45 ACP-Apprx150 rounds firedFirst off, I noticed the mags fitting quite snug with the full 8 rounds8+1 in the chamber feels downright uncomfortable when inserting the magThe round at the top of the mag gets chewed and nicked up at timesThe malfunction: casings jamming in the slideoften the extractor gripping the rimA few times, I fired, it cycled, and looked ready to fire again, but the trigger wouldn't breakAnother similar situation present a trigger that seemed as before (like it wouldn't break) but unexpectedly didIt was definitely more poundage than it should requireThe ammo: Remington FMJ 230, Winchester FMJ 230, Speer Gold Dot 230 HP, CCI Blazer Aluminum NR 230 FMJThe worst was CCI blazerIts rate of malfunction was highestAll in all, the barrel looks like the casings have beat it to hellSome of the casings are pushed in at the top after malfunctionsI can't really find any info addressing this specificallyAny input is appreciated.
you just gave me a headache.thanks.
So, the first thing I would check is whether this happens if you only put 7 rounds into the magazineWhen you slide the magazine into the pistol, the top round butts up against the bottom of the slide and is pressed down a bitWhen the pistol fires, the slide runs back with the empty shell which hits the extractor, kicks the brass away and then continues far enough back to let the shell pop up and get caught to run forward into the barrelSo, if the magazine is too full and is applying too much force to the slide it can prevent the slide from going back far enough to properly extract the spent shell, but could still try and grab the top round in the mag and create the jamThe barrel is made out of tempered steel though - brass and aluminum shouldn't be anywhere near hard enough to mar up the barrelThere also sounds like there is something else wrong with your slide if the trigger reset isn't happening right Assuming this continues with only 7 rounds in the magazine then there is definitely something wrong with your firearm and you need to contact Taurus for warranty repairThinkingblade
