OP is your CQB a new or used gun? If used go ahead and replace the recoil spring and firing pin spring. Mags wear out, especially the Wilson's. Replace carry mags annually. All failures in my Wilson have been ammo related. I clean the gun about every 400 rounds.
Most budget ammo anymore (WWB, Federal Champion, UMC) seems to have variability in quality.
Wilson will fix a gun that run.
Do not! Locktite the grip screws!!!!!!!!!!!
I wouldn't worry to much about it!
Don't go changing stuff, It was 1 bad round!
I think if I'm not mistaken 6 months ago Wilson mags were the only way to go, now their not up to snuff. Go figure.
I would never think about putting loctite on my grip screws but also never had them come loose on me. I regularly clean behind my grips. I do have O-rings on one of my 1911s though.I was just thinking a little blue Loctite paste on the grip screws. Not too much, just a tiny dab. Honestly I've had to use red before on the side rail for my Benelli M4. Slugs just rattled it off otherwise. I backed them out when I wanted easy enough. Made me nervous still though. I'll look into o-rings. Awesome tip.
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So, after this I had a little angst, cause, am I going to have to clean this thing every 400 rounds? Can I put a little oil in it at the range? I lost maybe a little confidence...
Probably just wasn't snug and started coming loose. Snug it up and it shouldn't be an issue.Second question. The Grip panels came loose..!..? This happens?!? Any reason not to blue Loctite those? I just can't understand the grip panels being designed where they can come loose. Other ideas?
Rack away, just don't put your hand over the ejection port. I think the problem is some people put their hand over the ejection port and block the round from coming out. Then there could be the chance of it hitting the ejector after that.Third, I read in the manual that you shouldn't rack the slide forcefully to remove a live round? Something might hit the primer and fire it when you draw back on the slide. SO, if you have a malfunction, you gotta rack slowly and carefully? I am used to the opposite.
No, unless you are consistently dropping them in the dirt. Shooting competition and dropping mags in the mud or wet sand, you'll want to clean them. For every day use, you'll never need to. BTW, Wilson ETM's have ran flawless for me.Fourth, I've never cleaned my mags for ANYTHING before. You gotta clean these I bet huh?
Is it fiber optic? When you get done, wet a q-tip with some IPA and wipe the gun power residue off it. That's about the best to keep it bright.FIfth and final. THe HI VIZ sight got dirty and lost all of its VIZ pretty easily. Any tips about that? Like Vaseline it before shooting so the gunk wipes off?
No, people get way to carried away with cleaning guns. I run a bore snake through mine before every match and give it a bit of oil, mobil1 5w30. That's probably every 500rds. About every month or so I'll pull the slide off and give everything a quick wipe down. That's about every 1500rds. Over the winter, I might do a full teardown and clean everything. Last year that was about 15k rounds. I've never had a issue related to a dirty 1911.
Brand new gun. ...
BINGO.....One round means absolutely nothing even in a break in period. (what ever that is).With all due respect, I think you are over thinking it. Yes, it would be nice if the gun ran 100% for your break in period testing. One failure that didn't duplicate in 500 rounds could be anything. It's still a machine, regardless of the money spent. Things can rattle loose, as evidenced, and things will settle in.
If I were you, I'd take this new found "laser" like shooting and put this sweet gun to work. Shooting competition is a true test to wring out your gun and crazy fun while you are.
Thanks for all your ideas. I got some federal American eagle ammo from midway, as it was one of the brands Wilson recommended in the manual. That'll keep me going for a bit until I can get reloading. I think I just had things too dirty all in all and that caused my one issue. My hands looked like I was a coal miner when I was done.The G10 grips on my guns get loose after a couple hundred rounds. Just snug the grip screws back down and carry on.
I ran about another 300 rounds through it last week. I ran a majority of the federal american eagle, a box of umc, and then another maybe 75 rounds of win 3 gun. No issues. The gun was visibly cleaner, as were my hands using these ammunition lines. All were 230 grain. Seems, that I essentially gummed up the gun last time with the wwb. I did run it wetter this time though with clp so that is another potential variable.Just like everyone has said, my luck with white box ammo is far from good. Use Remington if you have to use cheap stuff. As far as failure to return to batt, it's the ammo cause I've had the same issue with my Kimber. You think with the quality and cost of the WC it wouldn't have any issues but the ammo is where it's at!