Remington R1 Hunter in 10mm

[cmj8591]

Anyone else out there have one of these long slides? I've had mine for some time now but it really doesn't want to run for me. I have a lot of failure to feeds with the slide stopping short of locking up. There was a hefty burr on the edge of the breach face that I stoned down. It helped a little. I like the gun but the reliability issue is starting to get old. I'm going to start replacing parts but if someone else has fixed it, I might be able to avoid a lot of trial and error. Mostly error!

 

[mckenney99]

Not sure what ammo you have tried. I do not have a Long Slide Remington but I did own a 7 1/2 inch IAI Javalina. The Javalina's were early stainless steel guns and they were notorious for the slide galling to the frame. The Javalina's were also known to be picky eaters. I found that the Javalina required FULL power 10mm loads and many of the current 10mm loads were just slightly warmer than 40 S&W. I found that Hornady custom 10mm loads with the 200gr bullets were indeed full power loads and the Javalina cycled perfectly and was extremely accurate. I used that pistol- load combo to take a bunch of KY deer, all but one dropped from a single well placed shot. The greater mass of your R1 Hunter may require hotter FULL power 10mm loads inorder to get it to cycle/function properly.

 

[Fishinfool]

I never owned one of the Remington 1911's, but if it set up with an internal (Colt style) extractor, I would look at that. The cartridge rim feeds up under the extractor, and If the extractor is too tight, or has a burr, it can stop the gun from going fully into battery. When it fails to go fully into battery, does a little nudge on the back of the slide allow it to go the rest of the way into lock-up? That can also be a sign of an extractor problem. I would also try the "plunk" test with your ammo, and make sure there is not an issue with it's fit in the chamber.

Larry

 

[VictorLouis]

The cartridge rim feeds up under the extractor, and If the extractor is too tight, or has a burr, it can stop the gun from going fully into battery.

I would also try the "plunk" test with your ammo, and make sure there is not an issue with it's fit in the chamber.

Larry

Field-stripped, with the slide in your hand: Test your load/s by sliding the rim up under the extractor. Does it fight you? Smooth going, or rough? Once all the way 'in', can you easily cam it out through the ejection port?

Plunk test is a good one too. Obviously, more critical with reloads.

My first thought was your barrel link. IF you ride the slide SLOWLY forward, with NO ammo involved (not even a dummy round_)..will it stop short of locking up?

 

[stansdds]

Could be a number of things, but a common cause of stem bind is too much extractor tension. Other common causes are sharp edge on the bottom of the extractor which catches the cartridge rim, or a magazine that is not properly positioning the round for a smooth ride into the chamber.