As a brand new owner of my first 1911, I have spent a few days doing the typical new 1911 owner stuff. You know, like registering the warranty, searching for quality leather gear, holding, dry firing, loading and unloading snap caps and just generally getting to know the ole' girl. 
Plenty of positives and a few negatives observed and learned. Mostly, the negatives I learned from just playing around with a empty, brand new 1911, is of the typical kinda negative stuff; like, a 1911 isn't a Glock for sure. It's definitely heavier then a Glock, even when the Glock is loaded with 13 or 15 rounds depending on the model; it still feels lighter than my new Springfield when it's loaded with 8 rounds.
A more concerning negative observed over the last couple of days, is when loading it down with snap caps (dummy rounds) and putting the Springfield thru it's motions. When I loaded the magazine full, just as the manual stated in order to top off the pistol with one in the chamber, I racked the slide from the full magazine, put the safety on and ejected the magazine in order to top it off with the last round.
However, when I did this, to my surprise, a loose round, came tumbling out of the magazine well of the gun. My first thought was, "did the round not chamber? Curious, I pulled back the slide, and ejected the round from the chamber. The only thing I can think of that is obviously happening, is the second round in the magazine, is somehow, also being stripped from the magazine by the bottom part of the slide, as the top round is going into the chamber? I dunno?
Surprisingly, even if I don't chamber a round, but just insert a full magazine into the magazine well, if I then eject the mag out again, without even moving the slide, the top round would already be about half way forward, out of the magazine. If I inserted again just like that and ejected it a second time, the top round will have worked it's way completly out of the magazine and fall out of the mag well again, following the mag as I am taking it out.
Puzzled, I of course searched thru the many 1911 online forums, including a Springfield forums, and I start reading about how finicky 1911's can be? I not only found plenty to read about my certain brand and model of 1911, but I found, read and could have read countless volumes of 1991 stories but it would have take like forever.
I read enough though, to give me the realization and bring some questions That I have here? Hoping the very knowledgeable gents here and those with 1911 experience, can provide me with some answers and clarity? The biggest question I have, is it true, all 1911's can be finicky? Do any of them come straight out of the box, working like they should? I mean, from everything I have read, Springfield Armory is a top notch manufacturer of the 1911? Shouldn't a $1000 pistol, come working straight from the box?
Plenty of positives and a few negatives observed and learned. Mostly, the negatives I learned from just playing around with a empty, brand new 1911, is of the typical kinda negative stuff; like, a 1911 isn't a Glock for sure. It's definitely heavier then a Glock, even when the Glock is loaded with 13 or 15 rounds depending on the model; it still feels lighter than my new Springfield when it's loaded with 8 rounds.
A more concerning negative observed over the last couple of days, is when loading it down with snap caps (dummy rounds) and putting the Springfield thru it's motions. When I loaded the magazine full, just as the manual stated in order to top off the pistol with one in the chamber, I racked the slide from the full magazine, put the safety on and ejected the magazine in order to top it off with the last round.
However, when I did this, to my surprise, a loose round, came tumbling out of the magazine well of the gun. My first thought was, "did the round not chamber? Curious, I pulled back the slide, and ejected the round from the chamber. The only thing I can think of that is obviously happening, is the second round in the magazine, is somehow, also being stripped from the magazine by the bottom part of the slide, as the top round is going into the chamber? I dunno?
Surprisingly, even if I don't chamber a round, but just insert a full magazine into the magazine well, if I then eject the mag out again, without even moving the slide, the top round would already be about half way forward, out of the magazine. If I inserted again just like that and ejected it a second time, the top round will have worked it's way completly out of the magazine and fall out of the mag well again, following the mag as I am taking it out.
Puzzled, I of course searched thru the many 1911 online forums, including a Springfield forums, and I start reading about how finicky 1911's can be? I not only found plenty to read about my certain brand and model of 1911, but I found, read and could have read countless volumes of 1991 stories but it would have take like forever.
I read enough though, to give me the realization and bring some questions That I have here? Hoping the very knowledgeable gents here and those with 1911 experience, can provide me with some answers and clarity? The biggest question I have, is it true, all 1911's can be finicky? Do any of them come straight out of the box, working like they should? I mean, from everything I have read, Springfield Armory is a top notch manufacturer of the 1911? Shouldn't a $1000 pistol, come working straight from the box?
I will go no further. 
