colt 1911 anniversary do i sale it?

[royalscotsgrays]

help i cant make my mind up do i sale my colt 1911 anniversary .i have 3 1911's but this is the only won i do not use it a stunning looking pistol with all the scroll work and whit grips .the only thing wrong is like all three of my colts is it miss fire's on single action they all have done it from new .
any help would be excellent and a possible value
thank's mark

[sol1821]

cant help with a value but i wouldnt mind having a look if you've got any pics

[royalscotsgrays]

i cant seem to put photos on this thread .

[sol1821]

you can only attach photos in the sales section or if you are a mod.
if you up load them to photo bucket or something similar and then post the links then we will all be able to see them, or if you would rather you could email them to me then i will upload them and link to them on this thread

[sol1821]

here are a couple of pics of Mark's colt
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[air-tech]

Got one, and if you decide to sell, I can get you in touch with a buyer (not me)

[Jenny Dipple]

THE MISS FIRES ARE CAUSED BY YOU NOT GRIPPING THE GUN FIRMLY ENOUGH TO COMPRESS THE BEAVERTAIL SAFETY. Jenny Dipple

[royalscotsgrays]

hi jenny dipple thats not the miss fire. it is when the mag dose not index fully on single action and the pellet hits the side of the chamber thanks mark

[Paul55]

Holy Cow, I wouldn't sell it

That should have it's own special place in your house, it is just beautiful

Try and get one of those illuminated acrylic stands that SMK do & put it in a cabinet.

Do I like that, or what

[jefL]

Aaw, now look what you've done. Paul's keyboard will be covered in dribble now. Yeuch!

[royalscotsgrays]

yes it is nice i was going to put a silver compensator on it .i still might if i keep it .

[magicniner]

hi jenny dipple thats not the miss fire. it is when the mag dose not index fully on single action and the pellet hits the side of the chamber thanks mark

That's what's known as a timing problem in revolvers and that's just what the 8 shot Umarex mechanism is.
Have you tried an alternate mag from someone who doesn't have the problem?
Is your mechanism lightly oiled, personal question I know
Also possibly a linkage problem but 3 with the same problem? that's wierd,
ATB,
Nick

[royalscotsgrays]

hi nick every colt i have had from new has this problem .i was told once it was the mk2 trigger that was the problem .brocock was no help .i have been working on guns for 20 years and know my way around them it looks like the indexing pawl dose not rise up enough on single action .i was told that the mk1 trigger a one piece unit did not have the problem.but as the mk2 trigger is so light its not to much of a problem .atb mark

[PaulR]

I've got the same problem. It spoils what would otherwise be a great pistol - am thinking of selling it purely because of this.

[Nickpan]

I have no idea of age of your guns, but I think the mags can wear a tad. They've been re-designed in the last couple of years, but an unused 'old' mag may respond better. Umarex only sell the new ones, but Ruag/Diana still sell the old style mags.
I think.

I may be teaching the Thread Starter to suck eggs here, but thought I'd post it in case it rang true with other people who my have the occassional mis.