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I got this 1911-A1 for Christmas brand-new from Classic Arms. When I bought it, I put a box through it, and it jammed a number of times. I was told that that was just break-in, and to not be worried.
I have put a little over 200 down the pipe now, and it is jamming as bad as ever, if not worse. Sometimes it will jam 3 times in a single magazine. BTW, I am using Winchester white box ammunition.
The mag I am using with it is the Novak that originally came with it, and I have heard that they are very good mags.
I tried to cure the problem by swapping out from the stock 16lb. recoil spring to a 18.5lb. Wolff spring. Now it is not jamming, but it is smashing the bullet deeper into the case. I will put a pic of the jam (I think it is called a 3-point jam), and a pic of on of the "smashed deeper) rounds below.
Any insight as how to solve the problem would be most helpful.
Is it still safe to fire the round?
Pic of the reoccuring jam:
I have put a little over 200 down the pipe now, and it is jamming as bad as ever, if not worse. Sometimes it will jam 3 times in a single magazine. BTW, I am using Winchester white box ammunition.
The mag I am using with it is the Novak that originally came with it, and I have heard that they are very good mags.
I tried to cure the problem by swapping out from the stock 16lb. recoil spring to a 18.5lb. Wolff spring. Now it is not jamming, but it is smashing the bullet deeper into the case. I will put a pic of the jam (I think it is called a 3-point jam), and a pic of on of the "smashed deeper) rounds below.
Any insight as how to solve the problem would be most helpful.
Is it still safe to fire the round?

Pic of the reoccuring jam:
