RIA feeding problem

[TMan]

Alright, no comments about you get what you pay for...

I took the RIA 1911 to the range again today and the feeding problem happened a couple of times. I thought before that I had just nudged the slide, but what I found out today was I had to pull back a little on it, and then it chambered.

Upon closer investigation what is happening is the last round is sliding slightly forward and the slide is latching thinking it is empty.

Is this a magazine problem - like maybe the spring isn't strong enough? Does Tman need to work out more because he is limp-wristing? Anyone seen this before or have any ideas?

Incidentally, I handed the gun with 5 rounds loaded to my buddy. His first round was a little off, but the next 4 made a ragged hole. He was very impressed. He told me that while I was in China there was a guy there with a Kimber and he shot a magazine with the Kimber. He didn't like it nearly as well as he liked the RIA. He said the RIA felt good in his hand, and he shot better with it than he did with the Kimber. Remember, this doesn't mean that the RIA is more accurate than the Kimber. I'm sure that on a Ransom Rest the Kimber would give a tighter group than the RIA.

["DoubleAction"]

TMan; I learned along time ago that any semi-auto is only as good as the magazine which feeds it's ammunition. I first learned this with the 1911 when using various grades of magazines, and have since switched to using mostly nothing but the Colt Metalform mags, but mostly the Wilson 47D during the past few years.
Were you using the factory magazines which came with your RIA ? I would probably toss those in the bottom of a bone yard box and go to the Wilson mags next time.

[TMan]

DA, it came with a "Novak's" magazine - only one. I'll try it with some other magazines and see what it does.