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Thread: Kobra Carry At 1000 Rounds

Started 3 months ago by venuto
Well well.. It's been just under 2 months since I got my Kobra Carry... Today I hit the 1000 round mark. Lots and lots have changed since that first disappointing range session.. Some of you might remember.. I got LOTS and LOTS of jams and brass hits to the face... I have a shooting log that I keep updated so I wanted to share with you some of the things I did to correct all the issues I had.....
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ShipWreck replied 3 months ago
I'm sorry to hear you had to tinker with it so much - but at least it works now. I don't know how to do all that, so luckily my Special Forces was 100% out of the box!

7east replied 3 months ago
Venuto, glad to hear your KC is running smoothly now. I was having issues with mine similar to yours, but they seem to be working themselves out now. I'm at about 1300 rounds now. To prevent any more FTRB's I just got Wolff extra power mag springs and a #22 recoil spring. I plan on taking it to the range tomorrow, definitely looking forward to it. My trigger is only getting better too. Oh yeah, I...

venuto replied 3 months ago
Quote: Originally Posted by ShipWreck I'm sorry to hear you had to tinker with it so much - but at least it works now. I don't know how to do all that, so luckily my Special Forces was 100% out of the box! I like to "tinker". it's part of the reason I favor the 1911 Some of the "issues" I had may not have ...

venuto replied 3 months ago
Quote: Originally Posted by 7east Venuto, glad to hear your KC is running smoothly now. I was having issues with mine similar to yours, but they seem to be working themselves out now. I'm at about 1300 rounds now. To prevent any more FTRB's I just got Wolff extra power mag springs and a #22 recoil spring. I plan on taking it to the ...

Greyson replied 3 months ago
Quote: Originally Posted by venuto I have are difficult to release... Honestly I am surprised that you had problems with ACT mags. But since you are running a different spring setup, who knows. Perhaps the timing is that much different. Glad to hear you got it configured to your liking. But I did notice that ...

7east replied 3 months ago
Quote: Originally Posted by venuto I want to see those pictures.. Well, I took the pictures but the site won't let me upload them for some reason. It keeps timing out or something. I guess i'll try again tomorrow. Greyson and Venuto, i've also had a few slide lock failures with my ACT mags. Not every time, but it...

venuto replied 3 months ago
Quote: Originally Posted by Greyson But I did notice that your last comment about ACT mags was they were hard to release. I interpret that as you are using the slide-stop as a slide-release to charge your weapon. This is a method I personally admonish in my circles. But I realize I am in the minority. And if that is the case, I ...

 

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Kobra Carry At 1000 Rounds
Published (2009-09-17 20:03:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by ShipWreck I'm sorry to hear you had to tinker with it so much - but at least it works now. I don't know how to do all that, so luckily my Special Forces was 100% out of the box! I like to "tinker". it's part of the reason I favor the 1911 Some of the "issues" I had may not have even been noticed by another owner.. I'm anal that way. A shorter then 5 inch slide...
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Kobra Carry At 1000 Rounds
Published (2009-09-17 23:54:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by venuto I want to see those pictures.. Well, I took the pictures but the site won't let me upload them for some reason. It keeps timing out or something. I guess i'll try again tomorrow. Greyson and Venuto, i've also had a few slide lock failures with my ACT mags. Not every time, but it only takes once to make you notice. The only other mags I have that did that were my Shooting Stars, but I just...
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Kobra Carry At 1000 Rounds
Published (2009-09-17 19:22:00)
I'm sorry to hear you had to tinker with it so much - but at least it works now. I don't know how to do all that, so luckily my Special Forces was 100% out of the box!
Greyson
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Kobra Carry At 1000 Rounds
Published (2009-09-17 23:15:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by venuto I have are difficult to release... Honestly I am surprised that you had problems with ACT mags. But since you are running a different spring setup, who knows. Perhaps the timing is that much different. Glad to hear you got it configured to your liking. But I did notice that your last comment about ACT mags was they were hard to release. I interpret that as you are using the slide-stop as a slide-release to...

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