WE M1911Slide not going back when may is empty.

[John51]

For some reason the slide on my WE M1911 won't go back after emptying all of the bbs in the magazine. I greased the slide but nothing changed. Can anyone explain to me why this happens?

[Adolf Hamster]

does it lock back when you use a freshly filled magazine of gas with no bb's?

 

quite likely it might be short-stroking when near empty due to the cold this time of year.

[John51]

Yes it does lock back. After I shot 5 mags, the slide locked back only 3(when empty)times so it's inconsistent.

[Adolf Hamster]

do you mean 3 out of 5 mags where they all started freshly filled?

 

i take it this is a green gas single stack mag? and the recoil feel drops off pretty quickly as you fire?

 

i'm still wagering on it just running out of gas, especially if it's a single stack green gas mag trying to move a metal 1911 slide in winter, you could down-load the mags to ensure reliable lock back, or you could defo try more powerful gas (although even on black it could struggle).

 

otherwise it's just a case of keeping the mags warm or consider getting a co2 sidearm (or tm hicapa because nobody doesn't need a hicapa in their lives) for the colder months (this is literally the only reason i still own my co2 1911)

[John51]

Acknowledged my dude.?

[Enid_Puceflange]

My We G17 did this (bought used )

 

I figured out it was the magazine feed spring getting weak and not pushing the slide lever up when out of bb’s

 

so I popped a couple of bbs under the bottom of the mag spring to compress it more , giving it a bit more life. 

 

Good as new new until I get my finger out and replace the springs as it takes up fireable ammo space in the mag. 

 

Worth a try?