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Well the plan was to take my three 45 ACP pistols out today for some comparison target shooting but the results had me scratching my head.
Hits on targets marked 1 were the first rounds of 230 Xtreme plated ball ammo loaded with BE-86 and the hits marked 2 were 230 XTP loaded over 6.5 Unique. What the heck they were scattered about and to the right so I tried Winchester target ammo and they would hit near or on center and not so scattered. The BBR 3.1 1911 seemed to shoot tighter groups but would not run 100% until so heat got in the gun. I checked and cleaned all three and lubed them up but it took 2 mags to get the BBR to run without the slide not locking in without a hit of the hand on a couple rounds. This thing is hard on recoil springs.

My Ruger had a couple that did not want to chamber all the way but ran fine after that and all rounds I check with Wilson chamber gauge. The Springfield has NEVER given any feed troubles since I bought it...it just runs and is my go to for 45 ACP. But why the rounds were going right BUT then right on target with the Winchester ammo is interesting!

Had the most fun with the Mule's Leg I brought along being just a hoot to shoot with little recoil from the 405 gr. with 13 gr. Unique 45-70 loads. These no wimp with 405 gr of lead going 1100 FPS and knocking the hell out of what they hit! Love shooting that thing and the rounds hit on target.

forty, we've all had those range days where nothing seems to go right. It's gonna happen. Hopefully, next range session works in your favor.

Yup agree with Tom. Happens here all the time. When there is human involved there is going to be error

I feel your pain. Get some ammo loaded up and anticipate magical things happening when you pop those caps, but it seldom works out that way. I appreciate your candor reporting how it went, and the fact that you still had a good time, and enjoyed some other toys, means you'll be doing it again soon. Good deal!

When that happens to me, I blame it on random gravity spikes. Sorta like wind gusts, but vertical. They're caused by dark matter waves.

Dark matter is implied by gravitational effects which cannot be explained by general relativity unless more matter is present than can be seen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matter

Look closely at the larger hang hole on the BBR target. Yep I intentionally aimed a bit higher and hit right next to the rod and now a 1/2 inch hole!
I could tell after that shot with the target swinging wildly! Going to work on the BBR to try and get consistent running after first shots with a cold gun... when I say cold I mean fired for first time out the holster.