![]() ![]() I take care of my guns now, clean them well as soon as I purchase them, and clean and lube them regularly / after shooting. But, the damage had been done in my mind (new shooter, and reading other's bad reports), so I no longer own that gun. In fact, after cleaning the weapon, and maintaining it properly, I never had another FTF, FTE, or other malfunction. Took it home, cleaned it well (with the guidance of my brother, former infantry), and shot it again, with no hiccups. The 2nd shot went FTF, then I had two subsequent stovepipes. I took it out to shoot, straight from the box, no cleaning or additional lubrication. The first handgun I purchased was a brand new sw9ve back in the day. I expect more failures from someone spending all day at the range than from someone shooting a box of 50 over lunch hour (with a cleaning once the person gets home). So keep in mind how much someone is shooting in a given session. I don't have that much ammo on me, and if I have access to it I'll have access to a rifle (from which I demand more). even though mine will all do that and more without a hitch, I simply will not be in a gunfight like that with these because it's just not possible. I don't even HAVE 2000 rounds for my pistols, let alone the ability to have them all loaded into magazines and fired one after the other. For carry weapons I like them to run reliably for a few hundred rounds, but I don't expect them to give me 2000 rounds perfectly without a cleaning. If it will run 500 rounds perfectly every time and then choke on number 501 if not cleaned, well, I can't envisage any situation where that many rounds will be fired from that gun. My own opinion (feel free to disagree, I know people will) is that if a handgun will run a few hundred rounds without a hiccup then it's fine for defense. things that don't happen when it only gets shot 200 rounds and gets cleaned. The gunk in the action might slow the slide to the point where it won't chamber fully. It is when you get up into the thousand rounds or so in a single range session that things might choke. Most guns will run a few hundred rounds without a problem. Not much point in making threads like that either if your gun hates a given make of magazine, then you just get a different one and go your merry way. That said, most guns run great or have only very few hiccups (either when new or easily traced to a type of magazine or ammo). Nobody posts threads like "My Y is running perfectly, how can I fix it?" Threads like "My X is stovepiping, how can I fix it?" are posted out of necessity. It seems to feed and fire the shorts just fine.Keep in mind that people with problems speak up more than those without. I think the next step is to load 50 rounds at the longer length, and if they work at the range, save the shorter rounds for my Sig. There's none of the tactile resistance I felt with the others, the best way to describe it would by a little shudder while the slide went forward. They don't hang up when I send the slide forward by sling-shot or by side release. I've been shortening my OAL in an attempt to fix the issue - I just loaded three rounds with no powder long - 1.135. I stepped away from the situation for a second. I used to have a visual reference guide to pistol jams, but I've lost the link. I've hear it referred to as a "three-point jam" at times. What I'm experiencing is a failure-to-feed, it picks the round up, sometimes, but jams it against the barrel hood. I've been chasing this jam for the entire morning, and it's been a frustrating experience. ![]()
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