Feeding Problems

alanint · 07-30-2013, 07:59 PM

Offhand it sounds like either the mag catch cutout on your magazine has elongated to the point where it is locking the mag in place slightly lower than it should or the same wear issue, but on the mag catch. Trying a different magazine would let you know which it is.

LugerVern · 07-31-2013, 10:10 PM

Everything above is correct:

It is sometimes a combination of several things, can be frustrating.

Some things I have seen:
1) Magazine latch that holds mag too low
2) Mag bent at top causing bullets to be slightly off proper angle
3) Too hot of ammunition, action slams back into position too fast
( use paper trick to test)
4) Weak mainspring ( test same as above with proper ammunition)
5) Wrong type/ grain of ammunition
6) mag spring too weak

This is why they always say start with a new mag and go from there

good luck

Vern

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07-30-2013, 07:59 PM	#1
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Offhand it sounds like either the mag catch cutout on your magazine has elongated to the point where it is locking the mag in place slightly lower than it should or the same wear issue, but on the mag catch. Trying a different magazine would let you know which it is.

07-31-2013, 10:10 PM	#2
LugerVern User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 563 Thanks: 1 Thanked 34 Times in 27 Posts	Everything above is correct: It is sometimes a combination of several things, can be frustrating. Some things I have seen: 1) Magazine latch that holds mag too low 2) Mag bent at top causing bullets to be slightly off proper angle 3) Too hot of ammunition, action slams back into position too fast ( use paper trick to test) 4) Weak mainspring ( test same as above with proper ammunition) 5) Wrong type/ grain of ammunition 6) mag spring too weak This is why they always say start with a new mag and go from there good luck Vern