Ah, yes, Henry understands what I mean. And what a challenge this is. Googling results, as I said, in a whole bunch of contradictory stuff--HP bullets v. solids, Federal v. Winchester v. Remington v. CCI, etc. Anecdotes from current and previous owners are either on the side of love or hate. Some kept theirs, some passed them on, some just threw them out!
For a pistol that cost $69.00 new, it's a challenge to find an offering for under $250. I recall a recent listing of an Et.22, the carbine version...frame was busted into about six pieces, but the guy was asking over $500 for the remaining parts. This would be a deal if one were assembling one of these from parts bought one at a time at full retail, but...
After all, it is a mechanical system, like all others in that respect. I don't believe in spooks, therefore I believe there is a real world fix, retrofit, or modification that will really help--since ruling out the possibility that a gun may be haunted! It's simply a mechanical challenge. It is made even more challenging because everything happens in a split second. I've fantasized the rental of a high speed camera to examine this mechanical sequence at a rate we can perceive: (Ah, I see...when x encounters y, the z happens.)
And I like the idea of a compilation of everything anyone has tried in order to clear these issues. Would it be appropriate to make a sticky, here in "Off Topic/Other Firearms"? Then, everyone interested could contribute tips and caveats to a list. I don't think I saw anything like this for the Ermas, even on the .22 rimfire forum.
Here's another thought about improving the feed: I found a company that makes the tooling to form metal bullet jackets from expended rimfire brass. .22 lr FMJ does actually exist, references to a South Africa company as the mfg, reputedly used by Israeli special forces after it was found too deadly for crowd/riot control, etc. Nobody reloads .22 rimfire, of course, but if a .22 FMJ were available, I think it would solve a lot of an Erma's feed issues because the noses would center better on the way to the chamber, and, due to the outside layer of brass, dig in a lot less on the edges they encounter on the way there. Just dreamin'...
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