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Unread 11-27-2016, 09:30 AM   #29
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Originally Posted by Jim Mac View Post
Finally got a chance to shoot the pistol this afternoon. Only shot one magazine and had a failure to feed. It looks like the bolt went right over the bullet. I held up the magazine and it worked fine. Magazine was a mec gar mag. I wanted to try another mag but we ran out of time. So next time out Ill bring two or three mags and see what happens.
Jim,
that is usually a sign that the bolt is not recoiling all the way back.
A "light" round or marginally loaded rounds coupled with a strong mainspring will do it.

What ammo are you shooting?
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