.30 Caliber failure to feed

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Originally Posted by Freischütz

The pistol's outside is nice and clean so I assume the inside is equally well cared for.

Yes, the pistol is nice and clean inside as well, chamber well polished with no binding of the cartridge, action is smooth with no binding. At this point I'm pretty convinced it is a weak ammo situation. I ordered a Wolff light weight (36#) mainspring to try but it hasn't arrived yet.

The WW ammo appears to be pretty new, and I just received two boxs of the Fiocci (JSP, not FMJ) which I will try tonight. I also loaded up some rounds from the fired WW brass in .1 grain increments, I will attempt to function fire one round at a time until I find a load that will work the action to the point it successfully locks open on the empty mag. I will of course be checking for pressure signs as I go up in powder charge.

Thanks for all the helpful pointers on this forum!