Tuning for Reliability

[Michael Zeleny]

Originally Posted by luger.parabellum

Out of my range experience (mainly with 1911 GLOCKs and CZ) I had stovepipes when my loads were too light fo the recoil spring or the recoil spring too heavy, or problems with the extractor (worn extractor hook, tension too high); I had failure to feed generally when I had faulty magazines, but could be caused also by too much extractor tension, or worse still a barrel somehow throated imroperly.

I understand the theory, but in practice my pistol short-strokes on 115 and 124 gr Winchester White Box ammo with a 16 lbs recoil spring, as if it's asking for NATO loads that I'm reluctant to use.