BROKEN Hold Open Latch

[deltafox]

Originally Posted by mrerick

Your photography is outstanding. In fact, it's some of the finest I've seen.
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On Ammo suggestions, we always recommend standard velocity 115gn ball (full metal jacket) ammunition. Your GECO ammo might have been "NATO" power, which is loaded for machine guns and is too high a velocity.

It's possible that your recoil spring needs replacement. Check to see how hard the receiver is hitting the back of the frame by putting some masking tape there and looking for compression marks. There are several levels of coil count and thickness of the spring which yield different levels of resistance. Look at our FAQ document for details.

Marc

Thanks Marc, I used a Macro lens and a 21 Mpix camera, as a photo enthusiast it's my duty to make detailed photos

I used the Geco 124 gr because they are the available on the market, now I see that they are used for IPSC and maybe they are too strong for my old P08. Now I am seraching for the Winchester 115ge, 363 m/s velocity.

Anyway, I don't understand how a strong ammo can break the hold open, because if the ammo is strong and the recoil spring is old and weak, the velocity of the breech going to the front, to hit the hold open couldn't be bigger than with a weak ammo and /or a strong recoil spring, don't you think?

If my logic is correct, the break has no relation with the ammo nor the weak spring but maybe weak or defective HO