Colt Mustang XSP failure to eject

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So I recently picked up a new Colt Mustang XSP. I had one that was exactly the same almost exactly a year ago, and I couldn't have been happier, it had great handling and was impeccably reliable. I lost my job though shortly after and ended up having to sell it. In any case, I'm in better financial straights and I was finally able to pick one up again for a good price. However, this one isn't like my first one. It was purchased new by me and seems to be the same in terms of quality and finish.
However, when I finally got a chance to shoot it, I was disappointed. Simply put, it isn't reliable. It fails to eject on almost every round. It fires just fine, but the spent round won't be ejected and it will jam as a new round is attempted to be loaded into a still occupied chamber. It doesn't stove pipe, the casing just stays in the chamber.
First, I summed it up to using cheap steel ammo. However, I went back later and tried again with some brass fmj and it had the exact same problem. One point of note however is that the current carry load I have in it is Remington Ultimate Defense 102gr BJHP, and I fired 12 rounds of it with no problems. Not being able to fire steel is one thing, but if it can't even handle USA manufactured brass FMJ, then this piece is obviously a no go, as I'm not going to practice with expensive carry ammo. It's just confusing and a bit irritating considering how the last one I had was reliable like clockwork, no matter what I fed it. I'm planning on getting in touch with Colt, but in the meantime, does anyone have any insight on this issue?
 
It sounds like a failure to extract, not a failure to eject.

When you chamber a round (at the range with the gun pointing in a safe direction) can you manually cycle the action and have the round extract/eject from the gun? Or does the round simply stay in the chamber when you pull the slide back?

Check to see if the extractor is installed and not broken. The gun has an internal extractor, so a problem with it wouldn't be immediately obvious.
 
Short answer is to contact Colt. They have good customer service. I've had a couple of (non-Colt) pistols with issues that the manufacturer fixed and that now are 100% reliable. So, don't lose the faith.
 
Colt warranty Its new let them handle Extractor problem likely . My Mustangs are the old ones and still trouble free .
 
When you do finally extract a fired case, is it difficult to get out of the chamber? Are there any marks on the sides of the case?

It could be that the chamber is rough or has a defect and it's locking in the chamber hard enough that the extractor is jumping the rim during the initial extraction process.
 
The round wouldn't just fall out of the chamber, but it wasn't like it required a tool to be pried out. I'd say it was normal case expansion. Unfortunately I didn't keep any of the spent ammo but I don't recall seeing any kind of glaringly obvious markings on the casings. It goes into battery and fires just fine but the extractor seems to be slipping off the case before the round can be fully extracted it.
 
Next time you fire it, check to see if there are marks on the cases that indicate a rough or damaged chamber. You could also use a light to examine the chamber. The chamber should look perfectly smooth--not polished, but very uniform and not rough.

If that's not it, the extractor might be defective.

Either one of those probably warrants a call to Colt.
 
I gave them a call the other day and the lady I spoke with sent me a label, I was worried I was going to get the run around. Now to just drop it off and hopefully it doesn't take 2 months for them to get it back to me.
 
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