CS45 problem

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jrp

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I've got a S&W CS45 that I bought about a year ago
and just started taking to the range. In the first
50 or so rounds, the slide failed to go fully forward
into battery about 8 or 9 times. This was during firing,
not when manually releasing the slide.
The round would chamber ok, but the slide would end up
about 1/8" shy of fully forward. Just a nudge would
close it and allow the round to be fired. It mostly
happened on the last round, but not always. Occurred with
either mag. I shot it again today and it happened
about 4 times in 75 rounds. I'm shooting reloaded
and CCI Blazer 230 ball. No other problems and accuracy
is ok.

I searched the archives, but didn't see anyone else
mention this problem. I'm considering this gun for
CCW, but not if it's unreliable. Any of you CS45
owners have or hear of this problem? Could this be
a case of limp-wristing or can that only happen with
polymer-framed guns? If not operator error, I'm
hoping it's a break-in problem that will clear up.

Thanks for any info.

Joe





[Edited by jrp on 01-17-2001 at 01:27 AM]
 
I would first of all, take it apart and make sure there isn't a burr somewhere that its catching on. I had one on my S&W 457 when I first shot it. if no burrs, I would say maybe your recoil spring is not up to par. Give it another 150 rounds, but make sure the gun is in full battery when you fire it. If that doesnt work send it back to them, and tell them its your only gun, and you need it fixed right away. They should fix it, S&W carries a lifetime warranty on all guns.
 
It's not unusual to have failures to feed with any semi-auto during the first few hundred rounds. Also, change your ammo. Use good factory ammo, that way it is likely that any problems are related to the gun, not the ammo. M1911
 
I had the same problem with my SW 5906. I think my problem was the frame rails got gunked up by a little to much oil. After I cleaned it I had no problems. To much oil will collect dirt and gunk things up.

If yours is clean and not over oiled, could the extractor be having problems getting a good grip on the case?
 
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