ONE fail to eject today/Bummer!

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hansolo

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:mad: I had my first failure to fully eject spent cartridge today: It was Federal American Eagle. I was also sampling Sellier&Bellot and Winchester USA...all 115g FMJ. After this one hiccup, a hundred or so more rounds of all three ammo with no problems.

An experienced(WWII vet)at the range who KNOWS ballistics and everything-that-goes-Kaboom said he thought it was one "light" load.

Before I start screwing around with recoil and mag springs, does this seem like something I should stress over, or just take the guy's "light" load idea as gospel and go my merry way?

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I would not get too upset about one malfunction. Factory ammo is usually very reliable but a goof does happen from time to time. If that is the only one and the rest of that ammo is OK and the other ammo you use is OK, don't lose sleep over it.

The "light load" explanation is very possibly the correct one; if not, it is probably as good as you are going to get.

You don't say what kind of gun, but don't go messing with things on the basis of one round that may have been defective. I think it is a big mistake to buy a new gun then rush right out and replace everything with aftermarket parts; some guys do this without even firing the gun. IMHO, some folks have more money than sense.

Jim
 
What Jim said <grin>...

Especially if you're shooting some Winchester White Box.

That stuff seems to be pretty good ammo, and a lot of people really like it. -- but the extractor notch at the base of rim is shaped differently for that ammo than most, and a lot of folks' guns have trouble extracting it.

(A FTE or a feeding problem is not unusual for most guns in the first couple of hundred rounds...)
 
FTE -- once

Thanks! The pistol is a 9mm CZ 75B with about 1000 rounds through it(give or take). This pistol is a replacement for one with severe feed/eject jams: I know that one out of about 1000 is acceptable to some, but I have picked what I consider decent-very good quality manufactured ammo, thoroughly clean the pistol after each session, and am trying to be patient with this particular pistol. But.....I went through enough stress with the first one and, if this becomes an issue again, it will become a paperweight and I'll buy my Springfield XD a little sooner than anticipated. :)
 
SOME DIFFERENT ADVICE

First, don't clean your gun so much. You'll wear it out.

Second, take a look at the ammunition, both new and re-man, offered by Georgia Arms.

Last, suggest correct 'plinking' weight to be 124/125g.

(Wolff Gunsprings offers recoil springs in 13, 14, 15, and 16lb weights. If using 115g 'ball' suggest the 13lb.)
 
To Jim, Walt, Weshoot2/FTE CZ75 9mm

Gentlemen,

Thanks for your responses! Maybe I'm trying too hard -- "don't clean your gun so often: you'll wear it out" -- I DO have a BORESNAKE and I soak the fron inch with Hoppes#9 to clean chamber/bore/feedramp before leaving range. If this advice to not strip&sclean is bourne out to be helpful, I guess I can sleep even knowing the rest of the innards are "dirty"...!

I will try 124g over 115g and see if that takes care of problem.
(Some 9mm are only offered in 115kinda cuts-down options unles I carry a few recoil springs of differing poundage...I already replaced factoru recoil spring with Wolff 15 lb. --

As I said, this was the FIRST hiccup with recent aquisition, but, even though NewInBox, this CZ is of 1998 manufacture and I was told recoil spring may be ready for a fresh one.

Again, THANKS for your help, guys!

Best wishes,

Steve Pirosh -- Palm Springs Gun Club, Yucca Valley High-Desert
Rod&Gun club, Caswells, Mesa AZ:cool:
 
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