I took two new .45's out to the range today. This was the first time I have fired this round, although I have fired the 357 magnum. My new Ruger P90 performed beautifully, although it may have failed to eject the last shell from a mag, and it is possible I had one misfire with that gun (possibly the fault of the ammo). But the Republic Patriot suffered many jams due to a failure to eject the spent shell. The used shell was usually lodged in the exit port in its original horizontal state. Only one jam was a "stovepipe." I may be wrong, but most of the jams seem to have come when I was using one of the two extra mags I bought from Republic. No jams or very few occurred while using the original mag that came with the pistol. The two mags are quite different. The original equipment mag has a flat, blued follower, while the extra mag followers are silver-colored and convex (they are curved and stick up in the middle). Does anyone have any ideas on what can be causing these jams and whether mags could have anything to do with them?
Thanks,
Drakejake
Thanks,
Drakejake