Ruger SR9 Failed to Eject

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Homerboy

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Love the gun. Super smooth and very accurate. I fired 100 rounds of my reloads today. One failed to eject. It was just sitting in the chamber and the slide hung up trying to feed the next one. Brass looked OK. I am super meticulous with my reloads. I was shooting 124 grain fmj over 4.6 grains of 7625.

Also, when I was putting it back together after cleaning, the ejector was stuck down, preventing me from reassembling it. When I was cleaning it, the rag did get caught on the ejector. I freed it and moved on. I wiggled it back and forth a few times and it popped back into place.

I love the gun. It has all the features I like in a semi auto. Also shared manual of arms with my Ruger LC9-S. I'll shoot it some more to be sure.
 
Well, the obvious answer is to try 100 rounds of factory and see if the same issue happens.

It is hard to diagnose an issue when the variables haven't been accounted for, ya know.

Best of luck!!
 
Same thing happened once with factory ammo, but the round wouldn't eject. It was wrenched in there. It was Winchester White Box. I fired 150 rounds of federal right after that and they fed and ejected fine.
 
Sounds like it might just be finicky. Could just stick with the ammo that works and avoid the others. How many rounds total so far?
 
With such a low sample to work with it's hard to say there is any fault to the gun at all, especially since one of them happened with reloads. Failure to ejects especially in light polymer framed guns can be attributed to limp wristing a good part of the time. I wouldn't let it bother me until I ran a bunch more rounds through the gun.
 
An EXTRACTOR issue could also give you the same situation/result. (The round is "dropped" before the slide goes all the way to the rear, and then the slide pushes the top round in the mag forward...)

And it's probably a bit more likely with hand loads than factory loads, as a well-used case could have some hard-to-see damage on a part of the rim that keeps the extractor from getting a good grip -- things line up just right (or just wrong.

Since it only happened once, I'd be inclined to blame a case/rim rather than the gun. You'll know if you shoot more and don't have a problem.
 
Probably 600 rounds total through it. The reloads seem pretty mild. The data calls for between 4.3 and 4.9 grains. I load 4.6 so a hair above or beyond is still middle of the road. I've gone as high as 4.8. The 4.6 grain brass lands right at my feet.

And I've been shooting a long time. Not limp wristing it. Although I have tried and no malfunctions. I've shot the gun upside down, sideways, and no issues.
 
The mag holds the ejector in proper position.



edit: Did you push the ejector down when you disassembled it? Maybe the ejector was damaged (bent?) when you removed the slide. You also have to lift the ejector back up or insert mag to re-assemble correctly. BTW I have the 40 cal version. same-o, same-o.
 
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Winchester white box

I had problems with Wincherter White box also. I will stop buying it as I had 3 rounds that would not go to battery. When I had my new Ruger I had problems and I had to use a copper brush to ream out the shell chamber a bit and I never had a problem again but I still will not use WWB as carry ammo.
 
I have a SR9 - love it and all I shoot in it are my reloads. I use "range brass" - 3.5 gr of BE under either a 120 gr Lee TC or a Lyman 121 gr 358-242 RN.

It could be "just one of those things" that you won't be able to figure out. I clean mine well after every time I shoot it - even so - running through SD firings such as multiple rapid fires (which we had to do in my MI CP permit class), I've had that happen - I believe twice.

There are sever things to look at. Even as careful as you are in reloading, you still can have problems. First thing - are you using "range brass" - if so, could it possibly be a bulged case out of a Glock that didn't get "ironed out" when you sized? Do you check your rounds in a cartridge gauge? If not, you may have had a round that chambered but still had tight headspace and when the slide started back, the ejector slipped off? Look at the casing and the rim - is it good all the way around or is it buggered up in one spot where the ejector may have gripped but not held? I inspect my casings when I reload but hey, it's easy to not catch a bad rim every once in a while.

Another thing that I'd look at is the ejector - it should be free moving. I'm not familiar with the powder you use - never used it. Even though you clean your pistol well, you may be getting some crud around it that is inhibiting the movement? I know that with the BE use, I do get some crud buildup if I put quite a few through it at one time.

I have three magazines for mine and all work well - but - everyonce in a while, I do get one which will feed high and cause a jam - easy enough to clear and move on - a stuck casing in the chamber is a different ball game though.

If you just use the "plunk" test to check your cartridges - you might want to try a cartridge gauge and check each one as you take 'em off the press - it really doesn't take that long to do and then you are sure each one is within spec. - if you suspect that a "fat one" might have held the casing in regardless of if it appeared to return to battery, seat and fire.

Enjoy that SR9 - a great handgun and I've never regretted getting mine. Good luck! :)
 
The brass is once fired factory brass. I don't pick up brass that I don't know how many times it has been loaded. Just the way I am. I'm a retired cop and I hit the police academy one a year to grab some once fired factory brass.

As for the ejector, I think I might have moved something out of whack when the rag got caught on it. When I went to put the gun back together, it wouldn't go back up to compete the process. Just wiggled it a bit and it finally did.

I'm gonna shoot 100 rounds of factory and 100 of reloads on Monday. Any issues and Ruger is getting a call. I know their CS is top notch and I'd rather they look at it.

And I do love this gun. Feels perfect in my hands.
 
Any chance of finding a Ransom Rest to secure the weapon and remove the human element while firing?

As noted, it could be "one of those things" -- I had a new Kahr- notorious for a break-in period - that took 600 rounds to get sorted out.

Maybe try some hotter SD rounds thru it, if this is a new pistol? Kahr recommended that for my issues -though mine were FTEs, and we are discussing two radically different pistols and issues.
 
Heading to range tomorrow with 100 factory and 100 reloads. Will report back. Might just send it to Ruger either way since it's free. The WWB malfunction 2 months back was pretty strange. Live round wouldn't seat and took some serious force to get the slide back to eject it. Happened 3 times in one session. Followed it up with 150 rounds of federal as fast as I could and all worked fine.

But I do love this gun. So smooth a recoil.
 
I would put a drop of oil on the extractor and work it back and forth like 30 times, wipe and repeat until it moves very freely.
 
A small data point, I had my new SR9E out today, for the first time, and fired approximately 70 rounds of Blazer Al 115 gr. with no failures. The trigger reset was better than I thought it would be.
Best,
Rob
 
Homerboy - sounds like you have a good "in" for collecting 1X brass. Where I'm at in MI, I primarily shoot on the farm. In AZ, I shoot at sMeveral different ranges - once in a while I can pick up some 1X brass but rarely. I purchased about 5,500 casings from a guy - was supposed to be 1X range brass but as I de-primed and inspected, I had some I had to cull out. I'm not sure what they were fired in but the head stamp had been "pressed" pretty hard and as a result, priming was a pain (I hand prime). As careful as I am when I shoot, I still loose brass. I bought the large lot at just over a penny per casing so I don't feel so bad if I loose some! With what I had in my "stash" of 9mm and that purchase, I have enough to last a long time. I shoot way more 38s than 9s. I have cast for 50+ years so all I shoot is "lead".

Will be interested in how your range session goes. Hopefully you can get it figured out but if not, Ruger has great CS and will take care of it. I own a number of Rugers - all excellent hand guns! The SR9 was my first 9mm and I'vve never regretted getting it.

Good luck and hope it all straightens out for you! :)
 
It's happened twice out of the first 600 rounds? I believe I'd find a problem before I manufactured one. Not being a wise guy or any of the such but, come on man. White Box Winchester is cheap for a reason. God Bless
 
Fired 100 reloads and 50 factory rounds today. All ejected fine. The factory ammo (federal Walmart ammo) were hotter and ejected further. My reloads are 124 grain over 4.6 grains of SR 7625
 
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