by hard h2o on Sat Jun 09, 2018 12:13 pm
I have been having a lot of FTE with this pistol. Couldn't get a magazine full through it. A lot of stove pipes. I kept telling myself it just needed a bit more shooting to wear in or I needed to find ammo it liked.
Last weekend I was out to OGC. I was able to put several magazines of Norma Tac .22 and CCI standard velocity down range without a problem. Things were looking up.
On youtube I saw some videos showing how to bend the ejector slightly to cure the same symptoms mine had.
Today the boy and I headed out to shoot our postal match targets. Shot a bit to warm up and again and same old problems. I figured it was worth a shot. Turned it over and removed the barrel retaining screw, pulled the bolt out, took the Leatherman and ever so slightly bent the ejector about 1mm or so. Put it back together and she was digesting all the ammo types I had with. It was amazing. I do not think I could measure the amount that I moved the ejector but it made a world of difference.. It is a sheetmetal piece that is spot welded in place.
Since we were shooting our match targets I only had the better stuff with. Federal HV Match, Federal Premium Hunter Match, Norma Tac .22, and CCI Standard Velocity.
I will have to return with the crap ammo and see how it goes.