Then, as SOP I like to use the same file to create a small 45 degree bevel on the bottom corner of the wall. To demonstrate this, I can induce a feeding malfunction by 'riding the slide' with the Tripps, but not with the Wilsons. Proudly powered by WordPress I see this one a lot with smooth magazine followersusually the 8-round sticks. The remaining few causes are due to the extractor and/or the ammunition, with only about 1% attributable to the gun. These are truer to the original design and have proven more reliable in my testing. Then after a while I started having the exact same issue. If youre interested in some other perspectives, check out Range Hot and/or Gunbelts.com. It doesnt melt plastic, it doesnt melt rubber, and it doesnt strip off properly-applied coatings. Because of this, the follower reliably engages the slide lock when empty, but it does not sufficiently support its final round as it enters the chamber. Your mags tend to get dumped into the bottom of a range bag, or carried in a pouch, or just left setting on the shelf while your gun is tucked away in the safe. It CANNOT be used as a personal lubricant. Sheesh. How often do you replace yours? One other thing I have found in AR mags is the retention lip/roll has a burr where it got stamped. It never HAS belonged on guns. Can you replicate it by hand cycling the gun or can you only replicate during a firing cycle? Home Defense: How Accessible Is Your Gun? Smooth followers are notorious for letting the last round go early from the recoil. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. When I took it out of the box, I cleaned and lubed it, didn't notice anything wrong. The "Stove Pipe" (stovepipe malfunction) is almost always a magazine issue. I havent seen that perfect of a combination in any other mag. But where was the manufacturers QC? You mean the thing thats supposed to feed the round Could be the possible failure point? That ammo just seems to be more greasy with that stuff. I purchased a Rock Island 1911 a couple of weeks ago and find it to be very accurate and easy to handle. Take them apart and clean them first. And if you have a Dremel, take it out in the driveway and hit it with a big hammer five or six times so you wont be tempted to become a protege of Dan and Bubba. Except for those FTFs, I had no failures to extract and eject the cases though many flew 8 feet or so, mostly to the 3:00 position. Cut the wall with the cutting edgechecking the deflection with each cut on the first attempt. It can, and sometimes does, hang up the last rounds rim. In those days, I owned a Winchester M1 Carbine. now ever tom dick and kimber make them and make them cheap and change this and that. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Some of their (carry?) What you are talking about is the 300 rd per second clipazine with a thingy that goes up in the back. TRP has +6k! When its about right, you may have to remove a little from the hook to keep it from bottoming in the extractor groove. Your email address will not be published. Please click on the link to activate your account. We cannot legitimately complain about anti-gunners not knowing the nomenclature if we dont either. You would not believe how many FTF issues I diagnose as being a problem with a detachable magazine - 1911's, AR's, M1A . New followers are easy to install and can be found at places like Midway USA and Brownells for less than $10 each. 10/5 58 rounds. I have a 1919 production Black Army Colt that cant tell the difference between hardball and hollowpointsincluding the Speer Flying Ashtrayand Hensley & Gibbs #68 cast SECand itll feedem from the original Hardball magazines. Pipe down on them rescomp mags lol. But 4 out of 5 mags had failure to feed last round. M1 Carbine reproduction about two years ago. For the ones that do manage to chamber, the sound is present on the first round or two, and often absent on subsequent rounds. Have never seen one before, but sometimes we find 9mm that is similar. The mag bodies were in spec. The case is caught between the slide and the barrel hoodand is standing more or less straight up, mocking you and laughing defiantly. I sent it back to S&W after about 1,000 rounds. The gun functionsseemingly perfectlyuntil one day, it stops extracting. Follower getting stuck before reaching the top of the magazine? The cause is typically a weak magazine spring not pushing round up hard enough. I even dropped them in my hand to start with, but that was just too slow. Im always surprised at the number of folks that dont know that all magazines can be easily cleaned. That is the question.. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Outright failures to feed are much less so. Thread: Intermittent Failure to Feed Last Round, "Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you." Wtf you talking bout? Mags are disposable no reason to tolerate any compromise in reliability. Wilson just got that particular stainless perfect for its purpose. If its wrong, its wrong. A few years ago, a friend was having trouble with a very new pistol (I dont remember the brand or model). 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