Range problem

[divemedic]

I just got back from the range where I was shooting some Georgia Arms "canned heat" .45ACP 230gr FMJ. I was shooting my Kimber Ultra Carry II and Kimber Stainless Pro Carry II.

I went through 500 rounds. I had one FTF where the round hung up in the ejection port of the Pro Carry. I had 7 or 8 cases where the round chambered, but the pistol would not go into battery (about 1/16 of an inch from battery). This happened with both pistols, and putting the round back in the mag and trying again resulted in another failure to go into battery.

I suspect that this is an ammo problem, maybe a bulging case. Suggestions? Comments?

[GE-Mini-Gun]

Sounds like the bullet wasn't seated deep enough.

[divemedic]

I am not sure. I forgot to mention that I COULD get the weapon to go into battery by tapping the rear of the slide, and the round would fire normally.

[XD9WBT]

Does it look normal beside another round. I bought some bulk stuff the otherday and one was dropped down much lower in the plastic than the others. Tossed it.

[franconialocal]

I had similar problems a few years ago when I was issued my Sig P220, esp. the part about not going into battery all the way. Try tightening your grip a bit. It may sound like a longshot, but limp-wristing was the cause of many of my firing problems. Even now with my Springfield EMP (1911 style 9mm.) I still suffer the occasional failure-to-feed if my grip isn't snugged up enough.
Hope this helps...

[ArchAngelCD]

Those are reloads so you can expect a slight problem from time to time. It sounds like the OAL was just a little off, just slightly long. I know you should get 500 out of 500 that are correctly loaded but 7-8 out of 500 from a reloader isn't all that bad. I would call them and let them know it happened so they can tighten up their QC so they can avoid problems in the future.

[Sport45]

Were all the malfuntions from the same magazine? The round might be popping up too soon and feeding ahead of the extractor instead of under it.

[divemedic]

I will try to address:

1 As far as 'limp wristing' goes, I don't think so. Most of the failures were when loading the pistol from slide lock.

2 The rounds all LOOKED normal.

3 They were all from different magazines. I had 10 different magazines with me.

4 I am thinking that the suggestion of ArchAngel is the best bet. I don't have the rounds any longer, but I think there must have been something with the ammo, and OAL seems to fit as well as any other explanation.

[hemiram]

Since my friends and I started rolling the rounds down a sheet of lexan (About 2" wide and about a foot long), we stopped this probem almost totally, as the bad rounds wobble. Most of them look ok, but they don't roll right. Some can be shot, one at a time, but most just get tossed.

[makarovnik]

Ammo not fitting completely in the chamber properly, incorrect case size, overall ammo length or maybe extractor having problems grabbing on to the rim.

[Ridgerunner665]

When was the last time you changed the recoil spring? How many rounds?

[divemedic]

I don;t think it is a pistol problem. What are the odds of two different weapons having the same malfunction?