I recently purchased a Walther ppk/s distributed by Interarms. The gun is accurate and quality is excellent. However, I seem to be having problems when chambering a bullet. For example if I cock the slide back too slow it does not catch the bullet but simply slides over it. If it does catch the bullet it pulls its point to high up and gets jammed in the slide. Any suggestions?
Walther PPK/S problem?
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Weak mag spring perhaps? Interarms guns had known feed ramp issues. You could try polishing the feed ramp and trying better quality ball ammo.
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I too have had the same misfeed you describe, only with my Interarms
Mauser HSc.
Both yours and mine are blowback mechanisms.
-380 ACP, correct?
On mine I have noticed scrapes from what appears the recoil spring dragging or scraping on the barrel.
Or, the spring itself seems to be excessively strong, stiff, or have too much "spring power."
While you mention the slide over riding the bullet does suggest too weak magazine springs; I have two magazines that I use and with both, the bullet end up nose high, jammed partially into the chamber. I would not expect the same with two magazines, if that were the fault.
I'm suspecting that recoil spring has too small of an opening or vice versa -that the barrel may have an over size outer diameter.
Or again that the spring has too much force.
Suggestions:
If I get mine to a gunsmith, I will post the diagnosis.
In the mean time, I'm going to buff or polish the barrel outside surface.
I can't ream out or drill out the spring "tube" inside by any practical means.
What might you try?
I too have had the same misfeed you describe, only with my Interarms
Mauser HSc.
Both yours and mine are blowback mechanisms.
-380 ACP, correct?
On mine I have noticed scrapes from what appears the recoil spring dragging or scraping on the barrel.
Or, the spring itself seems to be excessively strong, stiff, or have too much "spring power."
While you mention the slide over riding the bullet does suggest too weak magazine springs; I have two magazines that I use and with both, the bullet end up nose high, jammed partially into the chamber. I would not expect the same with two magazines, if that were the fault.
I'm suspecting that recoil spring has too small of an opening or vice versa -that the barrel may have an over size outer diameter.
Or again that the spring has too much force.
Suggestions:
If I get mine to a gunsmith, I will post the diagnosis.
In the mean time, I'm going to buff or polish the barrel outside surface.
I can't ream out or drill out the spring "tube" inside by any practical means.
What might you try?
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Are you letting the slide go after you pull it to the rear, or are you "riding" it (maintaining a grip and slowly letting it slide forward)? After you pull the slide back all the way, just let it go.
My Interarms PPK/s shows recoil spring "scrapes" on the left side of the barrel also. A lot of simple non-locking pistols that I own do this. It doesn't affect any of them adversely, just the spring bunching during recoil.
For practice, pretty much any FMJ ball ammo cycles fine in mine. For carry, I prefer the Remington 88-grain JHP's for reliable cycling....with a Hornady XTP in the chamber.
First: make certain that the recoil spring is installed with the small end toward the breech. Then: try another magazine. After that I'd be inclined to replace both the recoil spring and magazine spring (not expensive and can only improve the gun). Sometimes a weak recoil spring can cause stovepiping....but it sounds more like the mag spring is weak.
For practice, pretty much any FMJ ball ammo cycles fine in mine. For carry, I prefer the Remington 88-grain JHP's for reliable cycling....with a Hornady XTP in the chamber.
First: make certain that the recoil spring is installed with the small end toward the breech. Then: try another magazine. After that I'd be inclined to replace both the recoil spring and magazine spring (not expensive and can only improve the gun). Sometimes a weak recoil spring can cause stovepiping....but it sounds more like the mag spring is weak.
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