Pistols That Constantly Jam

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The majority of jams I have had have been either magazine related (I isolated the misfeed jams to a specific mag) or ammo related (Bum individual rounds). I can't recall any one gun I have owned jamming regularly no matter which mag or ammo I used...but I did have a S&W5906 issued to me that would FTE a lot. I'm sure that guns' problems were due to an extractor issue.

I had a Para with feed jams, due to crappy mag springs. Wolff springs cleared it right up.
 
My beautiful "Made IN W. Germany" Walther PPK/S: stovepipe jams happened very often.

But what solved it? A new magazine, and a weaker Wolff recoil spring.
A weaker spring can be needed because modern ammo is not always strong enough to operate the slide.

The only reason I sold it--after a perfect operation over 200 rds.--was because of the undesirable DA trigger pull and recoil.
The Makarovs' and Polish P-83s' DA and recoil are clearly more pleasant.
 
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None of mine jam anywhere close to often. But it's the way the world works that everybody gets a few in their lifetime. Mine are rare and I can't remember the last time it ever happened.
 
PF9 - I say it every time I talk about it...what a freaking travesty of a firearm. Just the worst thing that ever happened.
 
I have a Ruger MK iii that occasionally jams with certain magazines but it's only a 22 and I love it. Otherwise I never keep a pistol that jams and might be used for self defense. I will trade them with full disclosure. It's one reason I'm always a little leary about used pistols. I doubt I'm the only person who does that.
 
I had a run back almost 40 years ago where it seemed like every new semiauto I bought jammed constantly. .22LR, 380's, 9mm's, 45acp, they all jammed up it seemed like, except for both of my Beretta 92's, they were perfect, as were the Browning BDA 380 and Beretta 84, and Beretta 950 Jetfire .25. Seemed like only Beretta made a decent semiauto. The Walther PPK was a joke, as was the Erma copies of it, in both 380 and .22. A Tanfoglio ,32 was horrible too. After a few years where I bought no guns at all, it all changed, new and used have almost always been perfect.
 
I have a CZ82 in 9mm Mak.Shoots and functions well. Problem: It will jam every single magazine when I use Wolf steel cases. Solution? Stopped using Wolf steel cases! Every type of brass cased ammo runs without a hitch.
 
I have had one: a stainless Walther PPKs comes to mind. My brother had a Mauser HSc that was imported by Interarms back in the '70s that could readily be expected to jam constantly too.
Ditto on the jamming Mauser HSC, had one myself years ago. As someone mentioned above, I won't abide a jammer.. be it pistol, shotgun, or rifle.
 
A Sig Mosquito. It rarely got through a magazine without a malfunction. Shame on you, Umarex!
YES! I had the same problem. I got rid of the mosquito and picked up a walther p22. Every once in a while I have an issue with the p22, but with the mosquito, it was every single magazine.
 
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A Sig Mosquito. It rarely got through a magazine without a malfunction.

When I took my daughter to the local gun shop to let her pick out her first .22 pistol she was handling the SIG Mosquito for the longest time. Thankfully she liked the feel and balance of the Beretta Neos more and went with that instead.
 
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When I took my daughter to the local gun shop to let her pick out her first .22 pistol she was handling the SIG Mosquito for the longest time. Thankfully she liked the feel and balance of the Beretta Neos more and went with that instead.
I think the Neos is a decent choice.
 
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Yeah it's been very reliable for the most part (doesn't really care for some bulk pack ammo), and had no problems with it before the recall and none since they fixed it. One thing I like about the Neos is the magazines; they're very well made, relatively inexpensive, and pretty easy to load (which is typically my job while my daughter just keeps on shooting). I picked up 4 or 5 spare magazines for her when I bought the gun and I think they make a big difference in keeping the gun up and running.
 
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Yeah it's been very reliable for the most part (doesn't really care for some bulk pack ammo), and had no problems with it before the recall and none since they fixed it. One thing I like about the Neos is the magazines; they're very well made, relatively inexpensive, and pretty easy to load (which is typically my job while my daughter just keeps on shooting). I picked up 4 or 5 spares magazines for her when I bought the gun and I think they make a big difference in keeping the gun up and running.
Go a couple clicks more on the mounting nut than Beretta recommends (2-3 clicks IIRC), and the gun becomes very unreliable. Tighter is better, right?! Duh!
 
No doubt-if you can abide the looks of one of the ugliest firearms ever made. :barf:
The Neos works, and I have found the 6" model very accurate. But with a red dot mounted to it. The grip angle takes a bit of, "Where is that dot?".
 
I had a Colt Mark IV Series 70 Government Model jammamatic that wouldn't reliably get through a full magazine of hardball without jamming - usually several times.
Tried different magazines - check.
Tried different brands of ammo - check.
Sent it back to Colt's REPEATEDLY under "warranty" - check.
Found out that Colt's "warranty" service consisted of sitting on the gun, doing nothing for a month, and then returning it untouched and unrepaired. Repeat until customer gives up and swears off Colt's forever.
 
My experience too, HankB. I bought a new Colt Government model for $115.50 at a hardware store in Port Huron, Michigan back on August 6, 1969 and the pistol never was reliable, no matter what ammunition I tried (mostly hardball) and no matter which magazine I used. Returns to Colt for warranty "service" and to two different gunsmiths over the years made no difference.
On November 12, 2005, I finally sold the pistol for $575.00 to a local gun store with full disclosure. Almost any brand for me anymore but Colt (mostly due to the poor customer "service" that I experienced from them) when it comes to Model 1911 pistols (though I have had good service from a Gold Cup that I bought new back in the very early seventies).
 
Only guns I have seen that jam all the time are old guns like Lugers and Mauser pistols. I did have a Kel Tec P11 that did FTE more than it should.
 
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