"New" S&W mod 41

I have a dilema. I stepped up and decided to buy a model 41 a few months ago at a local store that just happened to have one. I bought the 7" barrel.
I'm all excited...take some ammo down to the range I frequent..and commence to shooting. There are a few lessons that I learned that day. Well...basically one. #1. It is not ammo friendly. EVERYTHING I threw at it jammed or would not eject..even if it DID fire.

Came home...took it apart..inspected it...did not see anything abnormal. Researched internet...found that the Mod 41 is pretty snobby on what it eats. Basically..CCI standard velocity. Since I bought the gun right in the middle of the ammo shortage, I had to bribe the gun store manager to sell me (6) 50ct boxes. Went back to the range...and this ammo shot much better than the other brands..but still, a few failure to ejects.

Here is my question, (s)
When the failure to eject occurs, the brass casing must be literally pried out of the chamber. I have a small screwdriver that I have to get just under the lip to pry it out. WHY is this happening?

Is it springs...the extractor...the ammo? WHAT THE HECK?

I cleaned the gun thoroughly. It is lubricated as per factory reccomendations. What am I missing? I've shot maybe 500 rounds through this little dumpling..and I'm not feeling the love for this VERY expensive plinking gun. I have an old Ruger MK1 with a bull barrel and target grips that only shoots CCI Mini-Mags..but it is 100% reliable if the correct ammo is used.

I guess I have a problem with a gun that only shoots ONE type of ammo. Even then..it's NOT 100% reliable. Especially when I had to spend so much money to buy it initially.

When I first bought the gun, I was not informed that you could not use Hi Velocity Mini-mags in it. I found out real quickly, that you cannot. I tried some CCI Mini-Mags and they would not cycle..at all! I then attempted others! I tried Aguila standard velocity, Wolf Match ammo standard velocity rounds, and they would jam continuously. Failure to eject was commonplace.

Then I bought some CCI standard velocity..and they would work much better...but STILL..in a magazine of 10, I will get 1 or two failure to ejects or failure to feed. It's almost as if there is an obstruction in the chamber, for when a casing does NOT eject, it must be pried out!

I called S&W last week and the recording comes on asking where I wanted to be directed and it went to an endless on-hold pattern. I finally gave up after 15 minutes of holding on with no response.

I just called S&W and cried my woes to him. After a few minutes of talking about California's new laws..he finally advised me to send it in. It's obvious that it should not be jamming the way it is..so he's sending a return label to send her on in. Mentioned that the chamber could need some work..or a whole new barrel. We will see!!

Have you ever sent in a gun for repairs that you don't shoot that often and come down with separation anxiety?