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  1. unclenunzie

    P32 Failure to Eject

    Setting aside any potential manufacturing defects, that looks like weak ammo. ETA: although I have had issues with other ammo - I have not seen a single failure with Fiocchi 73 gr ball, across several different lots. I recommend getting some and testing again. If you guard against rim lock...
  2. unclenunzie

    Quandary with S&W service

    I know of no one else but S&W making a locked breech micro 380 and true DAO (and in current production). If that's what one wants they are the only game in town. I hope they fix the OP's or replace it with one that works.
  3. unclenunzie

    Middle aged Kel-Tec P32 weird extraction problem.

    Generally rimlock requires stripping the mag forcefully because the slide is driving the locked rounds forward. There is no clean immediate action I know of. Much better to prevent it.
  4. unclenunzie

    Middle aged Kel-Tec P32 weird extraction problem.

    Further testing today. Shot 7+1 from each of these in order, one brand per mag in a rotating cycle: 32 rounds each, one mag at a time: Magtech 71 grain FMJ Fiocchi 73 grain FMJ PMC 60 grain JHP Magtech was noticeably weak and inconsistent in report and recoil. On the last round of one...
  5. unclenunzie

    Seecamp 32

    This past weekend circumstances dictated very discreet carry. After considering my mode of dress requirements I chose my 2001-2002 LWS32 w/PMC JHP in a hip pocket holster. Prints like a wallet and and I did not have to go unarmed. I think that's really the point.
  6. unclenunzie

    Middle aged Kel-Tec P32 weird extraction problem.

    Today: Pistol does not like semi-jacketed hollow points. Extracting case gets hung up on the edge between jacket and lead. No more SJHP for you, P32 #1. It does however as of now (after KT repair) eat fiocchi ball ammo like candy. Could not make it fail in 56 rounds. Strong hand, weak hand...
  7. unclenunzie

    Middle aged Kel-Tec P32 weird extraction problem.

    Appreciated, but the direction I'm going is to get bone stock rounds to work as is. It's possible my brand new RSA has fixed it, but I won't know for sure until I test more. As a side note, I have a spare new P32 which demonstrates catching on the case mouth when I manipulate the barrel...
  8. unclenunzie

    Some thoughts on the M&P Bodyguard 380

    I had considered the BG380 as a DAO option with mostly ideal features: Ideal features: DAO w/unloaded firing springs mechanism (very safe), steel chassis, should be reliable, safe in a pocket (w/holster) Not Ideal: reliability concerns, don't need or want thumb safety, experiences with S&W CS...
  9. unclenunzie

    Middle aged Kel-Tec P32 weird extraction problem.

    This should help http://www.1bad69.com/keltec/flyerwire.htm Even better: https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/https://ktrange.com/articles/a5/a5.html
  10. unclenunzie

    Middle aged Kel-Tec P32 weird extraction problem.

    Today I thought hard on this further, that it's possible the recoil springs were worn enough from using mostly hotter euro ammo. I was thinking slide velocity might be too high, slamming the barrel down onto the magazine stack as extraction took place. So I replaced the recoil springs and...
  11. unclenunzie

    Ordered my first Barranti holster

    Great gunleather, and your pem in your avatar is super :)
  12. unclenunzie

    Seecamp 32

    Exactly, its a small ring into which the brass expands to slow unlocking so they can keep the slide weight down.
  13. unclenunzie

    Seecamp 32

    Yup. The NAA is straight blowback, the Seecamp has a chamber ring to provide the delay. Both snap, but I found the NAA more snappy even being heavier., and doesn't fit my hand as well as the LWS32.
  14. unclenunzie

    Bulgarian Makarov Price

    That's a beauty. I'd pay $400 (with three mags?) in a heartbeat. I bought one of those made in '88 when they came in as unissued surplus. You did very well.
  15. unclenunzie

    Quandary with S&W service

    TBH As a lay person with an eye for detail but no realistic mechanical skill, I have learned to fix minor issues myself, mostly to avoid waiting for my gun to return and not be fully fixed. I think S&W and others have fallen into the trap of depending too much on part swapping because: a) most...
  16. unclenunzie

    BodyGuard issues

    I don't have a bodyguard 380 but I'll suggest something anyway :) Field strip it and mount the slide only onto the frame. Run it back and forth slowly and check for smoothness. You might discover a burr or something interfering with slide travel. That's all I got.
  17. unclenunzie

    Seecamp 32

    NAA still makes a version of the Seecamp, I have had one a long time. They did away with the heel mag release in favor of a standard button. I prefer the Seecamp design in a pistol that tiny. Both can be snappy being blowback.
  18. unclenunzie

    Middle aged Kel-Tec P32 weird extraction problem.

    I'll bite :) Please tell me more about your P32 ammo experiences.
  19. unclenunzie

    Middle aged Kel-Tec P32 weird extraction problem.

    Today I ran a mag of PMC 60 gr JHP (no issues), then a mag of Fiocchi SJHP (extraction failure), then the rest of the box of PMC (no issues) then again another mag of the Fiocchi SJHP (extraction failure). The Fiocchi extraction failures were almost identical to the ones I originally had - but...
  20. unclenunzie

    Middle aged Kel-Tec P32 weird extraction problem.

    Received my P32 back from the factory. They replaced the barrel with an updated version and polished the feed ramp on it. They replaced the mag catch and spring, and fired two mags of unspecified ammo with no malfunctions. I took took it out for a spin yesterday and had the same failure as...
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