I don't think semi-autos like me

docwharden1881

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I have always been revolver guy. I own Colts and a Remington. The one day at my friend's range I picked up a GI model in my favorite caliber, .45 Colt
The darned thing jammed constantly. First thing i did was engage the safety then dropped the mag and worked the action to clear it. Put the mag back in, chambered a round and got off a few before it jammed again. I was thinking: What the heck!. Any explaination? I'm not supersticious but man.
 
docwharden1881 said:
I have always been revolver guy. I own Colts and a Remington. The one day at my friend's range I picked up a GI model in my favorite caliber, .45 Colt
The darned thing jammed constantly. First thing i did was engage the safety then dropped the mag and worked the action to clear it. Put the mag back in, chambered a round and got off a few before it jammed again. I was thinking ***. Any explaination? I'm not supersticious but man.
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limp wristing?
 
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MarshallDodge said:
Sometimes a 1911 will need a little tuning to get them running right. Could be a bad magazine, low quality springs, or an extractor that could use a little adjustment.
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wondering now if the rounds are hanging up on the ramp or maybe the follower needs to be tweaked.
 
Not to be rude, but the first thing I thought was "guy who only knows revolvers is limp-wristing."
How was the 1911 in question for the friend? If it functioned perfectly for him, perhaps back to my first thought.
 
JohnMc said:
Not to be rude, but the first thing I thought was "guy who only knows revolvers is limp-wristing."
How was the 1911 in question for the friend? If it functioned perfectly for him, perhaps back to my first thought.
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you are not bring rude my friend. the friend had no issues so maybe it was just me. who knows? guns can be tempermental.
 
docwharden1881 said:
you are not bring rude my friend. the friend had no issues so maybe it was just me. who knows? guns can be tempermental.
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I got a .32 ACP Walther PP for Mrs. Mc, thinking she would like it. She limp-wristed every shot, mostly stovepipes. She's been able to handle every 9mm we have, which are locked breech and recoil differently. People can be temperamental, too. :)

PS: I kept the PP. :D
 
Kidding aside, if it functions well for your friend, but not for you, it is almost certainly your grip/stance.

Many revolver shooters use an Isosceles-type shooting style, wheres automatics generally like a Weaver stance better as it directs the recoil energy in a more-or-less straight line back to the shoulder, thus giving the pistol's action a more stable platform to operate against.
 
NIGHTLORD40K said:
Kidding aside, if it functions well for your friend, but not for you, it is almost certainly your grip/stance.
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Quoting this because it's probably the most important observation.
If it doesn't function well for your friend, it's his gun, his problem to sort out. If it works fine for him, then it's a YOU problem. Self induced malfunctions in semi-autos is neither a new or rare phenomenon.
 
Previously- I narrowed my 380 semiautomatic options to a Glock 42 and SW EZ
I went with the SW EZ 380 because of lack of limp wristing
Now to the present - I am on cancer medications that have diminished my strength so now limp wristing is an issue with the SW EZ
NOW - on good days, I EDC the EZ
on bad days, I edc a Snubby
 
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