Kel Tec P-11 FTE w/ Blazers

[marklbucla]

Shot a new to me Kel-Tec P-11 Today, but had numerous failures to Extract with CCI Blazers. Remington JHP's seemed to work ok for the most part. I didn't have any other ammo with me, so I couldn't function test anything else.

What would cause this type of failure? Is it that the aluminum cases are too thick to be pulled out or that it might be a messed up extractor? Is it reasonable to think that other kinds of ammo will extract, but one or two brands won't?

Thought I'd throw in a picture of IT too...

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/8209/p2040290a8bw.jpg

 

[wally]

Was the Blazer the first or last ammo you shot?

Sometimes oil left in the chamber will cause extraction failures -- think suction cup, not lube.

Some guns don't work with some ammo and vice-versa. Find one brand that works reliably and stay with it for a carry gun.

I prefer my guns shoot well with anything I can scrounge, but in guns abnormally small for their caliber you usually must compromise.

--wally.

 

[marklbucla]

Blazer was the first ammo. I traded off between the two, but the Blazers always FTE'd on every three rounds or so.

 

[TC-TX]

that is odd...

My first 500 rounds thru my P11 were CCI Blazer and never had a single hiccup...

I run WWB JHP mostly these days at the range... also flawless...

Good luck!

 

[alamo]

KT recommends not using aluminum cased ammo. Sure some work fine with it but change ammo and see what happens.

 

[marklbucla]

I let someone else shoot it.

It's definitely me limp wristing it.