stovepipe

[HABU]

What causes stovepiping? My Trophy Match has always stovepiped since I have had it. It is getting worse and is really pissing me off as it always 'pipes at the worst possible times (in competition, I dont carry it).

I am shooting 4.4 grains of tightgroup and 200/RN. The pistol has a 12 lb recoil spring in it currently. I have used 13 and 14 lb springs with the same results. Does too weak of a spring cause stovepiping, or is it a tuning problem or what?

Thanks for the help!
BTW, I did a search and didn't find much under stove pipe.

 

[CWL]

Aging springs can cause it.

Also, can you examined the springs in your magazine as well? -Good indicator is stovepiping when the mag is near empty.

Heavy loads can be causing you to limpwrist.

 

[Jesse H]

My PPK/S stovepipes with Winchester white box, because it's supposedly a lighter load.

 

[HABU]

It doesnt seem to matter if the mag is full or almost empty. The spring is a new Wolff and the mag is a new Wilson. Also, the loads are not heavy and I am not inclined to admit to being a limp wrister although anything is possible, however, this is the only pistol I have this problem with.

Thanks guys! Anyone else?

 

[Kruzr]

Loose extractor tension can cause stovepipes. If the shell isn't held against the breech, when it hits the ejector, it just turns rather than being "flipped" out the port. Check the tension and retension it if its too loose.

 

[stans]

Insufficient extractor tension.

 

[HABU]

I tweaked the extractor and went to the range tonight. Same problem. I bought some factory ammo and boy howdy does it sound off. I havn't shot factory ammo in a while. No malfunctions with the factory ammo which leads me to believe that my ammo is loaded too light/recoil spring is too heavy. I put in a friends 9# spring and it works flawlessly for the rest of the competition with my reloads.

Something about using a 9# spring doesn't set well with me so I will load up a bit.

At any rate, problem solved!