ArchStanton
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As some of you may know from my other noob thread, I just purchased a S&W M&P .40 as my first handgun in many many years. Yesterday was the second time I went shooting with it and I had a strange issue.
Before I continue, all of this was on videotape and we reviewed it several times trying to figure out if it was user or mechanical error. We couldn't detect any user error.
Anyway, what happened was I was getting ready to shoot and I popped the mag in. I racked the slide to load the chamber and it ejected an unspent cartridge. I stopped and asked my buddy how that could have happened and he said I probably had one in the chamber from last time. That being a scary proposition, I thought hard about it and I didn't think that was possibly because I always make sure everything is clear before I set the weapon down. So, I checked to make sure everything looked in good working order and fired the mag. 14 shots. It's a 15 shot mag. That was only the second mag I'd run through it and there were 30 rounds gone from my box. I shot 15 the first time.
So, it evidently ejected the first round in the mag instead of loading it.
What happened? Is this something I did incorrectly, something I need to be concerned about and send the gun in, or something that just happens and I shouldn't worry about it? I'm thinking the latter is a longshot...
Before I continue, all of this was on videotape and we reviewed it several times trying to figure out if it was user or mechanical error. We couldn't detect any user error.
Anyway, what happened was I was getting ready to shoot and I popped the mag in. I racked the slide to load the chamber and it ejected an unspent cartridge. I stopped and asked my buddy how that could have happened and he said I probably had one in the chamber from last time. That being a scary proposition, I thought hard about it and I didn't think that was possibly because I always make sure everything is clear before I set the weapon down. So, I checked to make sure everything looked in good working order and fired the mag. 14 shots. It's a 15 shot mag. That was only the second mag I'd run through it and there were 30 rounds gone from my box. I shot 15 the first time.
So, it evidently ejected the first round in the mag instead of loading it.
What happened? Is this something I did incorrectly, something I need to be concerned about and send the gun in, or something that just happens and I shouldn't worry about it? I'm thinking the latter is a longshot...