Here we go with the next round of testing.
Here’s the lineup in the order they were shot.
I put the CCI Quiet last because, I figured it would be the one that would give me problems, I was right.
I have forgotten to mention how I have been loading the mags and chambering the first rounds.
I do nothing special when loading the magazines. I hold them in my left hand and just pulling the losing tabs down just enough the put the next round in.
When loading the gun, I start with the slide locked the the rear and use the slide release to load the first round.
Today was the first time I had a round fail to feed when loading the first round.
Here’s the target.
As I have done with all the others, I shot five of each round.
I’m a little impressed with the Monarch, which is just Armscor in a store brand package, it really shoots well and can be bought for .04 cents a round.
On this second pic you will notice someone holes along the bottom. That’s because I brought my Kimber 22 conversion tha sits on a Rock Island frame I built for it. It’s a good shooter.
Now for the issues I had. When loaded the first round with the Winchester bulk pack 36 gr. the first round failed to feed.
Here’s what it looked like when I cleared it from the gun.
Nothing special had to be done to clean the jam, just drop the mag and pull the slide to the rear.
I then put another round in the mag and loaded the same with no problems.
I did have trouble with the CCI Quiet, as I thought I would. Of the five rounds one did not extract and the other four stoved piped. But that’s what I expected with it only having 710 FPS.
It also failed to extract in the Kimber. It was almost like the slide didn’t even move. This round should shoot great in a bolt gun.
I have come to believe that the shape of the bullet is the biggest factor in feeding problems. It may also be that some guns may be a little more finicky about what they like to eat.