soaringf22

thats interesting, not to hijack the thread but, I wonder if you would have had that problem if you used a standard extractor as opposed to the aftec.

he did not say if it was an aftec. for what its worth i use only one spring in my aftec.

so was mine at first. it only made it maybe 600 rounds before i had the issue, not nearly as long as yours lasted though. the other thing is could the ejector possibly be damaged from an over inserted mag?

is it a stove pipe for sure? my 9 were ejecting into the mount then bounced back in the slide appearing like a stovepipe. lowering the point on my ejector fixed the problem.

I was led to believe that para stopped making their 9mm mags and just make the 38 super mags. so when someone buys a 9mm they come with 38 super mags. I have not had that confirmed by para however. once again all the trouble is why i converted mine to take STI mags. plus if a mag goes down at a match their are plenty of people willing to let you borrow a mag. not a lot of them have a para 9mm mag though. now my para is a backup open gun to an STI, all the more reason to have it take STI mags because now I dont have to carry two sets. that might not be a bg deal locally but it adds up when traveling

i use a 17lb mainspring in both .45s but also use an extra power firing pin spring. it sets off from federals to cci's to wolf primers.

STI spacers will not work in a para mag without fitting. with that being said buy the plastic ones this way you can trim them with a razor. after i fit the spacer in the para tube, i fit grams (for STI) springs and followers, usually just takes a little filing on the outside of the follower to work smoothly. the mags are 21 rounds each so i didnt bother with base bads except on my big stick and that has a grams 3mm, which just takes some force to get on and off. or convert the gun to take STI mags and avoid the problem all together

i dont use them so i dont have pictures to offer. i just sand down my para grips and then wrap them in skateboard tape, easiest solution to grip fillers IMO.

jim joyce www.Jimjoycecustom.com

how about with a spent peice of brass?

Thats the time frame i was given as well from STI. They also said that the cracking was because they changed the spec of the frame and the newer grips werent fitted causing the cracking so the new design is going to fix that problem, I also asked if they were going to make a slim version like they used to and was told they would not. one size only.

how is it staying in the gun? stove pipe, or staying in the chamber? mine stayed in the chamber. case guage the ammo to see if the brass is being resized accordingly, egw u-die corrected my issue. after changing ejectors, extractors, mag springs, followers etc. with no success

I had some feed problems with my jhp on my feed ramp, i was at 1.175. i shortened it up to 1.155 and dont have the feeding problem anymore. something that has caused nose dive for me in the past was when the spacer came loose and up enough so the slide was hitting it, in turn hitting the top of the round causing nosedives.

Low ES and SD means very little to overall accuracy unless you get way out there. I agree but a bullet has to be accurate close to be accurate way out there. But i shoot long distance so that is the way i base my opinionated information. i admit if we want 100 yard benchrest accuracy my logic doesnt apply as much

if you get a slide racker then get a thumbshield to take your thumb out of the equation. if i have less than a 9 lb spring my gun doesnt go into battery if my thumb rubs. and i run a 7lb spring. my other open gun has a racker and thumb guard and i dont have to worry at all