Knguyen1904 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 So I just shot a match today with my STI matchmaster back up gun since my primary is getting some work done . For whatever reason I could not fire two rounds consecutively at all. First round would go bang next round would seem to chamber all the way I’d press the trigger and then no bang. If I reracked the slide manually the next round would fire. Upon inspection of the manually injected rounds there was no smear or evidence of a light strike. I’m assuming for whatever reason the gun wasn’t completely into battery since there were no smears or light strike marks. Anybody have an idea on what it could be. I’ve had this problem maybe once or twice during my practice session yesterday of 500+ rounds but today it was literally every round. Anyone have any ideas on what may be going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echotango Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) Broken fp or fp spring? Did you take it out? Did the hammer drop when you pulled the trigger or did it follow? Edited July 22, 2018 by echotango Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbob21 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Have you messed with the extractor lately? Sounds like it might be too tight? Slowing the rounds coming up and failing to go into battery...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echotango Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Read the post again. So does it go into battery or not? Says both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janskis Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Handloads? Do you gauge your rounds? Need more info to make proper calls, sounds like it isn't going into battery but you should double check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knguyen1904 Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 10 hours ago, bigbob21 said: Have you messed with the extractor lately? Sounds like it might be too tight? Slowing the rounds coming up and failing to go into battery... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yea I replaced it a few weeks ago. Tore the gun down completely and cleaned and inspected everything. Going to test fire today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schaet Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 How is your recoil spring? Are the barrel lugs fully locking up into the slide? Another thing to check is the guide rod and plug. A buddy of mines plug was slightly bent causing the slide not to fully reset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schaet Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Another thing to look at is when it does fail to fire, before racking the slide again inspect the state that the slide and barrel is in. check to see if it's fully engaged (reset.) Once you inspect it try to fire it again by just cocking the hammer back. This will at least give you a little more indication of what may be going on. And of course it goes without saying and I'm sure you will, but be safe; there is still a live round in the chamber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janskis Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, schaet said: Another thing to look at is when it does fail to fire, before racking the slide again inspect the state that the slide and barrel is in. check to see if it's fully engaged (reset.) Once you inspect it try to fire it again by just cocking the hammer back. This will at least give you a little more indication of what may be going on. And of course it goes without saying and I'm sure you will, but be safe; there is still a live round in the chamber. If it were in a competition, as it does seem to be, it is hard to check the state with 100% consistency if you get a jam in a competition Edited July 24, 2018 by Janskis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schaet Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Yes, this is true; however it looks to be repeatable at will; "but today it was literally every round. Anyone have any ideas on what may be going on." So off to the range for some trouble shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theWacoKid Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Your first order of business is to figure out whether it's out of battery, dead trigger, light strike, or hammer follow. Once you know that you can fix the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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