Jake Di Vita Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 I hate my gun...passionately... At the MI state match, I had jams on 6 out of 9 stages...really not a good thing when the average hit factor in the match was easily in the 10's and up to 14 - 15. Jams cost me about 13 seconds total...or approximated 150 match points. And I won't even talk about what the gun did to me at Nats..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 I'll give you a deal on a ultra relaible 38 super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey QuicksDraw! Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 What Jake neglected to tell you was that even with the jams he won the match. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinney Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Just shot the OK Lim-10/Prod sectional...... Jams on 5 out 8 stages. Lets just say that I did not win, or place in class. Course, those 2 mikes and a no shoot didn't help either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Good job Jake.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Non-reliable equipment just isn't acceptable Sucks, man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 jake, are you checking your loads i.e. chamber gaging. maybe start separating the unknown brass stamps and just try the major brands and see what happens. just my $0.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 jake, what kind of jams are you having? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 Tom, I'm chamber checking all ammo...but I am also not having any feeding problems at all. My problems are all failures to eject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 jake, i recently have had some of the same type jams. of course my extractor was fine. upon closer inspection of my gun, i found some gaulling or burrs that have formed around the frame where the guide rod butts up againist the frame. check that out. lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 i was having that same issue with my 38 super comp. i noticed after sliding a piece of brass under the the extractor that the supercomp was not moving the extractor at all. so i switched to super (rimmed) and there was enough tension to allow the brass to come out. so try sliding a 9mm case under the extractor and against the breech face to see of the extractor moves out just a bit. if there isn't any tension then the brass will not eject properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 There is definetely some tension in there. I'm sending my gun out today so we'll see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Sorry to hear you are having trouble. I can relate. In the last few years I have had reliability problems with 2 guns. In both cases I gave the gunsmiths more than one chance to fix the problems and tried to self diagnose the issues by double checking ammo, changing ammo, hitting the forums, etc. In both cases the problems hurt me at major matches. Also in both cases the guns were not 100% reliable for over 6 months even with trips to the gunsmiths. I was trying to give the gunsmiths the benefit of the doubt because I had history with them. It didn't occur to me that I might just have a lemon. My advise to you is to give the gunsmith a chance to fix it. However if the problem isn't resolved quickly then get rid of the gun and get something else! The reality is that the gun is your problem. It is affecting your performance - not the gunsmith's. You have to trust your gear and the only thing that is going to generate that trust is lots of trouble free practice sessions and matches. Now you are going to be working from a trust deficit so any new gear is going to have to be all that much better. It can be a hard pill to swallow but I will never keep trying to fix an unreliable gun again. It will either work or I'll be getting rid of it some way some how. The frustration, wasted time, and wasted money (match fees, travel, ammo used testing the gun instead of practicing, etc) just isn't worth it. Best of luck, -Vincent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 Yeah as a matter of fact I am only going to be shooting this gun till end of season. As soon as the end of the season comes, I'm selling the dirty bastard and buying a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Jake, I have a cure for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiDale Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 Yeah as a matter of fact I am only going to be shooting this gun till end of season. As soon as the end of the season comes, I'm selling the dirty bastard and buying a new one. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'll give you $100 for it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 The only jams I like are strawberry and rasberry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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