mudroc Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 I built a new short gun top end for my STI 5" Open gun shortned STI slide KKM 4 1/4 Bull Barrel Bedell comp All other required parts Gun functions ok, with the problems - 50 rounds function fire 4-5 stove pipes & extreme galling of upper lugs of slide Tried 9-10-11 # recoil springs 3N38 -4756 - silouette -125 zero JHP All produced same problems NEED HELP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 extreme galling of upper lugs of slide That's not springs or ammo. You have a serious problem with barrel fit. You need to fix it, before doing any more shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckbradley Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 extreme galling of upper lugs of slide That's not springs or ammo. You have a serious problem with barrel fit. You need to fix it, before doing any more shooting. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huston in Austin Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I built a new short gun top end for my STI 5" Open gun shortned STI slide KKM 4 1/4 Bull Barrel Bedell comp All other required parts Gun functions ok, with the problems - 50 rounds function fire 4-5 stove pipes & extreme galling of upper lugs of slide Tried 9-10-11 # recoil springs 3N38 -4756 - silouette -125 zero JHP All produced same problems NEED HELP See a pistol smith. Might be a link problem, of course what do I know, if fix machine tools for a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 poor timing of gun, needs to see a smith. These things aren't just slap em together and they run jobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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