Them critters are fast when they are motivated. Fortunately I didn't have to shoot again. Grabbed wrong box when I went outside after a coyote poking around the pig barn. Only had M1 jam once, (wind blowing at Black Canyon Range in AZ and a lot of guns were jamming that day). Glock Limp Wrist Stovepipe, Military Arms Channel. Since I used that gun for everything from heavy duty competition to rabbit hunting to just fun plinking I don't want to even think about how many rounds it has gone through, jam rate is low unless the gun is dirty and I'm using ammo that it doesn't like. This case theres not enough force to eject the casing so it gets stuck when the slide moves forward. Same issue with my S&W M41 but it isn't as severe a problem and a lot easier to clear. Match barrel and it doesn't like lead or waxy lubed bullets. Mostly because I am a fanatic about keeping it clean and lately I had the port lowered a wee bit because I was denting some of my brass. Used to have some in my 1911 when it started to get dirty but when you think of the thousands of rounds through it it is minuscule. Fluke? Or more common that most people admit? How often do you have rental guns, or any guns for that matter, jam up on you? Have you ever run your guns dry or dirty for an extended amount of time, and if so, do you think that's what caused it, or do you think it was something on my end? I dunno, but I walked out of there with a bit of doubt regarding Sigs and Glocks. I've been shooting guns for a while now, but I have never *ever* seen a Glock or a Sig jam like that. No big deal, I used it as an opportunity to practice malfunction drills, but still I was surprised. I had alot less problems with it, but still managed to get two stove pipes and a couple of other jams (like 6 total) within about 90 rounds or so. I went downstairs and explained to the guy at the counter what was happening, and I asked for a Sig P226 instead. That's when I decided to put it away as it was starting to make me uneasy. Fired a couple more rounds, and then it jammed again. Third round, the slide didn't close all the way. I *attempted* to put a magazine's worth of ammo through it. I bought another 100 rounds, and I decided on a Glock 19 since I'm thinking of buying one. Seeing how variety is the spice of life, I decided to rent a gun and try it out. The only thing that happened was that the slide failed to lock back on empty twice, but that might have been either a mag issue, or me riding the slide release when shooting (I'm used to high thumbs on a 1911). So I put 100 rounds through the Beretta, which was pulling duty as a car gun at the time, and had thus been exposed to the Florida heat for a good two months or so without any cleaning or oiling. She's an old girl, manufactured in Italy way back in 1994, but still looks and works like new. In the video Ed’s shot-to-shot times are around 3 seconds, which is faster than some people can reload.I decided to treat myself to a range trip yesterday. Ed’s AR-15 clearance method has the benefit of working to clear real world stovepipes, and manufactured training failures. Magazine goes back in the gun, then charge it and attempt to fire again. When you assess that the gun has a stovepipe, remove the magazine and use the butt of the magazine to strip the brass clear of the gun. The new method developed by Ed is simple. If you tried to clear that real world stovepipe with tap, rang, bang it creates a double feed. But what Ed noted was the empty brass would get fouled with the next round feeding into the chamber. This manufactured stovepipe clears easily with the tap, rack, bang method. The bolt goes forward, then the magazine goes in the gun. In training, stovepipes are usually simulated by placing a piece of empty brass over a completely empty or full chamber. What Ed discovered while training operators using short barreled M4 carbines equipped with suppressors changed his mind on clearing this failure. AR-15 Stovepipe Clearance in the Real World After assessing that the rifle is experiencing a stovepipe, slap the magazine well, rack the charging handle, and fire. Performing a traditional AR-15 stovepipe clearance is the familiar “ tap, rack, bang” process. It’s been extracted from the chamber, but fails to fully eject from the gun, resulting in a “stovepipe” appearance. Clearing Pistol Malfunctions: A Lifesaving Self Defense Skill What is a Stovepipe?Ī stovepipe is a particular failure of a semi-automatic firearm where the piece of fired brass doesn’t completely exit the chamber or slide.
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