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I had my first malfunctions at the range today, and I need some help on this one.
As usual, I loaded one snap cap randomly in each mag for "dud round" clearing practice. After a few mags, I noticed that the trigger was no longer going to DA after the first try on the snap cap. It continued to fire real ammo just fine. I ejected the mag and tried dry firing--again, no DA. I loaded another mag, and had the same thing when I reached the snap cap. After I cleared the snap cap and released the slide, the next round jammed. I discovered the firing pin was still protruding. This prevented the back of the round from sliding all the way up to level, so the slide jammed with the round partway into the breech.
I realize I'm darn lucky that the round didn't seat--with that pin sticking out it might have hit the primer before the slide locked up. I got the slide unjammed, went home, disassembled and cleaned everything. Nothing is visibly broken, but the striker stays further forward than it's supposed to. The little spring on it stays compressed, and the spring embedded above the little rod looked wavy or a little crooked. I couldn't remember if that's how it normally looked before. Cycling the slide and letting it snap forward will dislodge the firing pin, but it still sticks forward once it's fired. I've got about 650 rounds thru the weapon, mostly WWB. I'm assuming it's gunk in the firing pin channel. But how do I clean it?
I attached some photos , showing how the pin is protruding and the spring I mentioned.
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As usual, I loaded one snap cap randomly in each mag for "dud round" clearing practice. After a few mags, I noticed that the trigger was no longer going to DA after the first try on the snap cap. It continued to fire real ammo just fine. I ejected the mag and tried dry firing--again, no DA. I loaded another mag, and had the same thing when I reached the snap cap. After I cleared the snap cap and released the slide, the next round jammed. I discovered the firing pin was still protruding. This prevented the back of the round from sliding all the way up to level, so the slide jammed with the round partway into the breech.
I realize I'm darn lucky that the round didn't seat--with that pin sticking out it might have hit the primer before the slide locked up. I got the slide unjammed, went home, disassembled and cleaned everything. Nothing is visibly broken, but the striker stays further forward than it's supposed to. The little spring on it stays compressed, and the spring embedded above the little rod looked wavy or a little crooked. I couldn't remember if that's how it normally looked before. Cycling the slide and letting it snap forward will dislodge the firing pin, but it still sticks forward once it's fired. I've got about 650 rounds thru the weapon, mostly WWB. I'm assuming it's gunk in the firing pin channel. But how do I clean it?
I attached some photos , showing how the pin is protruding and the spring I mentioned.
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