Yesterday I went up to Bel Air to meet some friends at the indoor range. Since they are well-stocked in reasonably priced ammo and I don’t like cutting into my stockpile right now I bought 2 boxes of Sellier & Bellot 124-grain (9mm) and shot through it all.
I’m shooting an M&P 2.0 9 compact (4”) with about 1600 rds through it thus far without a single malfunction until yesterday. I frequently break things up with that drill where you rack, drop the mag, fire, and then dry-fire the follow up shot to confirm I’m not jerking the trigger (this drill also helps stretch things out in light of the shortage). My first one was fine. Reloaded, dropped mag, shot - had a stovepipe. I thought maybe just a fluke, so I cleared it, reloaded, repeated - second stovepipe. Resumed shooting normally and put another full box through it without issue, so it’s fine as long as the magazine follower is in the mix.
Today I do a little diagnosis - with my home defense mag loaded, I can drop the mag, then clear, and the chambered round is ejected through the top as usual (I never had an issue showing clear at steel challenges either but in that case I tip the the gun sideways so the cartridge lands on the barrel and I don’t waste 40 cents). I loaded some snap caps in a magazine and did the same thing - if the mag is in place it ejects normally, but without a mag it falls through the well.
I know some consider this a non-issue bc in a real life scenario where for some reason I have a chambered round and an empty mag well it really doesn’t matter what happens after the bullet leaves the gun. Though it would suck to not be able to do this drill without malfunctions. Is this a sign of early wear on the extractor or another issue? Totally normal and should I not worry about it?
I’m shooting an M&P 2.0 9 compact (4”) with about 1600 rds through it thus far without a single malfunction until yesterday. I frequently break things up with that drill where you rack, drop the mag, fire, and then dry-fire the follow up shot to confirm I’m not jerking the trigger (this drill also helps stretch things out in light of the shortage). My first one was fine. Reloaded, dropped mag, shot - had a stovepipe. I thought maybe just a fluke, so I cleared it, reloaded, repeated - second stovepipe. Resumed shooting normally and put another full box through it without issue, so it’s fine as long as the magazine follower is in the mix.
Today I do a little diagnosis - with my home defense mag loaded, I can drop the mag, then clear, and the chambered round is ejected through the top as usual (I never had an issue showing clear at steel challenges either but in that case I tip the the gun sideways so the cartridge lands on the barrel and I don’t waste 40 cents). I loaded some snap caps in a magazine and did the same thing - if the mag is in place it ejects normally, but without a mag it falls through the well.
I know some consider this a non-issue bc in a real life scenario where for some reason I have a chambered round and an empty mag well it really doesn’t matter what happens after the bullet leaves the gun. Though it would suck to not be able to do this drill without malfunctions. Is this a sign of early wear on the extractor or another issue? Totally normal and should I not worry about it?
