Is my chamber cracked? High power clone.

[homslice]

Is the chamber of my Feg High Power clone cracked.
I've only ever put about 200 rounds of factory loads though it.
It's the only 9mm semi I own and I'd hate to say goodbye to 9mm until the ban is over.
If it is does anyone know where I can find a replacement barrel?

 

[recce]

It's a two piece barrel and you're seeing where they mate up.

That's not as closely fitted as most are it seems.

 

[recce]

Here's a couple of pics of my FEG clone.

 

[bearhunter]

No, it's a sleeve.

 

[recce]

So it's a two piece barrel assembly.

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

Trying to remember if the BHP is a solid barrel and lug, that started out big and finished with as much weight in chips as in finished barrel?

 

[bearhunter]

Trying to remember if the BHP is a solid barrel and lug, that started out big and finished with as much weight in chips as in finished barrel?

It depends on who made the barrel. I believe some of the aftermarket producers made them up in two pieces and sweated them together.

 

[Jeeptag]

If you need to replace the barrel Western Gun Parts has BHP barrels on sale for $199.

 

[FLHTCUI]

If you need to replace the barrel Western Gun Parts has BHP barrels on sale for $199.

so, it would be a good idea for guys to buy a replacement then ......

 

[bearhunter]

so, it would be a good idea for guys to buy a replacement then ......

Just remember, those aren't "drop in" barrels. they all need to be fitted to the pistol they go onto.

 

[homslice]

This info is much appreciated.
Thank you so much.
Next issue is to figure out why it jams all the time.

 

[bearhunter]

This info is much appreciated.
Thank you so much.
Next issue is to figure out why it jams all the time.

What are you calling jamming?

Stove piping, catching the fired case when the slide returns, failure to feed?

All three of these will happen with downloaded ammunition in some pistols.

Faulty extractor, worn magazine lips, poorly formed magazine lips, rough feed ramp into the chamber, or in some situations, the breech edge of the slide is catching the extracted case when it returns, due to an aggressive recoil/return spring, or?

If you reload, step up your powder charge a few tenths of a grain and see what happens, or you might need a heavier bullet, etc.

If the corner of your slide is catching an extracted round, the best solution, unless you're shooting a valuable milsurp or something special, is to have a smal bit of the offending edge removed by a machinist.

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

This info is much appreciated.
Thank you so much.
Next issue is to figure out why it jams all the time.

Forget every hard beaten lesson from recruit school about only a light film of oil on all parts. Every one of Browning's inventions has to be run sloppy wet with oil. Get the oil spout into the barrel lugs, onto the upper slide and frame rails. Drip it onto the trigger and hammer pins. There should be drops of oil on your eyepro the first magazine. The only place to not oil is the chamber. A hundred years ago, firing 7.62mm C1 beltfeds was a game of 'the wetter the better'. Any unexpected drag or friction will upset the balanced force and counterforce of the weapon.

There are two other causes of jams. Use new commercial magazines. The issue 9mm Browning came with WW2 Inglis magazines with the aluminum follower. The problem was the feed lips cracked and splayed open. For Afghanistan we received MecGar mags and I never experienced any of the issues so common on the training fleet guns.

The shooter is the last cause of jams. Hold the gun firmly in the shooting hand. Resist against the recoil. You are the Equal and Opposite Reaction that the slide is moving against. The phrase is 'limp wristing' when the shooter lets the gun move back almost without control.

 

[marshall]

And while you have the barrel out , take what ammo you are shooting ,New? and drop a few rounds in the chamber, they should drop in with no issue.
If you have to push them in, the chamber needs cleaning, or a polish if the chamber is rough.
Mags are the usual cause of jams, poor feed lips.

Reloads? try different ammo, new stuff, or different brand. most factory stuff is good.

 

[homslice]

Forget every hard beaten lesson from recruit school about only a light film of oil on all parts. Every one of Browning's inventions has to be run sloppy wet with oil. Get the oil spout into the barrel lugs, onto the upper slide and frame rails. Drip it onto the trigger and hammer pins. There should be drops of oil on your eyepro the first magazine. The only place to not oil is the chamber. A hundred years ago, firing 7.62mm C1 beltfeds was a game of 'the wetter the better'. Any unexpected drag or friction will upset the balanced force and counterforce of the weapon.

There are two other causes of jams. Use new commercial magazines. The issue 9mm Browning came with WW2 Inglis magazines with the aluminum follower. The problem was the feed lips cracked and splayed open. For Afghanistan we received MecGar mags and I never experienced any of the issues so common on the training fleet guns.

The shooter is the last cause of jams. Hold the gun firmly in the shooting hand. Resist against the recoil. You are the Equal and Opposite Reaction that the slide is moving against. The phrase is 'limp wristing' when the shooter lets the gun move back almost without control.

I tried both of your suggestions. Found a different mag and greased it up. I only had the time to put 2 mags through it but it ran flawless through both of them.
Thank you so much. I was sure I was going to be dropping hundreds of dollars into this gun to get it to function.

I did have one issue when I dropped a single round into the chamber and dropped the slide. The hammer followed the slide and went into a half ####.

 

[trevj]

I started out my Mil career working in a Small Arms shop on an Air Base, inspecting and repairing what we had in inventory at that time. FN's Stirling (Sterling?) SMG's, Browning HP's and a few other long in the tooth leftovers from the last time the CF had any real money spent on it before the big suck-back.

Saw a fair few Browning HP barrels that were cracked at the chamber, but they all were cracked from the rear of the chamber, alongside one or other sides of the rear lug body, on the underside of the barrel. Like as not, from the fairly hot SMG loaded 9mm ammo that was in the system at the time. Just another cost of doing business running old guns...