This was my second time taking the gun, which I purchased from the Kodiak Outpost, to the range, although the first time I only fired fourteen rounds and there wasn't any specific purpose. Today, I was trying to figure out which type of ammunition works better with the gun, the contrast was rather shocking.
I arrived at the range with four magazines, two filled with each type of ammuntion, and a full box of each: Blazer Brass and Remington UMC. Both are 165 grain FMJ and on visual inspection appear to identical other than the case head stamps.
I started by firing off the two magazines full of Blazer Brass and I was very disappointed. Racking the slide usually didn't feed the cartridge on the first try, I had several double feeds, I had to remove the magazines several time to clear jams, and I even had a stovepipe.
At first I assumed this was all due to the HiPoint pistol being, well, rather cheap; however, after the first agonizing 20 rounds, I tried using the two magazines loaded Remington UMC. Immediately I noticed a difference, no jams, no doublefeeds, I didn't have any problems.
At this point I couldn't be sure if it was an issue with the magazines, so I planned a more methodical and intense test. I decided to load all four magazines with each type of ammunition and then try to fire off all forty rounds in quick succession, trying to rapidly clear any jams and immediately replace emptied magazines.
I began by loading all of the magazines with Blazer Brass. This time I experienced jams with every magazine, each time during the initial cocking of the single-action pistol. I also had some jams when I was part way through the magazines. That being said, there was no stovepiping and as far I remember most of the problems were solved with a simple tap-rack-bang.
After this I loaded forty rounds of Remington UMC into the magazines. I tried the exact same thing and I didn't have a single jam, there were no double feeds, and I didn't have to rack the slide but once after inserting each magazine. Finally, I fired off the remaining 20 rounds from the boxes as well as the unfired Blazer Brass which had been ejected as I cleared jams, then I swept up my brass and went home.
Any idea as to why this is happening? The cartridges look exactly the same to me. Any similar experiences? I still have 200 rounds of Blazer Brass in the safe, which my gun seems to hate.
I arrived at the range with four magazines, two filled with each type of ammuntion, and a full box of each: Blazer Brass and Remington UMC. Both are 165 grain FMJ and on visual inspection appear to identical other than the case head stamps.
I started by firing off the two magazines full of Blazer Brass and I was very disappointed. Racking the slide usually didn't feed the cartridge on the first try, I had several double feeds, I had to remove the magazines several time to clear jams, and I even had a stovepipe.
At first I assumed this was all due to the HiPoint pistol being, well, rather cheap; however, after the first agonizing 20 rounds, I tried using the two magazines loaded Remington UMC. Immediately I noticed a difference, no jams, no doublefeeds, I didn't have any problems.
At this point I couldn't be sure if it was an issue with the magazines, so I planned a more methodical and intense test. I decided to load all four magazines with each type of ammunition and then try to fire off all forty rounds in quick succession, trying to rapidly clear any jams and immediately replace emptied magazines.
I began by loading all of the magazines with Blazer Brass. This time I experienced jams with every magazine, each time during the initial cocking of the single-action pistol. I also had some jams when I was part way through the magazines. That being said, there was no stovepiping and as far I remember most of the problems were solved with a simple tap-rack-bang.
After this I loaded forty rounds of Remington UMC into the magazines. I tried the exact same thing and I didn't have a single jam, there were no double feeds, and I didn't have to rack the slide but once after inserting each magazine. Finally, I fired off the remaining 20 rounds from the boxes as well as the unfired Blazer Brass which had been ejected as I cleared jams, then I swept up my brass and went home.
Any idea as to why this is happening? The cartridges look exactly the same to me. Any similar experiences? I still have 200 rounds of Blazer Brass in the safe, which my gun seems to hate.
