Pistol Slide Jammed Solid

[fire@will]

Sounds like as good an outcome as you could hope for. Thanks for the up-date.

 

[Chuckbuster]

I would guess the bullet is jammed into the rifling. Try cycling the slide. I know you did already so try harder. I have had to press the nose of the slide against a wooden tabletop to increase the force, which can be significant.

I've had to do this as well and then push/hit the back of the grip very hard to unlock the slide on an M&P9 with a defective commercially reloaded round. Hopefully that is all it will take in this case as well.

EDIT: Posted the above without finishing the thread. Good to hear that everything worked out okay.

 

[Wendell]

The round had no marks on the primer. I did not try the plunk test and dropped the ejected round into the dud container at the range

That cartridge was the most likely culprit. The 'plunk test' would have been very relevant.

Before I attempted to do anything else - even before you box up your pistol to send it out - I'd take that Norinco stuff and I'd 'plunk test' all of it.

 

[DiMP]

That cartridge was the most likely culprit. The 'plunk test' would have been very relevant.

Before I attempted to do anything else - even before you box up your pistol to send it out - I'd take that Norinco stuff and I'd 'plunk test' all of it.

I don't disagree that it could have been a crap round from factory, but it was the only issue I had with that gun and over 2000 rounds of Norinco ammo I'd put through it. I'll hope it doesn't happen again because I really don't want to have to plunk-test the remaining ~2000 rounds I have of that ammo

 

[Wendell]

Use of a case gauge could prevent another groundhog day.

<https://rustywood.ca/shop_home/45-acp-case-length-headspace-gauge/>

 

[DiMP]

Use of a case gauge could prevent another groundhog day.

<https://rustywood.ca/shop_home/45-acp-case-length-headspace-gauge/>

I have one of these on the reloading bench I could use, but as mentioned I don't know if I want to open up all the ammo to test it?