Tanfoglio Appeal .22 LR Magazine Question/Issue, gun jamming

[slydog]

Members,

Recently purchased a Tanfoglio Appeal .22 LR.

Ammunition used: Winchester Wildcat .22 LR

Issue/Question: When I load the magazine the rounds when viewed from the vertical opening along the mag seem to be staggered and not sitting uniformly (one protruding left, one right, one a bit more forward, one a bit further back)

My first shot fired and the second round jammed, I removed the magazine, removed the jammed round and continued, then round 6 of 10 jammed.

The second magazine which looked similar when fully loaded (not smooth and uniform) shot perfectly without a jam all ten rounds in rapid succession.

This was my first time using the gun.

I'm not a gun expert, I do not know if the magazine appearance is normal, could this be an ammunition manufacturer issue, or an issue with the gun?

Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Thank you,

Slydog

 

[Hitzy]

Wildcat is pretty lousy ammo....
Make sure when you load you don't push the rim over the rim of the round in the mag. Keep shooting it, new guns usually need a break in period.

 

[ezzyfreeway]

magazine not the best also....i have 4 of them and one doesn't work as good as the other 3

 

[slydog]

magazine not the best also....i have 4 of them and one doesn't work as good as the other 3

Ezzyfreeway,

Could you please let me know where you purchased your additional magazines.

Thank you,

Slydog