![]() The gun slips in the hand of the shooter, the slide moves only part way to the rear, short-stroking instead of traveling completely to the rear of the slide rails. The absolute most-common reason for a malfunction is a loose grip (“limp-wristing”), which causes the mechanical action to fail. The slide does not lock forward (the gun is “out of battery”) and the gun fails to fire. Of all the reasons for a pistol to “fail to function” (the proper terminology for what is loosely referred to as a “jam”), one of the most common is “riding the slide,” which fails to seat the round properly. I noted three types of “jams” and seven causes of that series of actions, and one of those was repeated twice. Another, much more common reason is “limp-wristing.” It can be a damaged or faulty ejector - this is the piece that is located near the end of the rearward path of the spent shell, and causes it to kick out of the extractor with some force, causing it to fly clear of the pistol. Another common cause is termed “limp-wristing.”Ī failure to eject can also have more than one reason for occurring. Another cause can be a damaged extractor - generally a claw-like device that clips over the bottom edge of the shell and pulls it out of the chamber with the rearward motion of the slide. The slide has to travel rapidly, even violently, to the forward position to properly seat the bullet in the chamber.Ī failure to extract can be traced generally to one of several things - a dirty chamber (or dirty bullet case) makes friction hold the case with more strength than the extractor can apply, and the empty shell stays in the chamber. On all semi-autos, pull the slide all the way to the rear, and let it go. The slide does not have enough forward momentum to properly seat the bullet, and the gun will be “out of battery,” or not completely closed. Probably the most common reason for this malfunction is “riding the slide,” i.e., holding onto the slide as it travels forward, reducing its forward speed. Taking them one-by-one, a Failure to feed can generally be attributed to any of several things - a dirty chamber, thus keeping the round from seating properly, or damaged magazine lips, causing the round to be misaligned as it is picked up by the slide and carried to the chamber. Sometimes the case is trapped by the slide and held in an upright position, the empty hull pointing upwards like the metal chimney of a stove, thus leading to the nickname of “stovepiping.” The fired case is pulled from the chamber, but not fully ejected, causing the slide to lock partially open on the empty case. The magazine may be stuck and will not drop. The gun is out of battery with the slide partially open. Sometimes this results in “double-feed” in which the fired shell is still in the chamber, and a live round has been picked up from the magazine and forced against the fired shell. Another round could not be fed into the chamber because of this. The bullet fired, but the extractor did not pull the fired case from the chamber. When this occurs, with the chamber partially open or the slide not locked correctly into the rear of the chamber, the pistol is said to be “out of battery.” This frequently results in the guide rod for the slide sticking noticeably out of the front of the gun. ![]() The bullet does not travel properly from the magazine to the chamber, and the slide closes only partially. The most common of these failures in a semi-automatic pistol can be described as one of these three events: ![]() Not only will the expert be able to understand the problem better, he will instantly raise his estimation of you as a handgunner at least several notches. You should know these and be able to describe them properly. There are a number of different ways a semi-auto can “jam,” and if you are considered knowledgeable of firearms and make such a statement to an expert, he is going to consider you a beginner, because “jamming” is actually the result of several different reactions to the mechanical actions occurring in the handgun. MHRA 'Gun', All Acronyms, 9 March 2023, Bluebook All Acronyms, Gun (Mar. Gun, All Acronyms, viewed March 9, 2023, MLA All Acronyms. Retrieved March 9, 2023, from Chicago All Acronyms. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Quote Copy APA All Acronyms. ![]()
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