keltec P32 not ejecting manually?

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Hi everyone, I purchased a brand new Keltec P32(never used) about 1 month ago and when cycling manually it will not eject the round fully, it jams between the barrrel and the slide. When I shoot it it works fine. I have to actually pry it out with pliers. This is horrib le. I used to own one a couple years back and it never did this. Has anyone ever had this prob lem? I use good remington new ammo. What could this be. I use FMJ, no hollow points.Also the extractor does not seem to release the bullet. Do I have to send it to Keltec? Any tips greatly apreciated. Thanks
 
are you fully cycling the slide?
it's easy to short cycle the slide on little guns, and to do it weakly, which will jam you, best way is to simply turn the gun so the rounds will naturally fall out, and your problem is solved.

If you want to see brass fly, either work on your grip strength, or go to the range.
 
Mine did the same thing when it was new. Clean it with some WD-40 whipe it clean of said WD-40 and lightly oil it afterwards with a Q-tip along the slide and it'll be fine. If you want a better lube try some Loctice superlube (apply in the same manner as said above), used it on everything from my AR-15 to my Mouseguns and 9 MM its the best I've found without a doubt.
 
I've had similar problems with KelTec. Obviously dimensions are reduced to the minimum, including the ejection port, to keep the gun as small as possible. I've never had to remove a loaded round with pliers, but in both my .32 and my .380 a loaded round will occasionally fail to completely eject. I'd try what others suggest, and rack that slide with manly vigor when you're unloading.
 
turn the gun to the right when you cycle the action so the round will drop out, you arn't hitting the ejector hard enough to get the round out, just a kink, done it my self, sucked, I dropped the mag and pulled the slide retention pin. took a while to get it out, since I take the time to keep the ejection port down, never had it happen again.

And it's not manly vigor, it a damn difficult period.
 
I would shoot it first. It may work or it may not. K/T isn't known for their quality control and their new "extractors" are a joke. Shoot it to see if it has any other issues and if it does I'm confident they can make it work. Ask me how I know.
 
Certain FMJ rounds don't have enough clearance to make it out of the ejection port unless you really rip the slide open.

Take the recoil springs out and try it without them.
I bet it works when you aren't fighting the springs.


BTW: No reason to ever have to use pliers either.
Just take the mag out and poke it down through the grip with your pinky finger if you can't pull the slide back fast enough.

Happens on 1911's to if you baby them!

rc
 
Never had that happen to me with either a P-32 or P-3AT. It might no be the gun itself that's the problem especially since it doesn't happen while firing.
 
I wonder if you could lightly clean or polish the ramp and barrel end with a .38 swab with some type of metal polish. I dont know if that would help or hinder. I know I have a P32 with countless trouble free rounds. I think once you solve this problem you will find this a wonderfull carry piece.
 
Hey guys thanks for your input. I am manhandlind this thing, and it still does the same thing. I actually have to push down on the slide on the edge of my countertop and push down with all my weight to get it to eject. Something is binding and this is totally UNNAPCEPTABLE in my opinion. I had one a couple years back and it never did this, I also had an LCP new out of the box and it never did this. In a situation with a misfire and an aggressor I would be screwed glued and tattoed. Does Keltec have any quality controll? This thing should have never left the factory, it only takes 2 seconds to put a round in it and cycle it by hand. Off to Keltec I go and hopefully they will take care or this Horrendous and totally unnapceptable defect. Thanks for all your input guys. Btw this supposedly supposed to be great for women????? Uh I think not.
 
In the Kel Tec manual they say there is a 50-100 round break-in period (page 12 of the P3AT manual. The manual says that "some failure to feed and failure to eject or extract malfunctions may occur." My P-32 had one failure to extract on the first magazine out at the range. If you have more than 100rounds through the gun, you may consider a chamber polish of 600 grit or higher. There is more detailed information on the Kel Tecs at the Kel Tec Owners Group forum.
 
A friend of mine has a Steyhr 9mm that does the exact same thing... we figured after examining it that the ejection port is just big enough to reliably spit empties, but just a teensy bit too small to reliably eject an unfired round. Even with yanking the slide back as hard as we could, it sometimes failed to eject.

As I understand, stock GI 1911's occasionally stovepipe due to a small ejection port... which is why Kimber, Ed Brown, etc, have nice big ports.
 
It is just the length of the cartridge verses the length of the ejection port.

If full loaded cartridges don't eject from a weapon it doesn't make the weapon defective.
 
I am manhandlind this thing, and it still does the same thing. I actually have to push down on the slide on the edge of my countertop and push down with all my weight to get it to eject. Something is binding and this is totally UNNAPCEPTABLE in my opinion.
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I'm reading that the OP can't manually work the slide/get the barrel to unlock when there is a round chambered. I suggest checking/lubing the barrel where it engages the slide (with particular attention to the top front of the ejection port); also inspect/lube the barrel lug and assembly pin. It wouldn't hurt to check the slide breech face as well; ditto the barrel chamber.
Regards,
Greg
 
gb6491 said:
I'm reading that the OP can't manually work the slide/get the barrel to unlock when there is a round chambered. I suggest checking/lubing the barrel where it engages the slide (with particular attention to the top front of the ejection port); also inspect/lube the barrel lug and assembly pin. It wouldn't hurt to check the slide breech face as well; ditto the barrel chamber.
Regards,
Greg
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I believe he is describing the same thing mine does. It is extracting but the OAL of the FMJ rounds is just ever so slightly longer than the ejection port and the round gets wedged in. He says:
it will not eject the round fully, it jams between the barrrel and the slide.
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I called Keltec and they said Bill from technical support won't be back until Wednesday so ill call him Wednesday and see what he says. I understand that this is common in these small guns but isn't their a fix for this or is this the only option that's out there right now besides replacing the gun which I don't want to do. Is this the best that manufacturers can do? Or is this what the public has settled for?
 
Occam's Razor,
You're probably correct. I was reading into where he posted "I actually have to push down on the slide on the edge of my countertop and push down with all my weight to get it to eject."

In that case, one area to check is the frame directly below the extractor. It might be that the bottom of the extractor has gouged or is hitting the frame. This could prevent pulling the slide far enough rearwards to eject an unfired round. I just knocked down that edge of the frame some with a file (just in case). You can still see some of the gouge mark and where I filed in this photo:
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I believe that Ruger now machines that area on their LCP.
Regards,
Greg
 
I really started dissecting my P32 and found that some of the sugestions were indeed right. The ejection port is actually a couple thousands to small. I decided to grind some of the brass of one bullet and the gun ejects manually like a hot knife through butter. I filed the slide where the bullet (brass) was hitting the slide as it ejected(or tried to eject) and sanded it with some emery cloth. I then cycled fresh untouched bullets through it and it works excellent. You guys are great, Thanks alot.:D
 
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