Minnesota Shooter
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So, I just got back from OIF a month or two ago, and while home on leave I inadvertantly stumbled on a NIB series 70. Turns out the guy I got it from bought it in 1978 and just stuffed it and forgot about it. it has all the origional manuals in 1970s font and colors and everything. The best part about it is the man had no idea how much it was worth and just wanted to get rid of it. 100 dollars out the door, said it was my christmass present.
This gun is in beautiful condition.
So after I got it I disassembled it and cleaned off about 30 years of collected grime and lubed it up. It functioned perfectly.
I took it to the range yesterday, which is where the problems started.
It has a single stack 9 shot magazine. I fed the weapon with 115 gr. federals I want to say, not sure what brand they were, I know it wasnt + or anything.
Within the first 5 shots I had a failure to eject. The round fired, but wouldnt get out.
I had to tap rack and bang it.
it always happened at the 4th to 6th round, but sometimes at the third.
Now, heres my theory on it. its a heavy piece. Im thinking that the rounds I was shooting didnt have enough force recoil wise to blow the slide back enough to engage an ejection. Im going to come back with + or +P and run some through it to see.
My buddies idea was that the recoil spring was too strong and that I should order a weaker one that could work better with the 9 mm
Honestly Im at a loss, Its new, so Im kinda frustrated with it.
This gun is in beautiful condition.
So after I got it I disassembled it and cleaned off about 30 years of collected grime and lubed it up. It functioned perfectly.
I took it to the range yesterday, which is where the problems started.
It has a single stack 9 shot magazine. I fed the weapon with 115 gr. federals I want to say, not sure what brand they were, I know it wasnt + or anything.
Within the first 5 shots I had a failure to eject. The round fired, but wouldnt get out.
I had to tap rack and bang it.
it always happened at the 4th to 6th round, but sometimes at the third.
Now, heres my theory on it. its a heavy piece. Im thinking that the rounds I was shooting didnt have enough force recoil wise to blow the slide back enough to engage an ejection. Im going to come back with + or +P and run some through it to see.
My buddies idea was that the recoil spring was too strong and that I should order a weaker one that could work better with the 9 mm
Honestly Im at a loss, Its new, so Im kinda frustrated with it.