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So I ran another 130 rounds through the gun tonight, using both magazines.
Long story short, 4 stovepipes in 130 rounds, which equals a 3.07% failure rate. MUCH better than Sunday.
I cleaned the gun and the mags., then shot 10 rounds each of the following, alternating magazines but using the exact same Rock Jr. rest:
Blazer 40-gr. RNL
Remington Golden Bullet HV plated RN
Federal Game Shok 40-gr. copper-plated solid
American Eagle HV 40-gr. solid RNL
Federal Champion bulk 36-gr. copper-plated HP
Eley Target (5 rounds each magazine)
10 MIXED ROUNDS randomly inserted in magazine
Mag 1 (the one I used the other night) had a single horizontal stovepipe: a first round with the Fed. Game Shok (which is a nice round, BTW)
Mag 2 (which I had not used before) had 3 horizontal stovepipes -- 3rd shot with the Blazer, and 1st and 4th shots with the Federal Champion bulk.
Both magazines/the gun performed flawlessly at the end, shooting (freehand) 10 rounds of mixed ammo without stoppages.
If I had my druthers the trigger would have much less take-up and be lighter, esp. for the first shot, but at least the stoppages (with Fed. bulk and American Eagle) have decreased dramatically.
I now have about 230 rounds through the gun, I will double that before deciding if the pistol needs more attention.
Thanks for all your input!
Long story short, 4 stovepipes in 130 rounds, which equals a 3.07% failure rate. MUCH better than Sunday.
I cleaned the gun and the mags., then shot 10 rounds each of the following, alternating magazines but using the exact same Rock Jr. rest:
Blazer 40-gr. RNL
Remington Golden Bullet HV plated RN
Federal Game Shok 40-gr. copper-plated solid
American Eagle HV 40-gr. solid RNL
Federal Champion bulk 36-gr. copper-plated HP
Eley Target (5 rounds each magazine)
10 MIXED ROUNDS randomly inserted in magazine
Mag 1 (the one I used the other night) had a single horizontal stovepipe: a first round with the Fed. Game Shok (which is a nice round, BTW)
Mag 2 (which I had not used before) had 3 horizontal stovepipes -- 3rd shot with the Blazer, and 1st and 4th shots with the Federal Champion bulk.
Both magazines/the gun performed flawlessly at the end, shooting (freehand) 10 rounds of mixed ammo without stoppages.
If I had my druthers the trigger would have much less take-up and be lighter, esp. for the first shot, but at least the stoppages (with Fed. bulk and American Eagle) have decreased dramatically.
I now have about 230 rounds through the gun, I will double that before deciding if the pistol needs more attention.
Thanks for all your input!