Today at the range, the gun went bang, bang, and then click. I waited a bit, then dropped the magazine and locked open the slide. What popped out was a peppered round (the primer was dinged). I used my flashlight to confirm a clear barrel. I loaded that dinged round into the top of the magazine, smacked the mag home, racked the slide--and it went off. Yikes.
I don't understand what happened. Can anyone offer an explanation?
More information... Sorry for the incomplete initial post.
The pistol is a SA Champion .45. I've run maybe 400 rounds through it with no trouble. The first 100 were factory rounds, the rest mostly reloads.
After the slam fire I dropped the magazine and locked the slide open. When I'd calmed down, I loaded the magazine and fired the remaining few rounds, and subsequently fired two more magazines with no troubles.
I've examined the spent brass I brought home and the primers all look to be properly seated.
I don't understand what happened. Can anyone offer an explanation?
More information... Sorry for the incomplete initial post.
The pistol is a SA Champion .45. I've run maybe 400 rounds through it with no trouble. The first 100 were factory rounds, the rest mostly reloads.
After the slam fire I dropped the magazine and locked the slide open. When I'd calmed down, I loaded the magazine and fired the remaining few rounds, and subsequently fired two more magazines with no troubles.
I've examined the spent brass I brought home and the primers all look to be properly seated.
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