New gun misfires/jams

[Roamer]

Good outcome. You found a quality shop there. And yes, let us know what you got instead!

[wsdstan]

Here is a link to a review of the pistol. It appears you are not the only one who has problems. Read the comments about ejection, jamming, sending it back and so forth.

http://www.handgunforum.net/general-...80-review.html

[ohski]

So, what's your new gun???

We want to know!!!

Ski

[nemoaz]

I do believe there are .380 Glocks stateside, now. The issue is that they are the same dimensions as the 9 mm pistols and don't sell that well, here.

Glock 380s are law enforcement only here in the US. I don't know where they are made. Like you, I don't know why anyone would want one.

[nemoaz]

a gun for SD must shoot any ammo every time, you want it to go bang if you need it because your life depends on it.

I agree with you and I would choose something that could feed any ammo every time. However, with the smaller pistols, there isn't much of a margin for error.

In any event, most people, at least on this side of the pond, consider the 1911 .45acp as one of the best defense pistols ever yet for the first 80 or so years, the stock pistol certainly could not be reliably feed anything except FMJ. I say that only to say that many autos don't feed certain types of ammo, especially hollow points, WCs or SWCs.

[TripleF]

New gun is a sig P238 . . . they had one that was used but seems solid and tight, Going to shoot it in a few minutes!

[ohski]

I just picked one up myself... love it. It's a Nitron with wood grips and night sights.

I've had no issues with cheap ammo...

By the way, we like pics

Ski

[shadowmib]

EDIT: Another issue I remembered. With some new guns, you need to clean it before you start shooting because it is shipped with a gummy residue to prevent corrosion. If you didn't do that, you've now added powder residue to the problem. So take it apart, do a good cleaning, and start over.

I was hoping someone would bring this up.
I had a friend who bought a new rifle, shot it a few times, and then it jammed up really good.. She didn't know they shipped it packed with cosmoline.

Not sure if all firearms are shipped this way, but many are.

My revolver even when clean has a bet of problem ejecting brass after I have shot it a few times, because of brass expansion, and GPR building up.

[Lerch]

I picked up a Sig P238 a couple of weeks ago... put 150 rounds or so though it and had no issues. I used the cheapest ammo I could find too.

Ski

Edit: Sellier & Bellot was the ammo.

Pic of pistol right after purchase..

Show off....

[draco]

Do you have much experience with small auto pistols ?

I have seen two occasions where the shooter was "limp wristing" just enough that the slide failed to seat fully home on a new round at times, giving a similar situation.

Yup. I can make my Walther jam any time I want to by just limp wristing it. Just a slightly firmer grip not only improves reliability to 100% but also improves my score.