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So I've already contacted the manufacturer and they're going to take care of the issue for me. However, in the mean time, I know there are some knowledgeable people here and I'm curious as to what the root cause may be (manufacturer suspects a cause as well too).
But first and foremost, I would REALLY appreciate it if anyone has tips for shipping. Pre-paid and insured label is for FedEx. I will probably ship from a local FedEx-Office location (or Fedex Kinkos, w/e they are called now) unless someone strongly recommends against it (or a particular location).
So far I have seen in another thread - Federal law requires you to declare a firearm, multiple shipping labels to make it difficult for an employee to slap their own sticker over it, insure over $1k to get special handling where each handler can be held personally accountable if something goes wrong, and use a bigger box.
Anyways, the problem is that the slide would lock up on the way forward after firing a shot about half the time. By stuck, I mean stuck enough that I had to hit the back of the slide over and over until it was eventually just pushed back into battery (it wasn't just a tap or whack and then the recoil spring would push it back).
- Slide only has problems going forwards back into battery during live fire. It cycles perfectly by hand and is not overly tight.
- There isn't one particular spot on the way forward where the slide gets stuck. It could be all the way back, 1mm away from being in battery, or anywhere in between. Sometimes it'd also happen after pushing down on the slide release (oddly enough this didn't happen with dummy rounds). EDIT: This means lockup can occur before the slide makes any contact with the ammo.
- Ejector is properly pinned and doesn't wiggle.
- Can 100% guarantee it isn't magazine or ammo related. It seems like the manufacturer agrees. EDIT: occured even w/o a magazine on several instances.
- Proper lubrication was used and additional lube didn't help. Small and internal parts fit properly (at least as far as I can tell).
But first and foremost, I would REALLY appreciate it if anyone has tips for shipping. Pre-paid and insured label is for FedEx. I will probably ship from a local FedEx-Office location (or Fedex Kinkos, w/e they are called now) unless someone strongly recommends against it (or a particular location).
So far I have seen in another thread - Federal law requires you to declare a firearm, multiple shipping labels to make it difficult for an employee to slap their own sticker over it, insure over $1k to get special handling where each handler can be held personally accountable if something goes wrong, and use a bigger box.
Anyways, the problem is that the slide would lock up on the way forward after firing a shot about half the time. By stuck, I mean stuck enough that I had to hit the back of the slide over and over until it was eventually just pushed back into battery (it wasn't just a tap or whack and then the recoil spring would push it back).
- Slide only has problems going forwards back into battery during live fire. It cycles perfectly by hand and is not overly tight.
- There isn't one particular spot on the way forward where the slide gets stuck. It could be all the way back, 1mm away from being in battery, or anywhere in between. Sometimes it'd also happen after pushing down on the slide release (oddly enough this didn't happen with dummy rounds). EDIT: This means lockup can occur before the slide makes any contact with the ammo.
- Ejector is properly pinned and doesn't wiggle.
- Can 100% guarantee it isn't magazine or ammo related. It seems like the manufacturer agrees. EDIT: occured even w/o a magazine on several instances.
- Proper lubrication was used and additional lube didn't help. Small and internal parts fit properly (at least as far as I can tell).
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