e5usmc4066
Bearcat
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- Jul 22, 2009
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Hello,
I experienced a strange issue this weekend while at the range. After about 300 rounds I began to experience FTFs (what I assume to be light-strikes) randomly while firing my SR9. This is the first time I've fired it after removing the magazine disconnect safety. Prior to removing it I had fired 200 rounds through the pistol without any issues.
After clearing the failed rounds I cycled them back through the weapon and had no issues firing them.
When I cleaned my weapon that evening I decided to remove the striker and inspect it, I found what appeared to be brass (or possibly copper) filings behing the breach where the striker passes through into the chamber. I'm assuming that these filings could have prevented the striker from making full contact with the primer on some rounds.
I'm fairly new to pistols, and the SR9, is this something that is known to occur and something I should keep an eye on while cleaning? Could removing the mag disconnect cause additional filing build-up by allowing filings to enter into the striker area through the gap that exists after it's removed. Or could those filings possible be left overs from the manufacturing process?
Thanks for the help! I'm taking the SR9 back to the range tomorrow to test out some Speer 124gr +P I purchased, and will fire some additional test rounds to see if I experience the issue again.
I experienced a strange issue this weekend while at the range. After about 300 rounds I began to experience FTFs (what I assume to be light-strikes) randomly while firing my SR9. This is the first time I've fired it after removing the magazine disconnect safety. Prior to removing it I had fired 200 rounds through the pistol without any issues.
After clearing the failed rounds I cycled them back through the weapon and had no issues firing them.
When I cleaned my weapon that evening I decided to remove the striker and inspect it, I found what appeared to be brass (or possibly copper) filings behing the breach where the striker passes through into the chamber. I'm assuming that these filings could have prevented the striker from making full contact with the primer on some rounds.
I'm fairly new to pistols, and the SR9, is this something that is known to occur and something I should keep an eye on while cleaning? Could removing the mag disconnect cause additional filing build-up by allowing filings to enter into the striker area through the gap that exists after it's removed. Or could those filings possible be left overs from the manufacturing process?
Thanks for the help! I'm taking the SR9 back to the range tomorrow to test out some Speer 124gr +P I purchased, and will fire some additional test rounds to see if I experience the issue again.
