On all semi-autos, pull the slide all the way to the rear, and let it go. The slide does not have enough forward momentum to properly seat the bullet, and the gun will be “out of battery,” or not completely closed. Probably the most common reason for this malfunction is “riding the slide,” i.e., holding onto the slide as it travels forward, reducing its forward speed. Taking them one-by-one, a Failure to feed can generally be attributed to any of several things - a dirty chamber, thus keeping the round from seating properly, or damaged magazine lips, causing the round to be misaligned as it is picked up by the slide and carried to the chamber. Sometimes the case is trapped by the slide and held in an upright position, the empty hull pointing upwards like the metal chimney of a stove, thus leading to the nickname of “stovepiping.” The fired case is pulled from the chamber, but not fully ejected, causing the slide to lock partially open on the empty case. The magazine may be stuck and will not drop. The gun is out of battery with the slide partially open. Sometimes this results in “double-feed” in which the fired shell is still in the chamber, and a live round has been picked up from the magazine and forced against the fired shell. Another round could not be fed into the chamber because of this. The bullet fired, but the extractor did not pull the fired case from the chamber. When this occurs, with the chamber partially open or the slide not locked correctly into the rear of the chamber, the pistol is said to be “out of battery.” This frequently results in the guide rod for the slide sticking noticeably out of the front of the gun. The bullet does not travel properly from the magazine to the chamber, and the slide closes only partially. The most common of these failures in a semi-automatic pistol can be described as one of these three events: Not only will the expert be able to understand the problem better, he will instantly raise his estimation of you as a handgunner at least several notches. You should know these and be able to describe them properly. There are a number of different ways a semi-auto can “jam,” and if you are considered knowledgeable of firearms and make such a statement to an expert, he is going to consider you a beginner, because “jamming” is actually the result of several different reactions to the mechanical actions occurring in the handgun.
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