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I have a 380 LCP that I bought 10 years ago for personal protection. Last year I got around to firing it for the first time, no problems, put 50 rounds through it at the range. I dont recall what ammo I was using, but I bought it when I bought the gun, all 50 rounds fired.
I clean and oil my hand guns about every 60 days.
I carry without a round in the chamber, since a LCP has no safety, Im not comfortable with a chambered round.
While in the Coast Guard I conducted hundreds of armed law enforcement boardings at sea, this was in the days of a .45 M1911, still my favorite handgun.
In those days it was practice not to carry with a chambered round, my training was to draw the weapon, chamber a round, and cover the target. Last time I qualified at the range was in 1998, so Its been over 20 years.
Friday night I was working in the garage on my 65, the garage door was up. I have a small table I set up at the front of the car for my tools, my 380 was on the table.
All of a sudden I heard a dog growling and running up my driveway. I grabbed my 380, pulled the slide back, let go, the slide started forward and stopped, the round didnt chamber. I slapped the back of the slide with the heal of my hand, the slide went forward and chambered the round.
The dog wisely stopped at my door, growled a couple seconds at me, turned and ran off.
After going out and chewing on the dog owners butt for about 10 min about leash laws and shooting aggressive dogs, I went back in the garage, called the cops and made a report.
After that excitment I tried chambering a round a few more times, every time the round jams.
I have a couple generic magazines, I thought that might be an issue, but the Ruger magazine didnt solve the issue.
Im wondering if it is the ammo, Monarch, steel case 94gr. I think my SIL gave that to me, we trade stuff all the time and I dont recall buying any after I blew through the box I had.
Any other ideas?
I clean and oil my hand guns about every 60 days.
I carry without a round in the chamber, since a LCP has no safety, Im not comfortable with a chambered round.
While in the Coast Guard I conducted hundreds of armed law enforcement boardings at sea, this was in the days of a .45 M1911, still my favorite handgun.
In those days it was practice not to carry with a chambered round, my training was to draw the weapon, chamber a round, and cover the target. Last time I qualified at the range was in 1998, so Its been over 20 years.
Friday night I was working in the garage on my 65, the garage door was up. I have a small table I set up at the front of the car for my tools, my 380 was on the table.
All of a sudden I heard a dog growling and running up my driveway. I grabbed my 380, pulled the slide back, let go, the slide started forward and stopped, the round didnt chamber. I slapped the back of the slide with the heal of my hand, the slide went forward and chambered the round.
The dog wisely stopped at my door, growled a couple seconds at me, turned and ran off.
After going out and chewing on the dog owners butt for about 10 min about leash laws and shooting aggressive dogs, I went back in the garage, called the cops and made a report.
After that excitment I tried chambering a round a few more times, every time the round jams.
I have a couple generic magazines, I thought that might be an issue, but the Ruger magazine didnt solve the issue.
Im wondering if it is the ammo, Monarch, steel case 94gr. I think my SIL gave that to me, we trade stuff all the time and I dont recall buying any after I blew through the box I had.
Any other ideas?