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**BEEFCAKE-NMCB1** · 06-13-2007, 07:48 AM

Alright, lets get to it. When I am shooting this gun sometimes it will let me pull the trigger all the way back the hammer will go back all the way but will not get to the point where it flips forward and fires, sometimes it will do that and there will be a split second delay and it will fire. It never does it on the first round because I rack it and it does not do it when the gun is empty I can cycle it a million times with an empty chamber with nothing in the pipe and it will work flawlessly every time only does it in the middle of firing a magazine full when it is racking itself.

Also I have fired Hornady,Blazer, and Independence rounds even mixed them up in one mag but it does not seem to be a particular ammo. I know if I send it to Kel-tec the will rack it on an empty chamber and think I'm crazy.

jeff221 · 06-13-2007, 09:32 AM

With the information you've provided, I'm going to take a wild guess...

Ok, Here goes... My guess is the slide isn't going forward enough most likely due to the extractor sitting ON the rim of the case instead of AROUND it. If you cycle the gun by hand do the rounds eject properly?

**BEEFCAKE-NMCB1** · 06-19-2007, 12:13 PM

Yes, from what I can tell. Yesterday I fluffed and buffed some and shot about 30 rounds off different types of ammo and no malfunction. Whick still doesn't make me feel good about it.

CharlieHo · 06-19-2007, 12:19 PM

You weren't trying to run it dry were you??

**BEEFCAKE-NMCB1** · 06-19-2007, 12:52 PM

You know I lube the slide with Militec-1 after cleaning, but this last time before I shot those 30 rounds yesterday I sprayed the sides of the gun you know the crack where the slide is with some Rem Oil spray it was lubed more than normal maybe it was a little dry....

06-13-2007, 07:48 AM	#1
BEEFCAKE-NMCB1 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 563	Problem Keltec P3AT .380 Alright, lets get to it. When I am shooting this gun sometimes it will let me pull the trigger all the way back the hammer will go back all the way but will not get to the point where it flips forward and fires, sometimes it will do that and there will be a split second delay and it will fire. It never does it on the first round because I rack it and it does not do it when the gun is empty I can cycle it a million times with an empty chamber with nothing in the pipe and it will work flawlessly every time only does it in the middle of firing a magazine full when it is racking itself. Also I have fired Hornady,Blazer, and Independence rounds even mixed them up in one mag but it does not seem to be a particular ammo. I know if I send it to Kel-tec the will rack it on an empty chamber and think I'm crazy.

06-13-2007, 09:32 AM	#2
jeff221 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 2,364	With the information you've provided, I'm going to take a wild guess... Ok, Here goes... My guess is the slide isn't going forward enough most likely due to the extractor sitting ON the rim of the case instead of AROUND it. If you cycle the gun by hand do the rounds eject properly? __________________ Springfield XD40 Sub-Compact Bi-Tone (.40S&W) Springfield XD9 Tactical Black (9mm) Springfield G.I. Milspec Stainless 1911-A1 (.45 ACP) Kimber Raptor II 1911 (.45 ACP) Kel-Tec P-3AT (.380 ACP) Charter Arms "Off Duty" Revolver (.38 Spl) Ruger 22/45 Mark III (.22 LR) Smith&Wesson M&P15A 16in AR-15 (.223/5.56 NATO) BushMaster Carbon-15 (.22 LR) BushMaster XM15 E2S 20in AR-15 (.223/5.56 NATO) Stoeger P350 Tactical Pump Shotgun (12 Gauge) Winchester Black Model98 Canon (10 Gauge)

06-19-2007, 12:19 PM	#4
CharlieHo XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairmont, WV Posts: 514	You weren't trying to run it dry were you?? __________________ "The philosophy of gun control: Teenagers are roaring through town at 90 MPH, where the speed limit is 25. Your solution is to lower the speed limit to 20." - Sam Cohen, inventor of the Neutron Bomb

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06-19-2007, 12:13 PM	#3
BEEFCAKE-NMCB1 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 563	Yes, from what I can tell. Yesterday I fluffed and buffed some and shot about 30 rounds off different types of ammo and no malfunction. Whick still doesn't make me feel good about it.

06-19-2007, 12:52 PM	#5
BEEFCAKE-NMCB1 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 563	You know I lube the slide with Militec-1 after cleaning, but this last time before I shot those 30 rounds yesterday I sprayed the sides of the gun you know the crack where the slide is with some Rem Oil spray it was lubed more than normal maybe it was a little dry....