I purchased a High Point 9mm over the weekend. I've heard so many good things about these guns, so i decided to buy one. I've shot one at the range before flawlessly..9/10 almost every time i go out..15yards and 25yards. I put 100 rounds of Winchester 9mm luger 115gr through it. I had about 4 or 5 misfeeds and jamming when i got it out for the first time. Why would this be happening. Would it be the cheap ammo or a new gun that need broke in. Any info would be appreciated.
2006-11-06 00:30:19 · 6 answers · asked by Chris 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Probably both the gun needs to break in and ammo. Wait for 500 rounds to evaluate or at least 100 rounds. It all depends on how tight of an action it is.
9mm pistols are very very finicky with different types of ammo, the pistols are generally tighter and the ammo is all over the board in tolerances.
Try different loads, break in the gun and see what happens.
Also jamming can be attributed to the hold of the pistol, a limp wrist won't allow it to recoil right and cycle a round.
Your gun is a good gun, to those who said a glock or kimber is better, glocks are unsafe with thier no external safety, I have witnessed a few firings when glocks were dropped or had it in their mind to fire. Kimber is a great gun but expensive. That is why i carry a 1911 .45 acp GI not a "finniky target model"
****** and locked is the safest and the 1911 accepts most all rounds I have put through it. 1911 Springfield GI, before that sold my Colt commander which would allow most all rounds through it.
2006-11-09 18:21:43 · answer #1 · answered by az outdoorsmen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be both the gun and the ammo. You will need to try a bunch of different brands of ammo. Each pistol is different and what jams up one will feed fine in another. If you have jams with all ammo. You might want to look at having some edges polished and slicked up. A decnt gunsmith can do this for you and is worth the money to get a dependable feeding pistol.
2006-11-06 05:59:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL you've heard many good things about a hi-point? From who, the guy trying to sell it to you? It's a decent gun but it's no glock or kimber. Corbon makes decent cheap ammo but it can be dirty. There is another brand like Big Bear or something along those lines that I got super cheap at a gun store and worked fine in My Springfield XD.
2006-11-06 06:14:07 · answer #3 · answered by benminer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some guns react to different ammo see what the manufacturer recomends,some guns like reloads some dont some like exspensive ammo some like cheap.I went to wallmart and bought different manufacturers till I found one that works
2006-11-06 01:44:18 · answer #4 · answered by Fergie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the gun is in its break in period, this is the reason for the misfeeds. keep shooting and cleaning right after. after 500-1000 rounds, it should be ok. if its still having issues, send it to the maker for warranty work. they will fix it for free, since you just bought it and its brand new.
2006-11-08 06:06:45 · answer #5 · answered by firestarter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
American Eagle ammo is what I use to shoot targets.
2006-11-09 05:17:54 · answer #6 · answered by cw45colt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋