That's a good example of why guns should be really test fired and make sure that it not only functions, but functions with the chosen ammo. Preaching to the choir and I know that you know that, but almost everybody I talk to has or is getting a gun -- other customers at Wal-Mart, my buddy, or my letter-carrier -- and just loads them up and puts them in a safe or something. I explain to them the importance of making sure the gun and ammo work and the importance of being able to get to it in a timely manner. Knowing how to shoot and hit your target helps, too, hence the break-in and practice being necessary components of self-defense.
I'm still trying to get my 37-year-old son to take his police-surplus Glock 22 to the range and shoot it. I don't think he has ever fired it.
You've probably already done this, but check the magazine. Take it apart and clean every part. Use a ruler to push a rag through the tube and remove all old lubricant and check that the follower falls freely from the base to the mouth while held upside down. I lightly oil the spring and spray a burst of dry-lube into the tube before assembly.
Wynn
USAF Retired '88, NRA Life Member. Wife USAF Retired '96
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Frédéric Bastiat’s essay, The Law: http://mises.org/books/thelaw.pdf
Thomas Jefferson said
“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”
and
"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".
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