I had a WASR that would jam on me constantly. As HB of CJ mentioned, sometimes a weapon needs to be broken in too, usually a good 100 or so rounds, dry. Also make sure you're lubing the pistol up well. Don't go to gun stores, ammo is found a lot cheaper online most of the time, and better quality too. The ammo you posted, I've never heard of, I would definitely get something else to test it out, like a brand name. To me it was a pointless feature that could cause problems in the future. That feature has been known to make some of the S&W PPKs malfunction because when it would feed a round the load indicator would get caught in the wrong spot and jam up the pistol, so I got rid of it because I know when my pistol is loaded, and if I'm even the least bit unsure, I clear the weapon. One thing I did do though is I took the load indicator out. The ammo I shoot for practice has been American Eagle Federal 95grain FMJ. Have shot well over 300rds out of it, never had an issue. HB of CJ (old coot)Ĭlick to expand.I've owned a S&W PPK for a few years now, got mine brand new. Hold tight, stiffen your wrists and forearms. If you limp wrist it while firing, you can make the gun jam every shot regardless of the ammo. The Walther PPK is a straight blow back pistol. The last thing is the way you are shooting the gun. Disassemble, clean completely then re lube. If you have time and want too, just unload the pistol completely and remove the mag. You gun might need about 500 rounds on it before it completely loosens up. The gunsmith should have done a detail action job that would do like a normal break in period would do. Cheap fix.Īlso, sometimes the gun just needs to be broken in. Corrective action may include replacing the recoil spring with something lighter for practice ammo only. Worked just great with full power European type ammo. 380 ammo, especially the non expensive practice FMG ammo. 380 ammo makers have reduced the power of their. To compensate and to reduce law suits, most, (some). I ended up using the funds for a nice little Sig P238 that goes bang every time and my wife enjoys shooting it a lot more without the feed issues. It seemed to do the best but I would probably get at least 2 or 3 failure to feeds anytime I went to the range and shoot 100 or so rounds.Īs much as I enjoyed how pretty that pistol was I decided to part ways after 10 years of owning it and not shooting it that much because of the frustration. I settled on using Federal American Eagle 380 ACP 95 grain FMJ. It wouldn't feed any hollow points without at least one jam of some sort per magazine. His suggestion was try and find ammo that your gun likes and stick with it. For as good as it looked it didn't feed worth a darn.Ī buddy of mine who is a Walther guy who collects P38, PP, and PPK told me that some of the PP and PPK in 380 just don't feed right and it is difficult to fix. It had some of the prettiest, deepest blueing I've ever seen on a gun. Soon you’ll have enough muscle memory of the correct way that you couldn’t do it even if you tried.Ĭheck out our most popular helpful guide with How to Shoot More Accurately.I had a 1960's Walther PP that was in beautiful condition. With a better stance and grip technique, you can fix your limp wristing.Īnd don’t worry if your shooting buddy was unable to replicate it. Lastly, to double check your hand/wrist placement, you can extend out your support hand to see if the four fingers are at a 45 degree angle to the slide. Once you lock it in, it should help out immensely. Handgun Grip, Thumb Downįrom farther away, you can see that the support hand wrist is pretty tilted, or set. This is known as the thumb over thumb handgun grip. We want to fill up as much area on the gun as possible with your other hand. Now let’s take a look at the left side of the gun and the empty space. This will help dampen the recoil and move it into you not to the sides. Handgun High GripĪnother good tip is to align the slide (which will be moving back and forth) with your forearm bones. The first part is your strong hand and putting the webbing between your thumb and second finger as high up as possible. This is also known as getting close to the “bore axis,” where bore is the inside of the barrel, and pretty much in the middle of the slide. You want your hands to be as close to the slide as possible, but obviously not actually behind or on it. But I believe with a proper stance that is stable and not leaning back, you set the foundation for everything else. Seems a little weird, how can how you’re standing affect the gun properly recoiling. I find a lot of newbies will have some sort of limp wrist failure, but that it can be fixed with technique rather than going to the gym. It’s likely the entire combination of grip, strength, and stance. Limp wristing gets a bad rep since it’s not just the wrist that is doing something wrong.
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