I work at a public gun range, and so I get to see lots of guns, many of which do not work. It wasn't long before I started keeping a log that I would update every time I saw a malfunction, or at least at the end of the day when I had a few minutes to myself.
In any case, there's no point in hoarding this info to myself, but before I just dump a years worth of malfunctions on you, lets have a little talk about what you will see
· AR15's are a common feature on this list, this shouldn't be a shock, considering how extremely common AR15's are. Many AR15 "malfunctions" on the list are the result of the user improperly charging the gun. At first i didn't want to include these, but i figure that if i count limp wristing or people short stroking a pump action, might as well count people riding charging handles forward
· Sometimes I'll throw in a comment about the people who had the malfunction. Put it simply, the customer isn't always right
· I try not to include repeat offenders unless it's something really special.
Without further ado...
Malfs/failures
1911, various failures w/ blazer brass
Glock 17, possible limp wrist by new shooter
HK VP9, stuck case of winchester forged
Xd40, ft feed
1911, gun failed to feed from mag
Taurus g2, shooter rode slide home, causing the gun to not lock up, shooter would then cause a double feed
1911, gun would fire but not feed from magazine
Ar15, shooter rode CH home and caused a double feed
Beretta .22, gun failed to pick a round from the mag
Ar15 went full auto, disconnecter had no spring
Sig 365, gun fired and ejected, but did not feed a new round
PPQ 9MM, stuck case, was with winchester forged
P365, various failures, gun went back to sig 5 times
7.62x39 ar15. Light primer strikes. Cause was an elftman trigger. Was fixed by swiching to a lower with a milspec FCG
Anderson rf85 AR, failure to return to battery. Was fixed by lubricating rifle
M1 carbine, new inland mfg. Various malfunctions. Rifle ran fine after lubricating it and swapping to a 15 round mag
Springfield XD 9mm. Gun would just plain not cycle. Gun was made to run a bit better by lubricating and giving the shooter some instruction on propper grip
Remington 870, gun would not extract monarch brand birdshot. Extractor would pop over like it wasn't even there. Hulls had to be tapped out with a cleaning rod. Gun ran federal gold label fine. Shooter was suggested to polish the chamber.
1903 Springfield. Gun would not feed from the mag. Posistion of mag cut off was checked. No solution found, suggested the shooter look for a new mag spring.
GSG mp5 .22lr guy had a drum mag spew rounds like the fountian of youth
10/22, drum mag fed improperly. Shooter rode charging handle home (quinquagintuple feed?)
Rem 7400, double feeds and short strokes. Gun needed lube
Winchester 70, bolt failed to feed from mag, shooter loaded mag from the floor plate.
Glock 19, slide failed to cycle. Possible limp wrist by new shooter. Shooter was given instruction on grip, and gun ran fine
2 hipoint pistols. Malfs mostly looked to be mag related
Ar15, double feed. Possible combo of bad magazine and bad ammo
Fmk glock clone, gun would not fully unlock. possible limp wrist by new shooters.
Sks with those detachable metal mags. Gun would not feed. At all.
Ar15, shooter rode CH home
Ar15, shooter rode CH home
Ar15, shooter rode CH home
M1 carbine, shooter rode the charging handle home
Taurus 1911, multiple failures to feed. Gun functioned fine after lubrication
Remington 7400. Stuck cases
SAI m1a. Would not feed from mags
Walther p.38. FTRTB. My gun. Probably overdue for some new springs
Colt 1911, multiple failures. lack of lube. Gun was bone dry.
Ar15, magazine (65 round promag drum) would not feed. Gun ran fine with a 30 round mag
Ar15, double feeds. Shooter refused help, gun seemed to sort itself out
Several mossberg .22 semis. Was unable to assist shooters. Malfunctions seemed to be feed related, judging by dents left on unfired rounds
7.62 ar15. Bolt stuck oob, twice
.308 ar, locked up solid (crazy ass gun)
Ak micro draco, forend screw completely stripped out
Savage .223 3 light primer strikes
S&W sd9 or whatever. Rounds often but not always failed to extract. Possible issue with extractor tension.
Old pump action .22 round fed improperly, jamed up action
Beretta px4 storm. Gun would fail to eject and fail to feed.
Nameless deer rifle. Missing extractor, shooter was firing the wrong ammo
Nameless deer rifle #2. Nosler .30-06 was having major pressure issues. Had to use a mallet to open the bolt
.300 blk AR. Gun store sold him a .300blk gun and 5.56 ammo
10/22 assorted failures, judging by the thunderbolt boxes, ammo related
Marlin 336. Action stuck. Gun was rusty action was lubed & beaten open
S&w SD9VE Failure to go into battery action was lubed
Ar15 trigger did not reset. Trigger spring was incorrect. Re-installed spring correctly
Ar10 short stroking. Action lubed
Bereta 92 feeding failures, needed lube
Ar10 in .308. Box was marked .308, ammo was 6.5 CM.
Ar10 in .308, action was stuck. Gun was lubricated
Ar15 no lube
Mini 14, bolt stuck back, no lube
Ar15 failure to go into battery, gun was lubed
Remington .270, stuck cases
Marlin 60 stuck case
Ar10, trigger failed to reset. No solution found
Ar15 w/ elftman trigger, occasional failure to reset
Ppq 9mm, stuck case, win forged
Marlin 336, cartridge jumped out of tube, jamming the action
Dsa fal, double feeds, ftrtb, stuck case
Mosin, stuck follower
Mini 14, shooter rode CH
Remy 7400, wrong ammo
Sporterized gew 98. Attempted bolt close on chambered round
Ruger ar556's, multiple failures w/ wolf
AR10, adj. Gas block was on wrong setting
Remington 870, lifter wouldn't bring shells up enough
Mossberg 500, gun unlocked under recoil, not feeding a round when action was run
Savage pump 12ga, lifter would just not lift a shell. Possibly caused by red dot mount/side saddle.
Remington 7400, mag was rusted almost solid, caused feeding issues
Sig P365, FTRTB. Gun was dry, tw25b helped some
1911, squib
Galil .308, stuck case
Ar .300 blk stuck case
Iwi jericho failure to feed first round
Fn bar double feed
M1 Garand, rifle didn't lock back on last shot, despite ejecting clip
M1 carbine (universal) shooter rode CH home
S&w? .22lr rifle round stuck in internal feed block
S&w shield, no lube
Glock w suppressor, ftrtb
S&W .45lc, cylinder was extremely difficult to close
XD9, limp wrists by new shooters
Ar15, stuck round. Bad reloads
Sig p2022, new shooter limp wristed
Double stack 1911, ftrtb
Ar15 double feed
Sig 556 wrong gas setting
S&w m&p 9 shield, stuck case of tula/assorted failures due to attempted use of .380 in a 9mm
G17 gen 2 ftrtb
Ar10 homebuild, shooter rode CH home
Ruger ar556, new shooters causing double feeds
Walther p22, possible limp wrist? Other shooter had less trouble w/ gun. Shooter shot a glock fine. Could just be an issue with the gun.
Glock 26 gen 3, various failures, double feeds. possible combo of new shooter, no lube on gun, and bad ammo. New shooter would attempt to clear malfunctions, only to cause a double feed. Other shooter ran gun fine, new shooter had better luck with different ammo
H&R 150, ftrtb
M1 carbine, double feeds. Universal was in rough shape, missing parts
M1 carbine illegal AOW, front sight came off, handguard fell off, various failures
6.5G ar15, stuck case, broken extractor
1911, failures to fire.
SAI M1A, ftrtb
Ar10, shooter rode CH home
6.5G ar15, stuck case.
Single shot .22, stuck cases
Walther pps, ft extract with win forged
S&w .500, stuck cylinder
Ruger p85 limp wrist by new shooter
1911 ftrtb/ftfe
Hi standard .22lr. Bolt would not cycle with aguila
6.5G ar15, factory hornady had stuck unfired case, case extracted but left bullet in bore
S&w sigma limp wrist
1911 ejected case flipped around, fed into the chamber.
Marlin model 60 failure to eject
Ar15, light primer strikes, hammer spring upside down
Ruger American 9mm stuck case of win forged
Taurus pt22, gun would not cycle despite firing
870, two followers in tube, one that butted up against rounds was backwards
Ak, double feed
Marlin/mossberg .22, case head seperation
Ar15, super stuck case
870, ft eject. Gun was ceracoated, probably improperly done
M1D Garand, gun would not cycle clips
Ar15, double feed, canted rear sght caught brass
Saftey had the wrong spring
Glock of some sort, new shooter caused limp wrists and FTRTB
1911, ft fire
Sig 320 stuck case winchester forged
Cabelas sold shooter a .300blk ar (no easily seen markings) and 5.56 ammo
S&w ez .380 double feed
1911 FTRTB (HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING)
Issc .22 stuck case of thunderbolt
Ar15 5.56 backwards primer
Ar15 5.56, case rim ripped off by extractor
1911 .38 super, ftrtb
Taurus mellinium .40, ftrtb
Thompson "clone" bad mags double feeds and stovepipes
1911 multiple failures w/ steel case ammo
Ar15, cases were difficult to extract
Ar15, RE unscrewed, buffer ret & spring popped out
Ar15 poly lower, RE incorrectly threaded, pinned BCG
Hi point C9, ft feed
Ruger p89 .40 gun badly in need of lube
Most ACTUAL malfunctions are cured with lubrication. On rifles I like to use slip 2000 ewl 30, unless it's an M1 action, in which case I use lubriplate. Pistols get TW25B.
Glocks, so far are the only guns I've seen that can run winchester forged. That stuff is kryptonite to Walther and HK
