Malfunction - The Firearms Forum

Derbagel · 09-29-2012, 06:38 PM

I have a Browning hi power 9mm that jams up after a couple of shots, it's older so,I cleaned the heck out of it but still jams. Any ideas?

crockett007 · 09-29-2012, 06:45 PM

Could be one of many problems. If you want help you need to do more work than write "my gun jams" and hang up.

Take some pictures, failure to feed, failure to eject, magazine,ammunition used are basic factors and there are more.

RJay · 09-29-2012, 06:58 PM

95 per-cent of the time when a gun has problems feeding it is the magazines. Does this happen only on one mag or several.What types of ammo are you using? Is this a new firearm ( to You ) or has it happened before?

Derbagel · 09-29-2012, 07:37 PM

Thanks both of you, the gun is old and I suspected the magazine, also I will take pictures and send them. I'm new here so don't know protocol, Thanks, great website.

JLA · 09-29-2012, 08:21 PM

Grab a couple of new magazines. The BHP is an extremely reliable weapon. I guarantee you its a mag issue.

nmckenzie · 09-29-2012, 08:45 PM

A buddy of mine carried a standard Browning P35 for years, and it functioned flawlessly with ball ammo. Fed and fired first time, every time. And then Super Vel introduced their whoop-dee-doo hollow points. My buddy buys a box, we take his pistol to the range to try out these wonder rounds, and CLUNK! Nosedive jam first round off the top of the mag, and all following rounds on both that mag and his spare. He went back to ball ammo, his reasoning being that if 13+1 ball rounds didn't solve a problem, Super Vels wouldn't either. That said, what type of rounds are you using?

Jim K · 09-29-2012, 08:50 PM

First, what ammo have you tried? Second, what is the era of your High Power?

Jim

09-29-2012, 06:38 PM	#1
Derbagel Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2	Malfunction I have a Browning hi power 9mm that jams up after a couple of shots, it's older so,I cleaned the heck out of it but still jams. Any ideas? -->

09-29-2012, 06:45 PM	#2
crockett007 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 46	Re: Malfunction Could be one of many problems. If you want help you need to do more work than write "my gun jams" and hang up. Take some pictures, failure to feed, failure to eject, magazine,ammunition used are basic factors and there are more.

09-29-2012, 06:58 PM	#3
RJay Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,487	Re: Malfunction 95 per-cent of the time when a gun has problems feeding it is the magazines. Does this happen only on one mag or several.What types of ammo are you using? Is this a new firearm ( to You ) or has it happened before? __________________ RonJames Last edited by RJay; 09-29-2012 at 06:59 PM..

09-29-2012, 07:37 PM	#4
Derbagel Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2	Re: Malfunction Thanks both of you, the gun is old and I suspected the magazine, also I will take pictures and send them. I'm new here so don't know protocol, Thanks, great website.

09-29-2012, 08:21 PM	#5
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,328	Re: Malfunction Grab a couple of new magazines. The BHP is an extremely reliable weapon. I guarantee you its a mag issue. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

09-29-2012, 08:45 PM	#6
nmckenzie Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sitka, Alaska Posts: 1,942	Re: Malfunction A buddy of mine carried a standard Browning P35 for years, and it functioned flawlessly with ball ammo. Fed and fired first time, every time. And then Super Vel introduced their whoop-dee-doo hollow points. My buddy buys a box, we take his pistol to the range to try out these wonder rounds, and CLUNK! Nosedive jam first round off the top of the mag, and all following rounds on both that mag and his spare. He went back to ball ammo, his reasoning being that if 13+1 ball rounds didn't solve a problem, Super Vels wouldn't either. That said, what type of rounds are you using?

09-29-2012, 08:50 PM	#7
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: Malfunction First, what ammo have you tried? Second, what is the era of your High Power? Jim