You have to get a strong, firm grip on a semi-auto pistol in order to create enough resistance to cause the recoiling slide to fully cycle, eject the empty case, strip a new round from the magazine, and then chamber it. I passed that information on and got a good laugh from my friend, initially.Ī week later he called back to say that was it. Tell the guy to get a firm grip on the pistol and stop “limp wristing” it. His prescription was exactly the same as mine. I contacted the Glock armorer I often work with at gun shows to see what he thought. I suspected the cause immediately, mainly because I knew this guy did not have much experience shooting a semi-auto handgun. He asked me if I had any idea or a solution to try. Within a week he called to tell me the pistol jammed, stove-piped, and generally refused to shoot even several different types of ammo. He was pleased as punch and thrilled to have his new concealed weapon in hand. The guy did, and my friend snapped up the only second G-43 I have known to be in our town at that time. He asked the guy to hold it for an hour and he would be there. Limp wristing is a phenomenon commonly encountered by semi-automatic pistol shooters, where the shooters grip is not firm enough and the wrist is not held. However, at the second store the counter man told him he had just gotten in two of them and one had already sold. The first store gun sales person had never heard of it. He just called around the two local stores to see when they might get one. Two weeks later, my buddy called to tell me he just bought a Glock 43 from Academy. The trick was going to be to find one, and silly me I assumed it would be a while. Nicknamed the “slimline” I knew this would be a viable choice of weapon for my friend. I had a good friend already asking me about a thin, lightweight, 9mm pistol for self-protection and concealed carry. We were told at the show that shipments were to begin immediately after the NRA Show was over. What hinders frame’s movement then Yep, shooter having a firm g. Idea is that static part does not move easily and moving part does move easily. In most simplified way this works by weapon having static part (frame), and moving part (slide). This is the new single stack magazine, 9mm pistol that has been long awaited. Answer: Most semiautomatic pistols are recoil operated. Soon after attending the NRA Annual Meeting and show in Nashville this past spring, I had the opportunity to handle the new Glock 43. Products Tests from M1911.Don’t “Limp Wrist” Your Carry Gun or It Will Jam.The M1911 in Law Enforcement & Military.M1911 Disassembly and reassembly animations.Gunsmithing, Troubleshooting & Refinishing.Borderline limp-wristing shows up as proper feeding of every round followed by failure of the slide to lock open after the last round is fired. 1911 Pistols manufactured for foreign Governments either in US or outside US. Mike-M said: It's all just simple physics, made worse in any pistol with a low mass frame and near-empty low-mass magazine.Commercial Colt Government Model, Ace, SM Ace, Super.US Military Issue M1911 and M1911A1 Pistols.More than one of the above (questions pertaining to more than one brands).Your Opinion about M1911.ORG and its sites What happens differently in limp wrist shooting is the bottom frame is not held stationary enough and actually moves along with the top slide.Questions and Suggestions about M1911.ORG sites.Industry Announcements and Press Releases.Quick Navigation General Discussion Forum Top Ive confirmed no limp wrist, but assume its me somehow as Glock has never let me down. This is my first factory so called competition gun should i expect it needs break in or higher ammo quality Any suggestions would be appreciated as cleaning and lubrication is not helping. If my gun never stovepipes when I'm shooting, on what basis would I conclude the extractor is weak? If I give my gun to someone else, and it does stovepipe when they shoot it, should I adjust my extractor? The ejector is somewhat loose on one of my guns, the one that stovepiped once when I was trying to induce it to do so, but since it never had stovepiped before, nor since, was the one stovepipe caused by the loose ejector, a 'weak' extractor, or my thumb 'n' finger hold? I'd conclude the last, since that is the variable that coincided with the stovepipe. Ive shot about 60-70 rounds of cheap 9mm with over 15 jams.

Neither gun had ever stovepiped when I shot them using my normal grip, but there was 'something' causing the problem. I had another one stovepipe when I let a slightly-built woman shoot it. I have caused my own gun to smokestack, by holding it with only thumb and forefinger. It might, however, cause a marginal pistol to be more likely to smoke stack.' 'In summary, the old adage about smoke stack malfunctions being caused by 'limp wristing' is probably a myth.

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