My mdl 952 continues to present questions. Thanks to all the good advice I received on another post, this one is more puzzling.
I have 4 magazines with the 952. Regardless of my load, the slide won't lock back on the last round. I've used very light loads of 231 right up to 85% of max or a little more. S&W even sent me the lighter spring which I installed.
I upped the loads of 231, tried Bullseye, and as a control, shot full power Federal Hydro Shoks. In all the rounds, the slide locked back only once on the last shot.
Any thoughts before I end up having to send it back for checking?
Might the fact that the gun can dryfired without the grip safety being depressed have something to do with it.
I was talking with my gunsmith yesterday. He suggested eliminating variables. So I tried shooting with all 4 magazines, same outcome.
Could I have TOO much oil on the moving parts. I've put a lot more oil on the rails and then into the slide-frame gap then the 4 drops of oil the manual suggests? You'd think that with the lighter recoil spring, this wouldn't be occurring.