9VE Fail to Fire?

[jtpur]

Took my 9ve to the range today because I wanted to shoot the Pow-r-ball I have in the gun and replace it with Hornaday FTX 115 grn. I keep my gun loaded with 15 in the mag and one in the chamber. I fired about 13 and the gun went click....I ejected the bad round and noted a strike on the primer. I re-racked the slide and banged off two more, reloaded the light strike and this second time it fired. No problem. I loaded 9 of the Hornaday since I wanted to test fire a few then load with 16 if all was well.

First Hornaday I heard the light sound of a no fire. I cleared it and noted the striker was hit. I re-racked the gun went boom and the next shot was another click. Again the striker was hit.

I cleared, re-racked etc and fired again, and had one more light stirke. I took the 3 light strikes put them back and fired all three no problems.

I then ran a box of PMC 115 frn FMJ with not a hitch.

I think it may have been me, not letting the trigger all the way out. But what problems should I look for if it was the gun?

Does anyone think it may have been the gun? What concerned me is that both the Hornaday and Pow-r-ball are quality brands while the PMC is not bad its not the greatest either and I have fired lots and lots of PMC with no hitches.

 

[marlin.357]

If you have lots of rounds thru the gun (+1000) I'd detail strip the slide and make sure the striker channel was clean. Solvent and q-tips work OK. Reassemble dry or with a light coat of silicone spray, NO OIL OR GREASE!

If the gun is new or a very low round count, I'd call S&W service and let them take care of it.

 

[fatcat4620]

If the gun reset after being shot then I dont think it would have to do with your finger on the trigger. If you know how strip your slide pull the striker out. Another person had the same issue and it turned out to be a broken striker. In any case I would call smith and wesson and have them fix it.

 

[cbr6864]

if the gun is new fire at least a few 100 rounds before trying to address any problems as most will go away after you get use to the gun and as it breaks in

 

[Knightrider03m]

If you have lots of rounds thru the gun (+1000) I'd detail strip the slide and make sure the striker channel was clean. Solvent and q-tips work OK. Reassemble dry or with a light coat of silicone spray, NO OIL OR GREASE!

If the gun is new or a very low round count, I'd call S&W service and let them take care of it.

1000 rounds of an unclean gun shouldn't do that. I would call S&W regardless if the gun has 50 rounds or 5000 rounds.

 

[jtpur]

The gun probably does have about 1,000 rounds thru it. Thanks for the advice...I dont know how to detail strip the slide but I might be able to find a video on how to do it or I may just send it back to S&W

 

[Chuck1217]

I say send it back as well. In the first place, you may have future issues with the same gun, and if so, and if S&W had fixed it once already, they will be aware of the previous problems and will be easier to work with- not that they're hard to work with, but...I'm not sure how to break one down any further than the field-strip either, have another weapon, probably needed the striker-channel claeaned, but I sent it back- for the reason above, and because I don't mess with things that contain explosions unless I'm realluy sure what I'm doing.

 

[angel71rs]

I dont know how to detail strip the slide but I might be able to find a video on how to do it or I may just send it back to S&W

Disassembling the slide is not too difficult. If you decide to give it a shot, might find this useful:

http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-...gma-40-striker-removal-directions-needed.html

 

[OKFC05]

Warranty Repair Shipping Form - Smith & Wesson

 

[Tslepebull]

Remove the striker as shown in the post above. Thoroughly clean the striker channel and the hole in the slide the firing pin potrudes through. Try shooting again.

Sometimes brass shavings accumulate in the striker channel or in the firing pin hole and slow striker velocity enough to affect function.

 

[jtpur]

I watched some videos of the slide take down and I understand the process but I just could not seem to remove the back plate. I tried to depress the tension and I tired to pry it off but I was afraid I'd mar it up too badly.....any one know the warranty period, I purchased it almost two years ago?

 

[fatcat4620]

Lifetime so your good to go

 

[marlin.357]

I watched some videos of the slide take down and I understand the process but I just could not seem to remove the back plate. I tried to depress the tension and I tired to pry it off but I was afraid I'd mar it up too badly.....any one know the warranty period, I purchased it almost two years ago?

Just to be clear, you are trying to push the white plastic sleeve (bushing) forward, not pushing the striker to the rear. Once you slide it forward and hold it there, you should be able to slide the back plate down with thumb pressure alone. Be careful to avoid launching the extractor spring into space, or your eye. After you've done it once you won't have any problem.

If you know someone with a Glock the procedure is identical.

 

[jtpur]

Just to be clear, you are trying to push the white plastic sleeve (bushing) forward, not pushing the striker to the rear. Once you slide it forward and hold it there, you should be able to slide the back plate down with thumb pressure alone. Be careful to avoid launching the extractor spring into space, or your eye. After you've done it once you won't have any problem.

If you know someone with a Glock the procedure is identical.

Thanks, that is exactly what I tried to do and its so tight I worked it about 1/8 of the way off. I just could not seem to get it any further. I do have a friend with a Glock and I even watched some Glock videos which were better than the sigma videos and the damn thing still would not come off. Maybe Im getting weak in my old age.

 

[jtpur]

Well after requesting a warranty return for the Sigma and the FTF issue, I took it back to the range today since I could not get the back plate off to disassemble the slide and clean out the firing pin channel... I ran 100 rounds of Magtech 115 fmj without a hickup.. I let my little wife rapid fire 15 thinking if it was a trigger problem she would surely find it...nope she not only ran all 15 off she put them in a group the seize of a fist albeit at 9 feet but pretty good for a 5'2'" 120 lbs middle aged lady who does not shoot too often....so now why would Pow-r-ball and Hornaday experience a ftf if it was not the gun....I am now almost embarrassed to return it to S&W as maybe it was the ammo and not the gun.....but four ftf's and two while someone was using the gun for a chl qualification makes me a bit nervous.....anyone still think it should go back for the docs at the factory to asses its health?