I have a Performance Center EZ 9 that has a problem with the slide locking back in the middle of a magazine. No, I’m not riding the slide lock/release. I’m an experienced shooter with a number of firearms and don’t have this problem with any of them. I’ve had two other experienced shooters try out the gun and they both had the same problem. It seems to happen in the middle to near empty magazine. I’ve tried 5 different magazines and it happens with all 5. I’ve seen that someone else on this forum has the same problem. I was wondering if this could possibly be a design issue with the magazines. In an attempt to make everything “EZ”, I’m wondering if the magazine springs are too light. I saw this written on another website concerning the same type of issue ...
“A weak magazine spring could cause this problem as well. When the gun fires, the ammunition wants to remain stationary in the stack causing downward pressure on the magazine spring as the muzzle rises. If the spring isn’t strong enough to hold the ammunition against the feed lips at the top of the magazine during recoil, the ammunition is free to bounce around momentarily, inadvertently coming in contact with the slide stop causing it to engage the arresting notch and locking the slide to the rear. This type of stoppage usually takes place in the middle or latter part of shooting a full magazine—when there is enough weight from the ammunition and space left from the previously expended ammunition to facilitate movement and compression of the magazine spring. This allows the top rounds to float in the magazine until the spring overcomes the inertia and forces the ammo back into position.”
Any feedback is appreciated.
“A weak magazine spring could cause this problem as well. When the gun fires, the ammunition wants to remain stationary in the stack causing downward pressure on the magazine spring as the muzzle rises. If the spring isn’t strong enough to hold the ammunition against the feed lips at the top of the magazine during recoil, the ammunition is free to bounce around momentarily, inadvertently coming in contact with the slide stop causing it to engage the arresting notch and locking the slide to the rear. This type of stoppage usually takes place in the middle or latter part of shooting a full magazine—when there is enough weight from the ammunition and space left from the previously expended ammunition to facilitate movement and compression of the magazine spring. This allows the top rounds to float in the magazine until the spring overcomes the inertia and forces the ammo back into position.”
Any feedback is appreciated.
