Round stuck between mag and chamber today - thoughts?

[cep55]

Hi everyone,

I've owned my R9S for about 10 years, and haven't had any reliability problems. Today at the range, I racked it and the round didn't fully load; it got stuck between the mag and the chamber (it was parallel to the barrel, but about 1/2" too low to load). It took three of us about 15 minutes to clear it.

I just cleaned and lubed the gun (per the instructions here) and replaced the recoil spring yesterday, and the mag spring still seemed to have plenty of pressure. I suppose I could have failed to rack it completely, but also interested in any other possible causes, since I've never had this happen before.

I appreciate any thoughts.

Christina

[ECR]

Hello Christina,

Sounds like you may have taken care of things by servicing your R9. If you used the same ammunition that gave you the problem, put fresh ammunition in your magazine, rack the slide, and see how that runs. Pull the slide back fully and release the slide quickly, don't hold onto it at all. That way you will get the full power of the recoil system to push the round into the chamber. Have you ever cleaned the magazine? If it has been a while, pull the base plate off, and wipe down the inside of the can, the spring, and the follower. Then give it a spray of something like "One Shot" and let that sit for 5 - 10 minutes, wipe it down and then reassemble the magazine. Repeat the loading sequence and see how things go then. I hope these suggestions help with your loading issue.

Please let us know how you make out.

Sincere Respectful Regards,

Eric C. Rohrbaugh