coltm4223
05-13-10, 09:32
Todd G maybe you could help with this one. Last night I had agents on the range preping to do some low-light shooting with their
M&P45's and I had one agent ask for help with his M&P. This is what he told me. During the drill he fired a round everything was fine, when he attempted to fire the second round he recieved a click, he assumed failure to fire and immediately performed and remedial action, tap, rack, and fire. when he attempted to rack he was unable due to the slide being locked up tight in battery. Several instructors attempted to clear the handgun but all failed. I took the M&P off the range to an adjacent range. I used a barricade to put pressure on the front of the slide and my thumb to put downward pressure on the chamber hood and it finally broke lose about 1/16th of an inch. At that point I removed my hand from the chamber area and reposition to the forward serations and attempted to clear the live round. That's when I heard the primer pop and at the same time the live round ejected from the weapon. Casing was bulged around the crimp, ammo was gov contract Federal Cartridge Co. 230gr. ball. and the primer hole was empty and no flash hole. What the hell happened! I have my armorers looking at the gun and round right now. I will post the answer they give me. Has anyone had this happen to them or at least heard of this happening.
M&P45's and I had one agent ask for help with his M&P. This is what he told me. During the drill he fired a round everything was fine, when he attempted to fire the second round he recieved a click, he assumed failure to fire and immediately performed and remedial action, tap, rack, and fire. when he attempted to rack he was unable due to the slide being locked up tight in battery. Several instructors attempted to clear the handgun but all failed. I took the M&P off the range to an adjacent range. I used a barricade to put pressure on the front of the slide and my thumb to put downward pressure on the chamber hood and it finally broke lose about 1/16th of an inch. At that point I removed my hand from the chamber area and reposition to the forward serations and attempted to clear the live round. That's when I heard the primer pop and at the same time the live round ejected from the weapon. Casing was bulged around the crimp, ammo was gov contract Federal Cartridge Co. 230gr. ball. and the primer hole was empty and no flash hole. What the hell happened! I have my armorers looking at the gun and round right now. I will post the answer they give me. Has anyone had this happen to them or at least heard of this happening.