Just got my first Para - Super Hawg with 6" barrel. Shot it for the first time today and it is incredibly accurate. I love the gun but for one thing.
When the slide is back and I put a new, full magazine in, and press the slide release, the slide moves most of the way foward but does not chamber the first round. The exractor gets caught in front of the lip on the bottom of the brass and prevents it from going into battery. Does not do it every time (about 1/2 the time), and once the first cartridge is chambered the remainder of the magazine shoots flawlessly.
I pull the slide back sometimes once, sometimes 2 or 3 times to eject each cartridge that does not chamber - once a cartridge chambers it is fine, bang bang bang.
Is this something that will work in, or do you think a trip to Para is needed? (only shot 100 rounds throught it so far). Thanks
First 100 may be a little soon... Don't panic yet...
Pull the slide apart, remove the PXT, and disassemble and clean it... Seems like those have to be clean and lubricated (along with the tube it rides in) or you'll have issues...
ALSO, rather than using the slide release, try "slingshotting" the slide. Use a couple fingers back by the rear sight to pull the slide back a hair, to release the lock, and then LET GO. Don't ride the slide down.
Either of these may be the answer...
The top round might just be too tight, too - the new springs can be a little over-the-top, and that may not be helping either. Try loading one less round for a while...
First, we need to know where the nose of the jammed round is, when the jam occurs.
Second, we also need to know what ammo are you shooting? Is it factory ammo or reloads?
Finally, did you clean the pistol thoroughly and then lube it well, before shooting it?
SMM - I did try slingshoting to close the slide, but it did not seem to make a difference. I'll try loading 5 or 6 into the magazine instead of 8 to see if that makes a difference. I'm not sure I'm ready to dissasemble the extractor just yet, but I'll try and apply some oil. (Maybe it is is easy to dissassemble, but I've never done that before). And thanks for the Welcome Aboard!
John - If I remember correctly the bullet is inside the barrel just up to the brass when it jams. I'll pay more attention to that when I shoot the gun again on Friday. I was shooting Magtech factory ammo to break in the gun. Maybe I'll try some Remington next time to see if it makes a difference. And yes I did field strip the gun and thoroughly clean and oil it before I shot it, even though the manual said to shoot 250 rounds through it before doing that, but I always clean and lube a new gun before shooting it.
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The exractor gets caught in front of the lip on the bottom of the brass and
prevents it from going into battery.
Are you saying the case rim (the aft-most part of the case) is in front of the hook on the front of the extractor?
The hook on the extractor is in front of the rim that is at the very bottom of the cartridge. Only happens when trying to chamber the first cartridge of a magazine. Once the first cartridge is chambered, the rest of the mag shoots flawlessly.
Look for digs on your cases here:
That are made when the extractor claw nose hits the the case like this:
That will jam a pistol like this:
There should be a gap between the case bevel and extractor claw like this:
The gap will allow the cartridge to chamber like this:
It only takes a few swipes of a file to fix. This condition is worse if your barrel has a tight chamber.
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The hook on the extractor is in front of the rim that is at the very bottom
of the cartridge.
This means the gun is not push-feeding as your initial post had me thinking. When the jam occurs:
Q#1: Is the case rim in contact with the extractor?
Q#2: How far up along the breechface is the case rim (in relation to the firing pin hole)?
Q#3: How much is the bullet of the jammed round pushed back into its case?
Q#4: Does the gun have a standard internal extractor as depicted in Post #7?
If the bullet has been set back more than, say, 0.010" try some Federal American Eagle or Winchester USA instead of the Remington. Those two are less prone to bullet setback than Remington.