My wife and I took our new P380s to the range today. We got them for CCW, hers is pink with serial RB4xxx, mine is black with serial RD7xxx.
I cleaned and lubed both guns before we shot them.
Between the two of us we shot about 175 rounds. The pink P380 performed quite nicely. PMC Bronze is not its best friend, with 3 failures to feed and 2 FTEs. Only one feed failure using American Eagle FMJ, and flawless using PMC Gold Starfire. I think that if we find the right ammo to feed this gun, it will perform very reliably.
My black P380 was another story. At least 7 or 8 feed failures using PMC Bronze, plus a few FTEs. Also a few feed failures using American Eagle, and one with PMC Gold. Disappointing. I guarantee you that I am not limp-wristing this gun.
But most annoyingly, my black P380 refused to lock back the slide on empty magazine. Not once, no matter which ammo. I am not holding my thumb on the slide release lever.
Could I have done something wrong when reassembling the gun with the slide lock nut or spring?
I cleaned and lubed both guns before we shot them.
Between the two of us we shot about 175 rounds. The pink P380 performed quite nicely. PMC Bronze is not its best friend, with 3 failures to feed and 2 FTEs. Only one feed failure using American Eagle FMJ, and flawless using PMC Gold Starfire. I think that if we find the right ammo to feed this gun, it will perform very reliably.
My black P380 was another story. At least 7 or 8 feed failures using PMC Bronze, plus a few FTEs. Also a few feed failures using American Eagle, and one with PMC Gold. Disappointing. I guarantee you that I am not limp-wristing this gun.
But most annoyingly, my black P380 refused to lock back the slide on empty magazine. Not once, no matter which ammo. I am not holding my thumb on the slide release lever.
Could I have done something wrong when reassembling the gun with the slide lock nut or spring?