So here I am on the range today...
After some training, I proudly produce my brand new M9-A1 and hand it to my partner (Former Marine sniper, firearms expert extraordinaire). He smugly grips the pistol, a slight smile was detected on his face as I watched him enjoy the ergonomics and feel of the Steyr. He points at the target and dry-fires a couple times to get the feel of the trigger.
His smile widens and he comments that the trigger is better than the XD on his hip. I hand him a 17rd. magazine filled with 124grn. GDHP duty rounds and proudly exclaim "Take her for a ride, wussy!" He does, blazing away at the head and center mass area. The recoil recovery was remarkably faster than his XD. The trigger much better than his Glock.
Then, 2/3 the way through the magazine, my world implodes! The Steyr ceases to function! My partner taps, racks... but NOTHING happens. The slide won't come to the rear to clear the chamber. The pistol is hopelessly locked, almost closed, about 1/16th of an inch out of battery. The slide won't come to the rear, can't be slammed into battery, NOTHING. He hands the Steyr back to me with a big grin and says "watch this..."
He proceeds to draw his XD and shoot two magazines without a hitch. He was rubbing my nose into it. Ha!
So, I fiddled with the Steyr for the next 2 or 3 minutes. Finally, after pulling the trigger, hard, several times, I was able to pull the slide to the rear and eject the round, with an off-center indent on the primer. WTF over?
I proceeded to shoot another 100 rds without a hitch, but the damage was already done. I'm going back tomorrow with 300 rds to blast through the gun to regain my confidence.
After some training, I proudly produce my brand new M9-A1 and hand it to my partner (Former Marine sniper, firearms expert extraordinaire). He smugly grips the pistol, a slight smile was detected on his face as I watched him enjoy the ergonomics and feel of the Steyr. He points at the target and dry-fires a couple times to get the feel of the trigger.
His smile widens and he comments that the trigger is better than the XD on his hip. I hand him a 17rd. magazine filled with 124grn. GDHP duty rounds and proudly exclaim "Take her for a ride, wussy!" He does, blazing away at the head and center mass area. The recoil recovery was remarkably faster than his XD. The trigger much better than his Glock.
Then, 2/3 the way through the magazine, my world implodes! The Steyr ceases to function! My partner taps, racks... but NOTHING happens. The slide won't come to the rear to clear the chamber. The pistol is hopelessly locked, almost closed, about 1/16th of an inch out of battery. The slide won't come to the rear, can't be slammed into battery, NOTHING. He hands the Steyr back to me with a big grin and says "watch this..."
He proceeds to draw his XD and shoot two magazines without a hitch. He was rubbing my nose into it. Ha!
So, I fiddled with the Steyr for the next 2 or 3 minutes. Finally, after pulling the trigger, hard, several times, I was able to pull the slide to the rear and eject the round, with an off-center indent on the primer. WTF over?
I proceeded to shoot another 100 rds without a hitch, but the damage was already done. I'm going back tomorrow with 300 rds to blast through the gun to regain my confidence.