Posted: 10/19/2008 4:09:50 PM EDT
| This weekend while out of town I shot my 40-9 conversion barrel for the first time. Dropped the barrel in, and switched mags. After the first shot the gun jammed. The slide wasn't in complete battery and had jammed on the way back. I couldn't rack it out nor take the slide off. I was out of town and ended up going to a gun store which luckily had a glock armorer. He attributed the problem to shooting wolf. Has anyone else had this problem? I don't think I'll be using this barrel again and will probably end up getting rid of it after the 1st shot. |
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Well it certainly good be the Wolf... The LW barrels do have a tighter chamber than a standard OEM barrel. I would try some WWB or UMC and see how it does. If it's still having problems contact Lone Wolf and let them correct it. They have always been excellent about standing behind their barrels. |
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Classic problem with a LWD conversion barrel. Super-tight chamber. Not everybody experiences this, but some do. I did. Do not give up on it though. Mine did this exact same thing, and I got sick of it. I reamed out the chamber, ever so slightly. It now functions 100%. I use it all the time. A 'smith can do this, not sure what they'd charge. I do hear LWD will do it for ya, possibly for free if ya send it to 'em. DEFINITELY give them a call and ask. They are good folks. I just did mine myself because I can and don't like waiting for things like that if I don't have to. But don't give up on it, it's great to have the versatility of bein' able to use 2 different calibers in the gun. Again, mine is now 100% in 9mm. They really are good barrels. Incidentally, when this malfunction happens, all you need to do is remove the slide/barrel from the frame (remember, what's in the chamber at this point is just an empty case, not a live round). Then remove the back cover of the slide, yank out the FP assembly, then the extractor and FP safety, as you would during a detail strip. This will free up the barrel, and you can then pry that case out, or stick a cleaning rod in and knock it loose. I had to do this at the range a couple of times!  But never again!
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It was a live round, the first round shot ejected and when the second round fed it jammed. You could not remove the slide, it was racked but not in full battery. I pulled with all my might and even had some stronger buddies give it a shot. I don't know if the smith viced it or not. |
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Don't lose faith yet.........Get some white box winchester from chinamart and go to the range. Yes, the LWD chambers are tite. But they will feed factory Winchester white box like a champ........ I had a friend give me about 3500 WCC military 9mm cases. I resized them with an RCBS carbide die. They will not work in the LWD barrel. I can take my stock Beretta model 92fs and these cases drop right in. They will not chamber in the LWD barrel. They also work in my 1911 Springfield/essex with a Fusion Firearms drop-in ramped barrel. I have had good luck with commercial cases that I have reloaded with lead round nose bullets. Very accurate. Before I reload I seperate the cases and make sure they will drop in the chamber on the LWD barrel. As long as I do this I have no problems with the conversion. I have no experience with Wolf ammo. I was told awhile back to stay away from it.........Could have been the individuals preference............Like I said get the Winchester white box and report back................... |
Ditto. A 40-9 I had would not feed some facotry reloads my G17 ate up. I've since sold both, but now own a G19 LWD barrel for my reloads. LWD chambers are minimum spec... i.e. VERY tight. I reamed mine out as well to the same specs as my Glock 19 barrel. Feeds anything. If a live round gets jammed, hold the slide tightly and hit the grip forward. It will come free. |