5906 failure to eject

Habakkuk21 · 02-20-2005, 03:49 PM

I bought a S&W 5906 this week, knowing that it had problems ejecting. I cleaned it (using Ed's Original Red), and found lots of baked on gunk. THe chamber was also gunky. I MILDLY dremeled it to get the gunk out, and polished and polished the chamber. I pulled the extractor, which looks ok, and cleaned some more. Still having extraction problems.
To be specific: If I load ONE round in the magazine, it will eject the spent brass, but not all the way necesarily. If I load more than one round, I almost always get a failure to eject. The spent case will be in contact with the nose of the next round, which will be be at the base of the ramp, or about 1/4 inch from being fully seated in the magazine.
I really like the way this thing looks and feels. I can buy a new barrel for it for about $40, but if that's not the problem I've wasted time.
As it stands, I've got a semi-automatic single shot 9 mm pistol.
Never had this kind of problem with my Hi-Point .45.

Pat

PAPA G · 02-20-2005, 03:57 PM

mmm. are you limp wristing it???

Habakkuk21 · 02-20-2005, 04:25 PM

I don't think so. I've fired it one-handed and two handed, using the same techniques & stances I do with my .45 & my .22. I've had the shooters at my local range observe me for pointers, and they've never said anything about a limp wrist.
Murtherfore, when I bought it, it was represented to me as having an ejection problem, so I'm inclined to believe it's the weapon itself, not the technique.

Pat

02-20-2005, 03:49 PM	#1
Habakkuk21 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 173	5906 failure to eject I bought a S&W 5906 this week, knowing that it had problems ejecting. I cleaned it (using Ed's Original Red), and found lots of baked on gunk. THe chamber was also gunky. I MILDLY dremeled it to get the gunk out, and polished and polished the chamber. I pulled the extractor, which looks ok, and cleaned some more. Still having extraction problems. To be specific: If I load ONE round in the magazine, it will eject the spent brass, but not all the way necesarily. If I load more than one round, I almost always get a failure to eject. The spent case will be in contact with the nose of the next round, which will be be at the base of the ramp, or about 1/4 inch from being fully seated in the magazine. I really like the way this thing looks and feels. I can buy a new barrel for it for about $40, but if that's not the problem I've wasted time. As it stands, I've got a semi-automatic single shot 9 mm pistol. Never had this kind of problem with my Hi-Point .45. Pat __________________ Greetings from Woodstock, GA, cultural center of the universe.

02-20-2005, 04:25 PM	#3
Habakkuk21 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 173	Limp wrist I don't think so. I've fired it one-handed and two handed, using the same techniques & stances I do with my .45 & my .22. I've had the shooters at my local range observe me for pointers, and they've never said anything about a limp wrist. Murtherfore, when I bought it, it was represented to me as having an ejection problem, so I'm inclined to believe it's the weapon itself, not the technique. Pat __________________ Greetings from Woodstock, GA, cultural center of the universe.

02-20-2005, 03:57 PM	#2
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 12	mmm. are you limp wristing it???