Welcome to the forum Je. The PPQ is a fine weapon....I've got waaay more than one...4", 5", 9mm, 40, 45, M1, M2......that about covers it. With that said, all my Q's run the way they're supposed to.
However, its actually pretty common to have someone come to the forum, posting about failures to return to battery or other cycling issues. The first thing to check/ask is, what kind of ammo are you shooting....a new Q is not going to like weak ammo....so use good ammo. Next thing, is one's grip on the pistol....PPQ needs a pretty firm grip....limp wristing will result in some the problems you mentioned. Next, have you let anyone else shoot the pistol?
Now, with that out of the way, lets talk about hand racking the slide. That proves diddly. The pistol was never designed to operate at such a slow slide movement. PERIOD. If you want to load a round into the chamber, there are two ways to do it. Lock the slide back, insert loaded mag, thumb the slide lock, releasing the slide and letting it 'spring' forward stripping and loading a round into the chamber....and it should also make it all the way forward into battery. The other way to chamber a round is the same, except, not using the slide lock....in this case once the mag is inserted, grasp the rear of the slide, pulling it all the way to the rear, then 'cleanly' releasing the slide, letting it rip and strip.
I might also add that its that last 3/8" of forward slide movement where the sear pops up in front of the striker, holding the striker while the slide continues its way forward, which is actually compressing the striker spring. Keep in mind, its that last 3/8" where the striker spring is being compressed...in addition, the barrel starts to cam up at about the same point, which means, the face of the cartridge is starting to slide up the breech face. In addition, the rim of the case is starting to slide UP under the extractor, pushing it outward. SOOOOOOOOOOOO....lotta crap happening at the 3/8" inch point. AND letting the slide slowly move forward is a recipe for 'it ain't gonna work'. PERIOD. The slide needs momentum/velocity. It needs REAL ammo.....good ammo.....or if loading manually, you need to use the slide lock to release the slide or a good slingshot (meaning grasp the rear of the slide, pull er' all the way back then let that puppy go).
That's all for now....I've gotta go walk the dogs.
However, its actually pretty common to have someone come to the forum, posting about failures to return to battery or other cycling issues. The first thing to check/ask is, what kind of ammo are you shooting....a new Q is not going to like weak ammo....so use good ammo. Next thing, is one's grip on the pistol....PPQ needs a pretty firm grip....limp wristing will result in some the problems you mentioned. Next, have you let anyone else shoot the pistol?
Now, with that out of the way, lets talk about hand racking the slide. That proves diddly. The pistol was never designed to operate at such a slow slide movement. PERIOD. If you want to load a round into the chamber, there are two ways to do it. Lock the slide back, insert loaded mag, thumb the slide lock, releasing the slide and letting it 'spring' forward stripping and loading a round into the chamber....and it should also make it all the way forward into battery. The other way to chamber a round is the same, except, not using the slide lock....in this case once the mag is inserted, grasp the rear of the slide, pulling it all the way to the rear, then 'cleanly' releasing the slide, letting it rip and strip.
I might also add that its that last 3/8" of forward slide movement where the sear pops up in front of the striker, holding the striker while the slide continues its way forward, which is actually compressing the striker spring. Keep in mind, its that last 3/8" where the striker spring is being compressed...in addition, the barrel starts to cam up at about the same point, which means, the face of the cartridge is starting to slide up the breech face. In addition, the rim of the case is starting to slide UP under the extractor, pushing it outward. SOOOOOOOOOOOO....lotta crap happening at the 3/8" inch point. AND letting the slide slowly move forward is a recipe for 'it ain't gonna work'. PERIOD. The slide needs momentum/velocity. It needs REAL ammo.....good ammo.....or if loading manually, you need to use the slide lock to release the slide or a good slingshot (meaning grasp the rear of the slide, pull er' all the way back then let that puppy go).
That's all for now....I've gotta go walk the dogs.