I recently took a friend (new to firearms) to the range and let him try out my 9mm p99. I noticed he was hainv some trouble - click but no boom. Tried double-striking it and nothing. So I ejected the load and it had a shallow primer strike.
I think this was happening because he wasn't letting the slide snap back on its own. He was helping it forward when loading.
Once I re-loaded it, there were no problems. FWIW, he was having the same problem with a Sig and I never ever had problems with it. It was always the first shot after he closed the slide.
I assume that it is possible that the slide wasn't completely in battery, and that the light primer strike _could_ have fired. If so, this could have been a bad thing. Anyone ever have this experience? Can the p99 fire out of battery? Seems possible.
I think this was happening because he wasn't letting the slide snap back on its own. He was helping it forward when loading.
Once I re-loaded it, there were no problems. FWIW, he was having the same problem with a Sig and I never ever had problems with it. It was always the first shot after he closed the slide.
I assume that it is possible that the slide wasn't completely in battery, and that the light primer strike _could_ have fired. If so, this could have been a bad thing. Anyone ever have this experience? Can the p99 fire out of battery? Seems possible.