I took my P99C to the range tonight to "recycle" some of my carry ammo. I shot one magazine with no problem, but on the second one the slide didn't lock open when it was empty. I thought maybe I had my thumb on the slide release. When I tried it by hand (wracking the gun with the empty mag in place) it wouldn't lock. I tried it with two other mags -- same problem. Then I tried it with the first mag (which had worked fine) -- same problem.
I'm assuming that it's something with the spring on the mag release. When I insert an empty mag with the slide removed, I can see the lever lift into place. When the slide is back in place, though, it doesn't seem to be enough to engage the slide lock. It will lock into place if I do it manually (pushing up on the slide release lever with my thumb) but it's not lifting high enough to engage automatically.
Has anyone else run into this problem? I only have about 500 rounds through this particular gun and up until now the operation has been flawless. I'll try stripping it when I get home this weekend to see if anything is obviously out of position.
Any thoughts or incites are appreciated!
Thanks!
Jim
I'm assuming that it's something with the spring on the mag release. When I insert an empty mag with the slide removed, I can see the lever lift into place. When the slide is back in place, though, it doesn't seem to be enough to engage the slide lock. It will lock into place if I do it manually (pushing up on the slide release lever with my thumb) but it's not lifting high enough to engage automatically.
Has anyone else run into this problem? I only have about 500 rounds through this particular gun and up until now the operation has been flawless. I'll try stripping it when I get home this weekend to see if anything is obviously out of position.
Any thoughts or incites are appreciated!
Thanks!
Jim