I know this is basic stuff, but for the beginner out there I thought I would post this.
Does your gun have a "polished" feed ramp ?.......no I don't mean smooth.....I mean have a mirror finish.
Well it should, and here is how to obtain one easily.
Supplies:
First go to the hobby store ( take your barrel ) and find a wooden dowel that perfectly matches the curve on your present feed ramp. Lay the dowl on the ramp like it was a bullet ready to load. I have often got away using a plain pencil for 9 mm barrels. 40 cals and larger may take a thicker piece of wood. Always use wood....if you slip, it will not damage the chamber.
Next sandpaper......... 600 grit wet/dry made for metal
Finally some jeweler's rouge or some fine polishing compound.
The process is simple.......take your dowel and wrap it with the 600 grit sandpaper. Work the dowl up and down the feed ramp in the same direction the bullet will travel. A drop of gun oil on the ramp may help with this process. No doubt, you will see some high spots where the ramp was cut out horizontally. Work on the ramp until you can no longer see any high spots. Depending on your barrel and the shape that the feed ramp was in this could take awhile. Take your time. Don't be tempted to speed up the process by using a rougher sandpaper.
Once the high spots are gone, wrap your wooden dowl with a soft cloth and apply the fine polishing paste or jeweler's rouge.
Work the cloth hard into the ramp. If you were successful in removing the high spots with the sanpaper.....the metal will come up like a mirror. You won't believe how smooth and friction free this surface can become.
That's all there is to it really........a lot of elbow grease, but it will pay off with a ramp that will feed effortlessly. The amount of metal that you will remove is tiny.......as long as you stick to the 600 grit.
Every gun I buy, this is the first thing I do to it after removing the packing grease from the barrel. Is it necessary ? Well, when you feel the slick surface of a highly polished feed ramp, and understand its main function........it sure can't hurt.
This process is for weapons used for self defense....where the tinniest advantage might make a difference. I have proven this can improve "slide or action" speed.
JF
Does your gun have a "polished" feed ramp ?.......no I don't mean smooth.....I mean have a mirror finish.
Well it should, and here is how to obtain one easily.
Supplies:
First go to the hobby store ( take your barrel ) and find a wooden dowel that perfectly matches the curve on your present feed ramp. Lay the dowl on the ramp like it was a bullet ready to load. I have often got away using a plain pencil for 9 mm barrels. 40 cals and larger may take a thicker piece of wood. Always use wood....if you slip, it will not damage the chamber.
Next sandpaper......... 600 grit wet/dry made for metal
Finally some jeweler's rouge or some fine polishing compound.
The process is simple.......take your dowel and wrap it with the 600 grit sandpaper. Work the dowl up and down the feed ramp in the same direction the bullet will travel. A drop of gun oil on the ramp may help with this process. No doubt, you will see some high spots where the ramp was cut out horizontally. Work on the ramp until you can no longer see any high spots. Depending on your barrel and the shape that the feed ramp was in this could take awhile. Take your time. Don't be tempted to speed up the process by using a rougher sandpaper.
Once the high spots are gone, wrap your wooden dowl with a soft cloth and apply the fine polishing paste or jeweler's rouge.
Work the cloth hard into the ramp. If you were successful in removing the high spots with the sanpaper.....the metal will come up like a mirror. You won't believe how smooth and friction free this surface can become.
That's all there is to it really........a lot of elbow grease, but it will pay off with a ramp that will feed effortlessly. The amount of metal that you will remove is tiny.......as long as you stick to the 600 grit.
Every gun I buy, this is the first thing I do to it after removing the packing grease from the barrel. Is it necessary ? Well, when you feel the slick surface of a highly polished feed ramp, and understand its main function........it sure can't hurt.
This process is for weapons used for self defense....where the tinniest advantage might make a difference. I have proven this can improve "slide or action" speed.
JF