I believe I have fixed the problem.....not sure which was the culprit.
I picked this gun up straight from the gun store and took it out to the range.
First box of 50 I have 2 of the above failures. Next box of 50 I had about 5 or 6, including 2 during one magazine.
When I got home I decided maybe I should clean the gun. It didnt look that bad really, had some packing oil here and there but nothing excessive. So I disassembled the gun and soaked it in mineral spirits for just a few minutes, scrubbed it with a toothbrush and put it back together. I also did the same with the magazine, while I had the magazine apart I also stretched out the mag spring a little.
Then I took it back and put 50 trouble free rounds thru the gun.
The question is what was the answer, the cleaning or the mag spring stretch.
To be sure I ordered Wolff mag spring and recoil spring, might as well replace them as I intened to carry this gun for a CCW piece.
Another oddity about this gun.
Its not really a Walther PP but a Manurhin PP (licensed copy, same thing). Thats not odd, I know they are common as mud. The oddity is the Walther name on the slide has been pinged, looks like from the factory. The grips also have Walther scrubbed off the bottom of them. Was there that much stigma with Walther after WWII that someone defaced the gun just to remove all mention of them?
Thanks....