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Not a CZ but a Jericho. Pretty dissapointed in the first outing

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I know it's not a CZ, but my Jericho is pretty close to CZ's, so hopefully someone can give me some advice. I found a couple Jericho forums, but I've registered, but still haven't been "approved" to be a member yet....

So, I bought a used Jericho 941 .45 from a pawn shop. I got it and the first thing I noticed was how dirty it was inside and out. I would think that if I was trying to get as much money for something, I would shine it up a bit. But, that's ok as it allowed me to strip the gun and get familiar with it.
I took it for its first range time, and had some real issues with it. Out of a box of 100 Winchester range ammo, I had at least one if not two failure to feeds in each mag. I also had the slide not lock back on an empty mag twice, and one instance where the slide cycled shut just by putting a new mag in. The FTF's seemed to happen on the next to last round, and not when I started a new mag. Some were so bad, it looked like the round could have come straight up out of the chamber through the ejection port had the slide not locked down on it. You'll see that on the accompanying pic.
I really tried to pay attention to see if I was limp wristing it, but I don't believe I was. I only shoot 9mm, so I'm not used to the recoil of a .45 just yet, but I felt like I was holding it well.
After that box, to see if it was an ammo issue, I bought a box of Federal range ammo. Same thing. Not every mag had a FTF, but there was enough to concern me. I tried this with both mags, and it happened on each. I can't say how old the gun or the mags are, but the mags are in like new condition, so I can't imagine that's the problem.
This is pretty frustrating because I was hoping to use this pistol as an upgrade to my 9mm home defense weapon, but I don't trust it at all.
What else can I try to test it? If I need to run more ammo through it to break it in, I will, I just want to try something cheaper first. Could the recoil spring be so tight that I need to leave the slide locked open for a couple days? I'm kind of grasping at straws here.

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the Jericho 941 was originally designed and manufactured by IMI, (Israel Military Industries) now IWI, (or Israel Weapons Industries.) which is hardly a company with a less than stellar reputation of making quality firearms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IWI_Jericho_941

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Military_Industries

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Weapon_Industries

most reviews of the Jericho pistols and their variants are pretty favorable and good for the most part. i have a friend that has two of the older Jericho 941 pistols. one in 9mm and the other in 40 S&W. i have shot both and they are damned good shooting pistols.

doesn't negate the issue you are having with yours, but that doesn't mean that the entire line of the Jericho pistols are substandard by any means. i have seen failures and problems with just about every brand of gun manufactured at some point over the years. there will always be the naysayers who bash and trash some gun, for whatever reason. most don't even have any personal experience, but are simply repeating something they heard from someone else. next week, they will be bashing and trashing some other brand that they heard about.

best bet. find a competent gun smith to check the pistol out. if you are going to try anything, i'd buy some new quality magazines to see if that cleared up the issue. on semi-auto pistols, the majority of problems usually end up being magazine or ammo related.
 
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Dallas- I'm going to look into the EAA(?) mags that I've seen mentioned on the net. Supposedly the ones with the red follower are better. As dirty as the pistol was, I probably should have taken the mags apart and cleaned them up some, but a dirty mag probably isn't the issue.

PaBushMan- Negative on the warranty. It's a buy as is through a pawn shop.
 
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Dallas- I'm going to look into the EAA(?) mags that I've seen mentioned on the net. Supposedly the ones with the red follower are better. As dirty as the pistol was, I probably should have taken the mags apart and cleaned them up some, but a dirty mag probably isn't the issue.

PaBushMan- Negative on the warranty. It's a buy as is through a pawn shop.
if the rest of the pistol was dirty, it's likely the magazines may be too. if they can be taken apart and cleaned, i would do so. or clean them as best as possible if they can't be disassembled. now whether a dirty magazine is the problem or not, at least cleaning and inspecting them, maybe you are at least eliminating a possible cause. a dirty magazine can cause problems too.

i think what Mr. Bushman may have been referring to was contacting the manufacturer and seeing what the warranty policy is. i have seen people buy defective used guns that have lifetime transferable warranty and get them fixed for free or very little money. would cost anything to contact them and ask about the warranty.
 
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