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.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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.
Thanks for any suggestions.