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I have a new buckmark and it's not cycling. Here's whats happening:
I purchased a new magazine for my Buckmark. The first few rounds were Ok and then I was back to square one. I tried different ammo but that didn’t help. So these are the four things that are happening:



A) The bullet is discharged and the slide stays shut and the shell stays in the barrel there are rounds left in the magazine.

B) The bullet is discharged and the empty casing is not fully ejected and gets caught between the edge of the slide and the barrel.

C) The last bullet in the magazine is discharged and the slide stays shut.

D) The bullet is discharged, the casing stays in the barrel and the next unfired round gets stuck behind the empty casing.

Can anybody help me solve the problem??

Thanks

New Buckmark? I'd say back to dealer.

You might try shooting some high-velocity like Blazers just to see if that fixes the functioning problem. The pistol might just be a little on the 'tight' side and will loosen up over time.

I had a Ruger MKIII start doing this to me once. Just needed a bit of lube and a few mags of high velocity and it was back to normal.

rstriano wrote:I have a new buckmark and it's not cycling. Here's whats happening:
I purchased a new magazine for my Buckmark. The first few rounds were Ok and then I was back to square one. I tried different ammo but that didn’t help. So these are the four things that are happening:



A) The bullet is discharged and the slide stays shut and the shell stays in the barrel there are rounds left in the magazine.

B) The bullet is discharged and the empty casing is not fully ejected and gets caught between the edge of the slide and the barrel.

C) The last bullet in the magazine is discharged and the slide stays shut.

D) The bullet is discharged, the casing stays in the barrel and the next unfired round gets stuck behind the empty casing.

Can anybody help me solve the problem??

Thanks

How many rounds through it since you oiled it?

A new Buckmark should cycle perfectly from new. Its not a highly sensitive matchpistol (nor a modern Hi Standard). Back to the dealer!

You said the mag was new...not the gun.

What happens when you put the old mag in, does it work ok?

Are you sure the new mag lips are not dragging on the slide...slowing it down so it does not cycle correctly?

I have seen many new shooters show up with a new gun that doesn;t cycle as described and it turns out they have not oiled it since new and have shot one or two bricks through it without cleaning or oiling and it is running too dry to function.

Sounds like a rough chamber - take it back.