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lrb111 wrote:

CWOOD wrote:They are more complete in their "tuning" than I am. However, what I ALWAYS do with a new-to-me semi-auto is to take a piece of dowel rod and use emory cloth orbits of 400 grit wet/dry abrasive sheets and polish the feed ramp until it is very shiny. I do it in Glocks, Colt 1911, Ruger P's etc. For a .22 you can use 1/4", for 9mm and .40 use 3/8", and for .45 and .50 use 1/2". For .45, I shave the sides of the rod just a bit.

This practice has effectively eliminated fail to feed problems.

As for polishing the slide rails, I find it more fun to do it at the range with live ammo.

Good luck on yours.

Clover Leaf lapping compound

Yup,

Use that too.

Available at most auto parts stores.

I never take a "new" auto right out and shoot it. Seems like a waste of ammo to me.

At the very least...I disassemble the slide from the frame, remove the recoil spring, apply a small amount of jeweler's rouge and sit in front of the TV for an hour or so working the slide back and forth. Polish the feed ramp, clean her up and then go shoot.

If you have problems after that, then you can generally look to the magazine, or springs.

Of course, I know full well...most people can not wait to go shoot their new purchase, but don't be surprised if it doesn't "run" just perfect until its been shot some.

Source for jeweler's rouge:

http://www.hobbytool.com/index.asp?Page ... &ProdID=72