STOPPAGES AND THEIR REMEDIES.
(1) Jam on the first round of a strip.
The strip was probably not pushed completely home before trigger was pulled. Always push forward strip until pawl catches, so that both strip and cartridge are positively held in loading position.
(2) Missfire.
Eject defective cartridge by cocking gun, and continue firing.
N.B.—A loose primer falling into the mechanism may cause repeated missfires. Dismount the piston and breech block so as to remove primer, which will usually be found either in the piston cams or in the fermeture nut near the entrance to the chamber.
Missfires may be also due to a weakened recoil spring. In this case replace the spring with a spare.
(3) Bad introduction.
The cartridge jams at entrance to the chamber when being pushed forward by breech block. The bullet of the cartridge in question may have been imperfectly seated due to defective crimping, or the cartridge insufficiently held by the clips of the feed strip.
In the latter case the strip should be put aside for re-sizing.