This weekend one of my EG Maks gave me fits at the range. You may recall the jamming problems I noticed during my first trip to the range:
http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?389150-Pair-of-Maks-Range-Report&highlight=pair+maks
On my second trip to the range this past weekend the problems got worse. My initial theory was that the old Norinco ammo might not have enough “power” to eject the shells, so I started shooting through my last two boxes of it to reproduce the original failure. Sure enough, the gun proceeded to jam again at least three times before I got through 100 rounds. I was cycling through six different magazines, but none of them stood out. The jamming occurred with different magazines each time. Then I switched to Prvi Partizan (PPU) and the problems continued to get worse. In fact, before I got through the first box the slide stop lever was getting difficult to operate. Every time I switched mags I had to pull back on the slide while holding down the thumb release to get the first round to chamber. By this time nearly every round was jamming. I ran short on time (and patience), so I packed up and came home. When I pulled the gun out later I noticed the slide slop was rattling around and was completely broken off. I’m not sure exactly when that happened, or whether it is the *cause* of the problems, or a *result* of the problems. I have attached a bunch of pictures. Any comments or suggestions are welcomed. I’m ready to buy a new slide stop and spring on Ebay, but I’d sure hate to break another one if this is not the cause of these problems.
Regards,
Scott
http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?389150-Pair-of-Maks-Range-Report&highlight=pair+maks
On my second trip to the range this past weekend the problems got worse. My initial theory was that the old Norinco ammo might not have enough “power” to eject the shells, so I started shooting through my last two boxes of it to reproduce the original failure. Sure enough, the gun proceeded to jam again at least three times before I got through 100 rounds. I was cycling through six different magazines, but none of them stood out. The jamming occurred with different magazines each time. Then I switched to Prvi Partizan (PPU) and the problems continued to get worse. In fact, before I got through the first box the slide stop lever was getting difficult to operate. Every time I switched mags I had to pull back on the slide while holding down the thumb release to get the first round to chamber. By this time nearly every round was jamming. I ran short on time (and patience), so I packed up and came home. When I pulled the gun out later I noticed the slide slop was rattling around and was completely broken off. I’m not sure exactly when that happened, or whether it is the *cause* of the problems, or a *result* of the problems. I have attached a bunch of pictures. Any comments or suggestions are welcomed. I’m ready to buy a new slide stop and spring on Ebay, but I’d sure hate to break another one if this is not the cause of these problems.
Regards,
Scott