Hello all from a newbie. To this forum, that is :-)
I am a competitive shooter, using my CZ SP 701 Shadow. Great gun!
I throw around 500 rounds per month, sometimes as much as 1,000 rounds.
For the last 1 1/2 years it's been a great gun.
Lately, within the last 3 weeks or so, it's been behaving badly.
The rounds fail to load. The round does not make it up the load ramp into the chamber. It sits more or less half-way in.
This is happening about 15 times or so out of every 100 rounds. I've cleaned it maticulusly, and often.
What is the usual cause of this? Could the recoil spring be bad? How often do they need to be replaced? Could it be something catching on the slide?
I figure that is has somewhere between 5,000 and 8,000 rounds through it.
Any help would be really appreciated :-)
Thanks guys... and gals...
Steve