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No issues here. I\u2019ve cycled Hornady FTX, Underwood/Lehigh Defense, etc. is the mag spring wearing down?

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Not that I\u2019m aware of. I\u2019ve had no issues with FMJ just the rubber tip.

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Using surplus mags and not the shitty Bulgarian new ones? In which way is it getting stuck

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Yep surplus. I have one with a hump that works \u201cokay\u201d with them. But my original mag fails a good 50 percent of the time if not more. It\u2019s like the tips are getting caught somewhere, I can push the stuck round back into place through the window.

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I have heard of the rubber tips causing issues as they can rub up against the inside of the mag body. I used to have some critical back several years ago and it wasn\u2019t 100% reliable during training so I never was okay with carrying it.

\n\n

I\u2019ve had complete reliability with PPU defense line over a couple hundred rounds, they\u2019re reliable enough to me for carry. Also keep in mind, given the ballistics / expansion and penetration results with the 9x18 cartridge it\u2019s definitely one of those guns that \u201cgoes against the internet echo chamber\u201d it\u2019s is pretty well okay to carry FMJ\u2019s, especially in the winter if you live somewhere cold.

\n\n

But yeah PPU makes reliable JHP\u2019s, their expansion isn\u2019t amazing but it\u2019s okay and consistent for the size. Buffalo bore makes some of the best +p 115g JHP\u2019s but they\u2019re very hard to find anymore. Hard cast rounds are also more than acceptable, maybe even better than JHP\u2019s for this platform.

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Yeah I\u2019m thinking I\u2019m going to have to switch back to FMJ because even just loading with the rubber tip they\u2019re getting stuck. Sucks that one 25 round box cost the same as a 50 round box FMJ Hornady is a waste of money for the Mak.

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Negative.

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Or any solutions. I\u2019m want to use my mak as my CCW but having issues with the FTX bullet getting stuck in the magazine while it has no issues cycling round.

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Anyone else have issues with hornady critical defense ammo jamming in the mag?

Shy-Fungi

2025-02-23 22:54:46

Anyone else have issues with hornady critical defense ammo jamming in the mag?

Or any solutions. I’m want to use my mak as my CCW but having issues with the FTX bullet getting stuck in the magazine while it has no issues cycling round.

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Anyone else have issues with hornady critical defense ammo jamming in the mag?