Brand new ID series PM9 barrel peening?

[The Bat Dad]

Tucson, there are quite a few people in my life who might have a differing opinion, lol.

Lincoln, I checked and there is minor scarring at lube point number 6 where the peened barrel meets the slide. I still don't want to take a file to it for warranty reasons.

CJB, thanks for the info. I just inspected the barrel on my used p380 (300 rounds through) and there is very slight peening but nothing like on the PM9 (0 rounds.) Your post along with others put me over the top with this gun.

I'm at a crossroads here:

Either commit to this gun or

Sell it at a loss as unfired

[jocko]

mind u CJB AND MY OPINIONS are just that, but for a totally unfired gun to do that well?????????

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[jg rider]

I think it's just a timing issue between the barrel needing to drop down and the barrel lug slot riding on the slide stop pin. Either the barrel hood is hanging up on the slide, or the lug slot is hanging up on the slide stop pin. To me it looks like the edge is just beveling itself a little to mesh up with the barrel lug slot. There's still plenty of barrel hood locking surface to not concern me. I would just file down any sharp edge and shoot and watch it.

[jocko]

kahr seems to think that way also..

[kerby9mm]

Toys used to be made out of metal. They functioned and lasted. What are they made with now? No comparison of course to guns nowadays.

[jocko]

oh do I wish I had my ol lone ranger two gun outfit and my hOPALONG cASSIDY gu set. damn I was really into that sh-t back in my days..hell kids today carr6y REAL fokking guns.

[The Bat Dad]

I've yet to try out the PM9 but I did take my RC series P380 out to the range the other day and had a couple of stove pipes within 100 rounds with WWB and JHP as well as a fail to feed. I always make sure not to limp-wrist guns and it was properly cleaned and lubed.

I've never taken the magazine apart before so I took both down to sand the lips and clean them thoroughly. I noticed that compared to my PM9 the springs are very weak. Is this typically the case with P380s compared to PM9s?

I told Jay about the issues I'm having and he said that he can send me new outer and inner recoil springs to see if that would help but that the magazine spring design hasn't changed. I'm assuming that means that the recoil spring design has changed sometime in the past as well. I have no idea how long mag springs for the p380 typically last and I don't know how stiff they're supposed to feel, TBH. Any advise or help would be appreciated, thanks!

[jocko]

ur mag springs are OK, they don't wear like recoil springs. See how the new recoil springs work out for you. do check when u put the recoil springs on that they ride up and down on the recoil rod with zero hindrence. If they do reverse them to test out. I know on my P380, the recoil springs for some reason going one way have alot of resistance on the recoil rod but reversed they moved up and down on the rod with no resistance. They work perfect that way in my P380..

[The Bat Dad]

Veeeery interesting Jocko, I'll try that out when I get them.

[Replay13]

I had my PM9 out shooting today. I just cleaned and lubed it so I took a quick look at mine. Mine looks like its keeping any ridge there from forming by keeping it wore off. I can see a slight shine in the area where your ridge is, but no ridge.

You haven't fired yours yet, and I have over 2,000 rounds through mine now. I'll try to post a picture if that helps you any. My PM9 is working perfect now that they traded my 7 round mag for another 6 round mag.

I was looking at the stack of boxes full of empty cases waiting to go in the tumbler and at two gallon baggies of brass already cleaned when I relized how much I have been shooting my PM9! Well I can afford to buy 9mm ammo and I don't have to reload for it.. lol.

James

My pictures didn't turn out that good, but you can get the idea.