KodiakHunter Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 A couple of years ago, a lady friend of mine gave me a Bauer .25 auto. She had told me that it wouldn't fire. I tried to put a round through it, and lo & behold it wouldn't fire. (Now keep in mind, she had just picked it up from a "gunsmith") I took it apart, & just put everything into a little cloth pouch. Well, today I stumbled across it & decided to see if I could find a firing pin? for it to make it work. I couldn't tell if the pin part inside the spring was broken or not, so I cleaned everything up & reassembled it. Well, I stuffed 4 rounds into the clip & went out back, and chambered a round & BANG! I had figured that when the smith put it back together, he failed to set the notch on the bottom of the firing pin into the sear. The problem I encountered was that the second round came up sideways & jammed. I cleared the action, replaced the round into the clip, and the remaining rounds all fired perfectly. At this point, my question is this: If I polish the feed ramp, will that cure the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsefly Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 You might run a box of shells through it and not have another hang up.Polishihg it sure wouldn't hurt.One thing to remember when shooting a small blowback action pistol,keep your wrist stiff.They need the help from the solid grip to help the recoil load the next round.Sorta like bouncing a basketball on dirt and concrete,you get a bigger bounce on the solid surface.Sometimes the spring in the mag needs to be messed with.Maybe stretch it or cut a tad off it,but I bet if you just shoot it some more,it'll probably be ok.Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamprat Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Post some pictures of the magazine. I have an unknown 25 auto mag that I will give you if it matches. Swamprat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racepres Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 I had a Bauer many moons ago... I think my first wife got it!!! I sure liked that little piece! Enjoy! MV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 I agree with Jerry. Clean and lube..put a box of rounds through it. If you have no problems leave it be. One thing I have learned over the years is that "if a gun is ain't broke, DON'T fix it". Karl.. But I am jealous of a fella who can test fire out the back door!!!!! : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KodiakHunter Posted July 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Thanks for the input. The problem seems to actually be the magazine, probably the spring plus how the second round comes up to the top to be chambered. I believe that the mag spring is a little weak. I don't always have time to mess with it, but next time I'll try a few things to see if I can get it straight. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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