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I was at an outdoor range, yesterday with my 2A mentor. I loaded up my P226 (it's been a while since I've shot it) with some AE 147gr flat heads. "Goin' Hot..," and then.... "Click...." nothing..... I wait to ensure it wasn't a hang fire, then cleared the weapon and ejected the round. Sure enough there was a light depression in the primer. I tried again, and "click...." nothing... My mentor loaned me some standard AE 115Gr round nose. I loaded up two of those. And, lo and behold, they fire without issue! Then I tried some of my Hornady "Critical Duty" rounds. First round.... BANG! No problem. 2nd round..... ."click......" Ruh-Roh..... As before, a light depression in the primer. One more time with Hornady and..... "click....." nothing! I try the flat heads in my Shield, and "BANG....BANG...BANG..." all fires, no issues. So, I'm thinking, maybe a "sticky firing pin" in the P226? Perhaps a more detailed cleaning is in order? Or is this something that may require a bit of smithing? FTR, my P226 is the only one of my inventory that I cleaned initially with "Froglube." My mentor has soured quite a bit on FrogLube, now. The other of my inventory has been cleaned with Hoppes 9 and Hoppes std. oil, along with gun grease for the rails. Anyway, all help truly appreciated, since I have to use this gun later this month for my MAG-40 class. If I'm going to need smithing, I need to know ASAP. I also need to find a good gunsmith that does P226's in the Gainesville FL area. Thanks much all.
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