DGinGA Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 At the range today, many problems with my M50. Using brass case Blazer ammunition. My 1921 Thompson loves this stuff - slower firing than S & B. The main problem was stovepiping - usually when starting with a full 20 round factory mag. Or failure to feed (which looks just like the firing pin problem well documented here - I’ll be looking into that). The round was not pushed into the chamber but sat at an angle. Pulling back the op rod a bit and releasing it loaded the gun. Without different ammunition at hand (and, foolishly, too cheap to buy any at high range prices), I couldn’t test my theory that hotter ammo would be better. Are Reisings sensitive to ammunition? My ‘21 and Stemple MGs are not. With Reisings it’s always something - no wonder the Marines threw theirs in the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 (edited) My Reising has a Wolff kit runs on everything from Argentine surplus berdan-primed hardball to 185 gr bullseye-equivalent loads. Blazer Brass (or my handloads which chrono the same) is my ammo of choice Edited August 20, 2021 by StrangeRanger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garandcollector Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 did you only try the ammo with one magazine? I have a few factory mags that don't do as well as other factory mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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