From what I've gathered on the interwebs, Freedom ammo is somewhat infamous for hard primers.
I recently shot some through my P320 for the first time. I had several FTFs, I'm guessing 7-8 in the nearly 200 rounds fired. That's a scary high FTF rate for a piece I expected to be my carry weapon. I also had some Geco running that day, and AFAIR, none of the FTFs were with the Geco, just the Freedom.
The rounds that popped out showed clear indications of firing pin strike, though less than you'd expect to see with a standard spent case.
It's tempting to just swear it off as only the Freedom ammo. But obviously basic risk assessment says you must question the gun's reliability as well. Here's what I know:
1) I've fired hundreds of rounds of other ammo with never a FTF.
2) After shooting the Freedom a bunch, the trigger got noticeably mushy and far less crisp. It also seemed to get lighter.
Interesting data point: I watched a 'Box to match' Youtube review of the P320 and the shooter (Patrick Kelley) had several FTFs as well. At the beginning of the video, you can see on the tailgate many boxes of Freedom ammo.
He posted a follow up video saying that after giving the P320 a good bath and lube job, he never had anymore FTFs.
Questions:
1) Would you trust the gun?
2) What would be acceptable to regain the trust if you didn't trust it?
3) What's the best way to clean the firing pin channel? I doused it with Brite Bore and that's it.
I love the P320.
Freedom ammo however, does not.
I recently shot some through my P320 for the first time. I had several FTFs, I'm guessing 7-8 in the nearly 200 rounds fired. That's a scary high FTF rate for a piece I expected to be my carry weapon. I also had some Geco running that day, and AFAIR, none of the FTFs were with the Geco, just the Freedom.
The rounds that popped out showed clear indications of firing pin strike, though less than you'd expect to see with a standard spent case.
It's tempting to just swear it off as only the Freedom ammo. But obviously basic risk assessment says you must question the gun's reliability as well. Here's what I know:
1) I've fired hundreds of rounds of other ammo with never a FTF.
2) After shooting the Freedom a bunch, the trigger got noticeably mushy and far less crisp. It also seemed to get lighter.
Interesting data point: I watched a 'Box to match' Youtube review of the P320 and the shooter (Patrick Kelley) had several FTFs as well. At the beginning of the video, you can see on the tailgate many boxes of Freedom ammo.
He posted a follow up video saying that after giving the P320 a good bath and lube job, he never had anymore FTFs.
Questions:
1) Would you trust the gun?
2) What would be acceptable to regain the trust if you didn't trust it?
3) What's the best way to clean the firing pin channel? I doused it with Brite Bore and that's it.
I love the P320.
Freedom ammo however, does not.
