SA 16 Jam Issue

[tchiaccio]

Purchase the SA – 16 rifle, about two weeks ago.
Having a jamming issue with it. Failure to eject, add one jam, so tight, needed to be worked out by the gun range staff.
Tried several different magazines, and different ammunition, but still similar results.
Any suggestions? Have only put around 120 rounds through so far, as the jamming.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

"jam" as in stuck in the chamber or.....................

the next 1 that sticks in the chamber (if that's the issue) check the bullet for engraving.........the engraving will come from the rifling when either the throat is to short OR the cartridge coal is to long.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

btw, "stuck" after being fired or unfired???????????try a higher quality ammo as some brass might not be saami specs??????chamber might not be quite done correctly...............many more possibilities

 

[HansGruber]

Have you thoroughly cleaned it, paying special attention to the chamber?

 

[tchiaccio]

Hello. Did a complete beforehand cleaning. Usually a failure to eject but a failed into battery also occurs The last fired brass was so stuck it needed to be pryed out. I do not reuse any dented ammunition.
I did not check brass for engraving. Did not know about that.

 

[Talyn]

Contact SA's customer service.

 

[tchiaccio]

Thanks. I did send a message

 

[NMEDGE]

Thanks. I did send a message

Call them on the phone!

 

[Annihilator]

Call them on the phone!

Yes, call them, there real slow with email

 

[Shibadog]

Contact SA's customer service.

This. It’s new, let the mothership fix it.

 

[Jfal]

What you are describing sounds like the brass cases are splitting upon firing, which lodges them securely in the chamber, requiring tapping out from the muzzle with a rod. But then again, maybe I'm interpreting your descriptions wrong.

 

[Talyn]

There's an excellent write-up about the PSA PA-15 (A4-type) rifle in the new November 2024 edition of Rifle magazine.