Pug glitch

[antares_b]

I was shooting Speer Gold Dot Short Barrel .22 Mag out of my Pug yesterday. All was well until about 50 rounds, when empties started getting hard to remove. Then, with one live round left in the cylinder, the hammer wouldn't cock and the cylinder wouldn't turn. I unloaded the gun and noticed that the chambers were getting very dirty at the front end, but I was able to cock the gun and advance the cylinder--so nothing was broken. I then reloaded and shot about 25 rounds with no problems.

Has anyone else had issues with that ammo gumming up the action?

[Anvil]

Wow, 50 rounds is a lot for sure at one sitting for a mini. As for my Pug, I've only used CCI stinger rounds (they don't tend to foul up the barrel) and I think the most at one time is just 10 rounds.
When I competed in IHMSA I would always swab the barrel half way through the match at 20 rounds just to ensure  clean shots.

[top dog]

Antares,
If this was a new POUG right out of the box,maybe some factory lube caused the fouling problems.

Just give it a good cleaning and I am certain that all will smooth out.

I have fired many rounds out of the 22lr cylinder of my PUG and then switched to the magnum cylinder w/o any problems.

                                    Top Dog

[heyjoe]

I was shooting Speer Gold Dot Short Barrel .22 Mag out of my Pug yesterday. All was well until about 50 rounds, when empties started getting hard to remove. Then, with one live round left in the cylinder, the hammer wouldn't cock and the cylinder wouldn't turn. I unloaded the gun and noticed that the chambers were getting very dirty at the front end, but I was able to cock the gun and advance the cylinder--so nothing was broken. I then reloaded and shot about 25 rounds with no problems.

Has anyone else had issues with that ammo gumming up the action?

No, but you shouldnt force it to be able to fire. a fast clean first then return to firing it. This is a very small gun with very small part and putting extra stress on it isnt good for the internal parts

[antares_b]

Thanks for those responses. I've had the Pug for years but did give it more of a workout than usual this time. It's just fun to shoot--loud and punchy but very controllable.

A quick swab of the chambers and the barrel every 20 or 30 rounds at the range is a simple solution. I was just surprised at how dirty the ammo was, as it's supposed to be optimized for short barrels.