Which shooter error can cause failure to feed and failure to eject?

Which shooter error can cause failure to feed and failure to eject?

• A. Limp wrist
• B. Overgrip
• C. Magazine misfit
• D. Trigger misalignment

Answer: (A)

A pistol relies on the slide cycling fully to eject the spent cartridge and chamber the next round. When the wrist is limp, recoil energy is not transmitted effectively to the pistol; energy leaks into the shooter’s hand instead of driving the slide rearward. That underpowers the cycle, so the slide may not fully eject the spent case and may not strip and chamber the next round, leading to both failure to feed and failure to eject. The other issues are less directly tied to the slide’s cycling: an overgrip mainly affects control, a magazine misfit causes feeding problems from the magazine but not reliably the ejection, and trigger misalignment affects firing mechanics rather than the slide’s cycling.

A pistol relies on the slide cycling fully to eject the spent cartridge and chamber the next round. When the wrist is limp, recoil energy is not transmitted effectively to the pistol; energy leaks into the shooter’s hand instead of driving the slide rearward. That underpowers the cycle, so the slide may not fully eject the spent case and may not strip and chamber the next round, leading to both failure to feed and failure to eject. The other issues are less directly tied to the slide’s cycling: an overgrip mainly affects control, a magazine misfit causes feeding problems from the magazine but not reliably the ejection, and trigger misalignment affects firing mechanics rather than the slide’s cycling.