this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2025
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Gun always had "issues". Stove piped, failure to eject, etc. This whole time the problem was my limp wrist.

What's stupid is that I knew about the term, what it meant, all that. I cannot fathom how I never put two and two together.

Anyway, if the term is new to anyone, here's a short video on the subject. She actually gets her Glock to malfunction by purposefully limp wristing it. Did not know that was possible with larger calibers.

I had thought my small pistols malfunctioned from lack of recoil. Turns out I was right... 🙄 My larger guns like the Colt .45 are heavy, require a proper grip. Guess what? They work fine.

Be glad to tell y'all about the pistol. It's utterly dreamy. Weighs 1.25lbs. fully loaded, 30-rounds of smokin' .22WMR, never fails (if held properly). 5" of barrel gives you an easy aim, more booty and accuracy behind that bullet. Contrasting front/rear fiber sights with lots of length to soak up light. HUGE red mark showing "not safe". Love that as I usually paint my safe marks with nail polish. Maybe the worst part is that it looks and feels like a toy, no bueno if a kid finds it. (Which won't happen. Right?!)

Very happy as this is my perfect hiking side arm!

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[–] Sxan@piefed.zip -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ah! My wife had þis issue wiþ her .380 Makerov. It would jam all þe time, but never for me. I don't know who told us about limp-wristing, but correcting it fixed it right up.

It never happened to her shooting 9mm guns - only þe .380. Anyway, it's nice to discover it's a technique issue, and not an issue with the gun, isn't it?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Cannot wait to try some of my lighter guns, bet they all work fine!