. What are possible causes of jams in a semi - autos ? How do you remedy them?

Failure To Feed
A failure to feed is when a cartridge will not load into the chamber. A round that fails to feed is
normally associated with a magazine problem—the spring needs cleaning, or possibly it is a bad
follower.

It also is possible that the magazine was not inserted properly. In my experience, a little
lubrication on the feed lips of the magazine and in the chamber fixes this issue.

After checking to see if your magazines are in good working order, your next step would be to
switch ammo. Some guns are finicky.

Failure To Eject / Stovepipe

A failure to eject, sometimes called a stovepipe, means the case has not come out of the chamber
after the gun fires.

This is when the case gets stuck standing up, preventing the slide from returning to battery. To fix
a failure to eject, use tap-rack-bang! But first, roll your gun 90 degrees to the right. That will allow
gravity to aid in removing the case.

The experts at Magpul teach students to swipe at the stuck round with your hand to remove it.

Hangfire
A hangfire is a delay between the time the firing pin hits the bullet’s primer and the round going
off. Keep your gun pointed in a safe direction for at least 30 seconds to see if the round goes off.

After that—with the gun pointed in a safe direction—rack the slide to eject the malfunctioning
round.

Slamfire
A slamfire is when a new round loads into the chamber and the bolt return causes the firing pin to
hit the primer hard enough to cause the round to fire without the trigger engaged.
Double Feed
You have a double feed when two live rounds attempt to feed into the chamber.

To fix a double feed, first, remove the magazine. Then, rack the slide to eject both rounds. Once
both rounds are ejected, insert a fresh magazine.

Of all the reasons for a pistol to “fail to function” (the proper terminology

for what is loosely referred to as a “jam”), one of the most common is
“riding theslide,” which fails to seat the round properly. The slide does not
lock forward (the gun is “out of battery”) and the gun fails to fire.