Why malfunctions of blowback-operated firearms are often related to operator or ammunition issues.

Malfunctions with blowback type operation can occur for many reasons including both ammunition and operator error. If the ammunition did not have enough gunpowder in the casing when it was fired you may end up with a failure to extract or failure to eject type malfunction. This could also result in a squib load where the bullet pushes from its casing but never exits the barrel. Without the energy required to blow back the slide or bolt on the firearm you may experience a short stroke that prevented the extraction and ejection of the casing. It is important that the person purchasing the ammunition knows the difference between factory ammunition and REMAN or remanufactured ammunition. Factory-made ammunition can still have this happen but not very often because of their quality checks in place to prevent this. If you decide to purchase remanufactured ammunition, you need to trust the manufacturer did so correctly. More often when I see issues with ammunition it is remanufactured.

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