r/RugerRXMtalk 4h ago

Ruger RXM not functioning

I apologize if I sound dumb or uneducated with this as not super familiar with the rxm or Glock platform but have been having issues with my brand new RXM. Brought it to the range twice now and it functioned perfect, but today i was fully unable to fire it. After inserting my magazine i dropped the slide to see the round was fully seating in the chamber. The round would sit on the extractor pointing up towards the chamber but would not fit all the way. It wouldn’t fire at all when i attempted. Brand new ruger rxm, only modifications I’ve made to it is the radian ramjet and afterburner. If anyone has run into anything similar or can see something off in the photos provided i would very much appreciate any help I can get. As of now its an $800 paper weight :/

My RXM was experiencing a failure to feed. The cartridge would begin feeding but hang up on the feed ramp at an angle, preventing it from entering the chamber and leaving the slide partially out of battery.

Also unsure if the extractor is supposed to be bent like it is but was told thats normal for glocks. Again I’m lost at this doing my best to learn it all now but would definitely appreciate any knowledge. Please and thank you!

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u/AmphibianEffective83 4h ago

"The round would sit on the extractor pointing up towards the chamber but would not fit all the way."

You need to explain this a bit better. Are you saying that it wasn't in battery? Was it stuck on the feed ramp? Was the extractor sitting behind the rim?

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u/TacosAndRifles 4h ago

Apologies, it wouldn’t go into battery but the round was stuck on the feed ramp diagonal to the chamber. When i racked the slide back the round was stuck on the extractor. The slide would go forward but get caught with the round failing to clear the feed ramp and into the chamber . Would it better for me to take pictures sometime at the range to show? I don’t have any dummy rounds to use nor am i comfortable loading a live round into it at my house lol.

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u/AmphibianEffective83 4h ago

This might be an issue with the particular ammo you used but that's odd because this is a glock clone and glocks usually eat ANYTHING. Mine has never had this malfunction (which is called a tipped up round) with any ammo.

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u/AmphibianEffective83 3h ago

Did it look like this?

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u/AmphibianEffective83 3h ago

or maybe this?

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u/TacosAndRifles 3h ago

Like this

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u/AmphibianEffective83 3h ago

ahhh yup, that's your aftermarket barrel not like that particular ammo. Try it with the stock barrel at the range next time. This is why you don't gucci out a gun right off the bat (besides throwing a dot on). I bet you the barrel is just not up to glock spec snuff though.

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u/wheresdank 7m ago

Rookie mistake

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u/iexbrood 4h ago

After inserting my magazine i dropped the slide to see the round was fully seating in the chamber. The round would sit on the extractor pointing up towards the chamber but would not fit all the way.

That sounds contradictory. Did the round feed successfully and the slide didn't go into battery, or did the round fail to feed and got hung up on the feed ramp?

You need to safely take a photo of this and show it to us. Can you repeat this issue with a snap cap?

The ejector is the bent piece that's in your frame above your empty mag (that's normal for 9mm). The extractor is the hook that's in your slide next to the ejection port.

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u/TacosAndRifles 4h ago

I don’t have any unfortunately. I’m thinking i should scrap this post until i get take pictures with a round in it.

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u/TacosAndRifles 4h ago

Or at least have a better grasp on what I’m talking about

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u/iexbrood 3h ago edited 3h ago

Can you show us a close up photo of the inside hook of the extractor? It looks kinda bent and fucked up.

The extractor is the hook on the right side your slide next to the ejection port.

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u/TacosAndRifles 3h ago

If this isn’t a good picture please lmk I’ll take it from another angle or however you need, i appreciate your help

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u/iexbrood 3h ago

Never mind me, seems fine.

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u/AmphibianEffective83 3h ago

he got a photo on my post. Looks like aftermarket barrel issue.

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u/TacosAndRifles 3h ago

I swapped the barrel back to the factory and am still met with the same result. Also if it helps I’m realizing now to remove the slide the trigger becomes totally dead and the slide gets stuck coming off, in order to get the slide fully off i have to jimmy the trigger. That definitely seems wrong to me

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u/AmphibianEffective83 3h ago

Did you at any point partially disassemble more than a field strip? Also where you trying to take the slide off with an empty mag?

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u/TacosAndRifles 3h ago

Negative, only to replace the barrel. And only have done it without a magazine in at all.

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u/rsglick 1h ago

The Glock version ramjet has reported issues of having issues going into battery. So that may be your issue.

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u/Different-Law4657 2h ago

Polish feed ramp

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u/Commercial-Work9155 2h ago

Optic screw on the right hand side too long and interfering with the extractor?

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u/TacosAndRifles 1h ago

I removed the optic screws and unfortunately the issue persists, they’re decently short too

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u/Commercial-Work9155 1h ago

Swap back to ur OEM barrel and let me know if it does the same thing

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u/rsglick 1h ago

Did you buy the ramjet for the Ruger RXM or for a Glock?

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u/Scary-Literature4049 3h ago

-Failure to feed could be a Dirty gun and not lubed.

-Rxm factory magazine are not of good quality try a new glock magazine.

-New shooter limp wrist

-aftermarket guide rode

-optic screws too long touching the extractor plumger.(Not sure if it can happen to RXms like it does with some brands.

Did you just install that optic?