What is described by a failure to eject (FTE) or failure to feed (FTF) malfunction?

What is described by a failure to eject (FTE) or failure to feed (FTF) malfunction?

• A. The barrel is obstructed
• B. The safety is engaged during fire
• C. The cartridge case fails to eject or feed properly, causing a jam
• D. The trigger is too light

Answer: (C)

FTE (failure to eject) and FTF (failure to feed) describe a stoppage in which the firearm’s action does not cycle properly. When a failure to eject occurs, the spent cartridge case doesn’t get ejected as the slide or bolt moves, leaving the case stuck in the chamber or partially out. When a failure to feed happens, the next round doesn’t get pushed into the chamber, so the firearm can’t chamber a new round. Either situation creates a jam, stopping the firearm from firing until the issue is cleared. This is precisely described as a cartridge case failing to eject or feed properly, causing a jam. Other issues, like a barrel obstruction, a safety being engaged during fire, or the trigger being too light, involve different faults and don’t capture the cycling problem described by FTE/FTF.

FTE (failure to eject) and FTF (failure to feed) describe a stoppage in which the firearm’s action does not cycle properly. When a failure to eject occurs, the spent cartridge case doesn’t get ejected as the slide or bolt moves, leaving the case stuck in the chamber or partially out. When a failure to feed happens, the next round doesn’t get pushed into the chamber, so the firearm can’t chamber a new round. Either situation creates a jam, stopping the firearm from firing until the issue is cleared. This is precisely described as a cartridge case failing to eject or feed properly, causing a jam. Other issues, like a barrel obstruction, a safety being engaged during fire, or the trigger being too light, involve different faults and don’t capture the cycling problem described by FTE/FTF.