Had my dagger for a few weeks now, I don’t get to shoot much, so to my dismay, my dagger won’t go into battery after firing one round. I manually have to push the slide forward about an eighth to maybe a quarter inch to fire the next round. I’ve swapped mags and checked it to no avail. Any suggestions out there. I’m frustrated with it.
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Is the recoil spring and guide in the proper position?
Are you using 9x19 “Luger” ammo?
Did you disassemble the slide internals?
Did you disassemble the lower internals?
Geoff
Who is curious.
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Had this problem with my walther ppks, extractor broke the next time i went out. Had to replace, havent taken it back out yet.
Stop “limp wristing” it. If your grip isnt firm enough then the slide wont cycle properly.
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I’m not limp wristing. I shoot quite often with many different handguns, so this is not the issue.
Spring and Guide rod in the correct position. Proper ammo being used have not disassembled the slide or lower.
I was shooting with a buddy a few weeks ago and he shot my dagger and it did the same. He also said he wasnt limp wristing and that he had been ahooting for years. I picked it up, put 3 mags through it and not a single issue.
If you are that confident change the recoil spring.
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I thought this was my problem, then i shot 2 other handguns just fine, 1 and 2 handed. 
gonna have to see when i shoot it again
I’ve never seen it happen on my FN 509 or a 1911, both of which I have shot way more than my dagger or similar glock. I’m just saying its a real phenomenon that happens with glocks/clones totally independent of whether you are a new or seasoned shooter.
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I have a brand new Dagger and this happened to me a number of times last weekend. It was my first time out with the gun. I also had a number of other issues so I suspect I’ve got a lemon. Multiple FTF’s, lite pin strikes, multiple mag drops while shooting. My slide is also really gritty to rack when there’s a loaded mag inserted. Doesn’t matter if it’s full or not. If there’s any ammo in the mag I get significant resistance and a really gritty feeling. Really unhappy with the purchase.
- lube it up. Its new.
- glocks and glock clones are known for not going into battery if you “limp wrist” it. Keep your grip firm. Search “limp wrist glock” on youtube to see what i am talking about.
- if your mags are falling out (magpul mags?) Then CS can send you a new locking block iirc. This was an issue that was fixed but a few (less than 10) guns got through the cracks.
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I would try different ammo.
The Wife had an issue with a Nano - I told her the same: Firm Up that wrist. She told me I was full of it.
So, I took the gun - shot three rounds, then limp-wristed and it jammed immediately. Cleared it, then firmed up and finished the magazine. Next mag, firm wrist - run through no issues.
Then I made her do it exactly the same.
It’s a Lesson Learned - enough so, that a few weeks ago we’re at the range with my Brother and his Wife. Bro’s shooting The Wife’s new Sig 320 (that she loves and has had zero issues) and he stovepipes it. Twice in a row. The Wife looks at him and says “You’re Limpwristing it….” 
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