Don’t know about being screwed together MB, but after I got the gun apart then back together it was the normal length.

Ok I tried it a couple times with the same results. Wolf Gold Brass cased ammo stuck. Brass cased hollow points (imi and Federal) didn’t. Tried a different box if the same Wolf ball ammo, worked OK. Tried the “sticking” ammo in my H&K VP9SK, NO PROBLEMS! So I’m guessing that maybe my Hellcat has a tight(er) chamber. If it does, it does.

But that still doesn’t explain the problem I had with the recoil spring/guide rod coming out the front by at least a quarter inch. Since then, there’s not been a problem. Then again I haven’t shot it since then either, only hand cycling it and letting the slide drop with the slide release. Hopefully Springfield Armory will respond back and have some kind of answer for me.