Gavin, welcome to the forum. In future, please turn off your "Caps Lock" when posting.
I believe what you describe can indeed be caused by limp wristing.
If you want to experiment a bit, try the following. Next time you're at the range, load a fired case into the chamber and close the slide gently but firmly. (You don't want to slam the slide on a round manually fed, as the rim is supposed to slip up from under the extractor hook, and it isn't great for the extractor to "snap" over the rim.)
Then insert a loaded magazine. Using dummy cartridges would be best, but if all you have is live ammo, use it -- just be safe! (Finger off trigger; muzzle in a safe direction.)
Rotate the pistol so the ejection port is facing down. Keeping your finger off the trigger, retract the slide slowly until the empty case in the chamber extracts and falls out. As soon as it extracts, stop retracting, and release the slide to let it go forward.
Again, without touching the trigger, and keeping the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, drop your magazine, and open the slide. You may well find you have an empty chamber, which means you just proved that a case can be extracted and ejected, without chambering a new round from the magazine.
I believe what you describe can indeed be caused by limp wristing.
If you want to experiment a bit, try the following. Next time you're at the range, load a fired case into the chamber and close the slide gently but firmly. (You don't want to slam the slide on a round manually fed, as the rim is supposed to slip up from under the extractor hook, and it isn't great for the extractor to "snap" over the rim.)
Then insert a loaded magazine. Using dummy cartridges would be best, but if all you have is live ammo, use it -- just be safe! (Finger off trigger; muzzle in a safe direction.)
Rotate the pistol so the ejection port is facing down. Keeping your finger off the trigger, retract the slide slowly until the empty case in the chamber extracts and falls out. As soon as it extracts, stop retracting, and release the slide to let it go forward.
Again, without touching the trigger, and keeping the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, drop your magazine, and open the slide. You may well find you have an empty chamber, which means you just proved that a case can be extracted and ejected, without chambering a new round from the magazine.
