A Malfunction clearing is really not what the SIRT pistol was designed for. Be sure to include malfunction-clearing drills when you conduct your live fire. One suggested technique is to take an empty shell and place it in your magazine, which will induce a malfunction. When the empty casing is attempt to be placed in the chamber by the action of the slide, a malfunction will occur and you can feel this malfunction and take corrective action to clear it generally entailing tap, rack, roll and other techniques.