jraducks Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Was hunting this morning and had several (4-6) FTFs (failure to fire). Dented the primer but did not go of. Put one in my over and under and it shot fine. The shells also shot fine out of the condor so I'm sort of ruling out bad shells (both Remington and winchester steel shot in 2 3/4 and 3inch)! Any idea's guys? I did triple on Speckle bellies this morning though:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH/QuakerBoyProstaff Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Make sure a piece of crud didn't get in the firing pin hole.I've seen pieces of stuff from inside of vest pockets get caught in the primer and get stuffed in there when they'd close the bolt,slowing down the pin in transit sometimes,while letting it fire others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabradorGuy Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 There could also also be something inside the bolt assembly preventing the spring from releasing properly. I'd removing the firing pin and spring, check for obstructions, clean and lube. Other than that, could there be something stopping the bolt face from gripping the shell properly? I had a problem with 30-06 rifle where the claw extractor froze shut (-40C) and would't grip the cartridges. The pin just dented the primer without firing because of that very small gap between the bolt face and the cartridge. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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