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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Tony 270 on October 02, 2010, 10:19:34 PM

Title: Firing pin dropped while closing bolt?
Post by: Tony 270 on October 02, 2010, 10:19:34 PM: Was at the range with a couple of guys, leave names out for now :chuckle:, and one just got a Rem 700 back that they previously sold. Trigger was very light and I thumped the butt on the concrete a couple of times, seemed fine. While at the range he drops a round in, pushes the bolt forward, and click! Wasn't even locking the bolt down, just pushing it forward. Just barely hit the primer, but it did leave a tiny dimple in it and luckily it didn't go off. After that he tightened the trigger a bit.

Anyone else ever have that happen to them?

As for my rifle, I had some great shots and some that left me like :dunno:

At 200 yards had several that were laying on top of one another. Also, with a clean bore, had some that were three+ inches apart before it started settling down. Thinking of getting a B&C Alaskan Ti stock for it, hopefully help with consistency. Don't think it was my shooting either (for the most part) cause I shot one guy's M70 Extreme Weather 308 and had a couple ~1/2 groups with different loads. Sweet little gun, very accurate.

But that trigger issue, not good.
Title: Re: Firing pin dropped while closing bolt?
Post by: Fishnclifff on October 03, 2010, 01:03:24 AM: I have a 95 Mauser that did that, worn safety.
Title: Re: Firing pin dropped while closing bolt?
Post by: Wanttohuntmore on October 03, 2010, 08:28:53 AM: Friend lightened the trigger on his savage striker, had it go off while I was closing the bolt, luckily had it pointed at the target down range, scared the heck out of me! Besides that, what a fun pistol.
Title: Re: Firing pin dropped while closing bolt?
Post by: high country on October 03, 2010, 08:31:38 AM: a lot of guys tink killing of the spring pressure is the way to a better trigger, it is a dangerous practice on a hunting gun. one should not mess with a trigger if the dynamics of sear engagement are not full understood.
Title: Re: Firing pin dropped while closing bolt?
Post by: woodman on October 03, 2010, 08:52:10 AM: I have a good gunsmith work my triggers over on all of my guns and set them up properly. They set the tension so as they do not have a hard pull, yet are still safe. It has improved my shots in the woods and helped me get clean shots off.
Title: Re: Firing pin dropped while closing bolt?
Post by: FC on October 03, 2010, 04:00:33 PM: Sounds to me as if the sear/striker angles aren't correct or are rounded off.
Title: Re: Firing pin dropped while closing bolt?
Post by: whacker1 on October 03, 2010, 07:07:17 PM: A dirty but light Remington trigger will create this problem. Common in Remington muzzleloaders, which inheritently get dirty. Get the trigger closer to 3 lbs and goes away, but at 2.5 it will become a problem with time.
Title: Re: Firing pin dropped while closing bolt?
Post by: Tony 270 on October 03, 2010, 07:16:31 PM: The 308 at 100 yards with 165BTs and 165NPs

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Then my 270 with 140 SST light magnum loads at 200 yards

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High shot was first with a clean bore. The two just low of center were back to back. Then the low right I pulled and knew it. Don't know about the two together at the right or why it's like that...

Five shots, relatively quick, at 300 yards.

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Know the farthest right was the last shot, other than that not sure of the order. Little wind drift maybe?
Title: Re: Firing pin dropped while closing bolt?
Post by: littletoes on October 03, 2010, 07:28:06 PM: A light trigger, if done right, will work fine, but the guy doing the work had better know what he's doing. Usually its the sear engagement that is adjusted that causes that type of missfire.That is the problem that you have to think about when purchasing a used rifle that has been tinkered with by an inexperienced individual.

clean triggers with lighter fluid, don't add oil. The Naptha that is left after the fluid evaporates is all the lube the trigger needs.