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hit on primer. NO BANG?
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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 760261" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>Possibly a light hit? When the primer strike is light, sometimes they will light on the second strike, sometimes not. </p><p></p><p>To check you can take a common Bic ink pen, make sure the gun is empty, cock the hammer and drop the pen in the barrel and chamber. Then point it towards the ceiling and dry fire it. The pen should come close to hitting the ceiling from a seated position. If it barely comes out of the barrel, it isn't hitting with enough force, or the pin protrusion from the recoil shield isn't enough. Check the tip of the firing pin for damage. If all else fails, try other ammo or fire that ammo in a different gun to see if it's the ammo.</p><p></p><p>Federal ammo has the softest primers if that's an issue with your gun, but if it were me and the gun was the issue, I'd send it back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 760261, member: 1132"] Possibly a light hit? When the primer strike is light, sometimes they will light on the second strike, sometimes not. To check you can take a common Bic ink pen, make sure the gun is empty, cock the hammer and drop the pen in the barrel and chamber. Then point it towards the ceiling and dry fire it. The pen should come close to hitting the ceiling from a seated position. If it barely comes out of the barrel, it isn't hitting with enough force, or the pin protrusion from the recoil shield isn't enough. Check the tip of the firing pin for damage. If all else fails, try other ammo or fire that ammo in a different gun to see if it's the ammo. Federal ammo has the softest primers if that's an issue with your gun, but if it were me and the gun was the issue, I'd send it back. [/QUOTE]
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