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Pay Attention. Had a Run Away to day
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<blockquote data-quote="ratski" data-source="post: 2755120" data-attributes="member: 936"><p>I guess the big thing I want to say is "Pay attention to your weapon for the little things."</p><p></p><p>I was out at the range today and a perfectly functioning firearm was giving me a few problems.</p><p></p><p>Failure to feed</p><p>Failure of the bolt to engage</p><p>Failure to eject</p><p></p><p>Then, I had a problem firing. I'd pull the trigger and nothing.</p><p>Then the bolt would finish engaging and it would fire.</p><p>Figured that I'd need to give it a good cleaning.</p><p></p><p>I thought it was the magazine, even though I'd never had this problem before.</p><p></p><p>Swapped magazines, pulled the bolt and released.</p><p>half a mag fired off before I could drop the mag out.</p><p>No, my finger was not on the trigger.</p><p></p><p>Popped it open and found a 1/2 busted hammer pin was the culprit. </p><p>One side was still in place, but the other side was missing.</p><p></p><p>Fortunately, the firearm was pointed in a safe direction, but it could have been a very bad scene.</p><p></p><p>So, the moral of my story is when a firearm that has never given you ANY problems in the past starts giving you a problem, it might be a good idea to stop and give it a thorough inspection. Not sure I would have found the broken hammer pin if it hadn't fallen out, but...</p><p></p><p>Second, always have the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, you NEVER know what is going to go wrong or when.</p><p></p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ratski, post: 2755120, member: 936"] I guess the big thing I want to say is "Pay attention to your weapon for the little things." I was out at the range today and a perfectly functioning firearm was giving me a few problems. Failure to feed Failure of the bolt to engage Failure to eject Then, I had a problem firing. I'd pull the trigger and nothing. Then the bolt would finish engaging and it would fire. Figured that I'd need to give it a good cleaning. I thought it was the magazine, even though I'd never had this problem before. Swapped magazines, pulled the bolt and released. half a mag fired off before I could drop the mag out. No, my finger was not on the trigger. Popped it open and found a 1/2 busted hammer pin was the culprit. One side was still in place, but the other side was missing. Fortunately, the firearm was pointed in a safe direction, but it could have been a very bad scene. So, the moral of my story is when a firearm that has never given you ANY problems in the past starts giving you a problem, it might be a good idea to stop and give it a thorough inspection. Not sure I would have found the broken hammer pin if it hadn't fallen out, but... Second, always have the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, you NEVER know what is going to go wrong or when. Dave [/QUOTE]
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