Jeff Thomas
New member
Well, I'm not a gunsmith, but I think I have reasonable engineering / mechanical aptitude. But, we were at the range the other day, and I was stumped.
A friend brought his Mini-14, and ran 5 shots through it, no problem. Then, nothing. You could hear the hammer fall, and there was a round in the chamber. Upon inspection, the primer wasn't even being hit by the firing pin.
So, my friend took it to a local 'smith I recommended. They fiddled with it for awhile, and finally ...
found that my friend had mixed in some .222 ammo, in the midst of his .223 rounds. Apparently bought the wrong box at one time. And, .222's are apparently a little shorter than .223's! Therefore, no primer strike.
So, I suppose the lesson here is ... first check the ammo before you suspect the firearm, eh?
Regards from AZ
A friend brought his Mini-14, and ran 5 shots through it, no problem. Then, nothing. You could hear the hammer fall, and there was a round in the chamber. Upon inspection, the primer wasn't even being hit by the firing pin.
So, my friend took it to a local 'smith I recommended. They fiddled with it for awhile, and finally ...
found that my friend had mixed in some .222 ammo, in the midst of his .223 rounds. Apparently bought the wrong box at one time. And, .222's are apparently a little shorter than .223's! Therefore, no primer strike.
So, I suppose the lesson here is ... first check the ammo before you suspect the firearm, eh?
Regards from AZ