Light primer strike vs bad primers

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Wwrhodes91

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Went to the range yesterday and only about half my ammo fired. I recently switched the striker spring (glock), but it worked fine before. I was thinking of ways to test this without changing the springs again... Would it be okay and legal to prime some brass and fire them without powder or bullets? If they work then I'll assume it was bad primers.
 
You should be able to tell a lot by looking at the primers of the rounds that failed to fire. I wouldn't expect casings without bullets to feed, but I have never tried it. I'm not sure how leaving powder out would test the primers, either, but perhaps I am just being thick and not following your logic. It might be more diagnostic just to try the same batch of ammo in another pistol.

If this is a new problem that cropped up when you changed the striker spring, though - not a new box of primers on your reloads or a new batch of factory ammo that you started at the same time you changed the spring - I think the problem is pretty much staring you in the face, though.
 
I assume you can't shoot at home? If you're trying not to make much noise, press the barrel firm into an old rag when testing the primers. IMHO, the best test would be to re-fire the ammo that didn't go off the first time. If they do, you're likely dealing with primers not fully seated.
 
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