BIL had this happen on a .243 Rem 788..... he is not real religious in cleaning his guns, and used a heavy oil to lube it. Oil collected crud and jelled up in the cold, causing light primer strikes. Cleaned the bolt (inside and out) and used dry film lubricant. Problem solved.
So I'm sitting in the stand...
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This morning matter of fact. Muzzleloading, had a doe at about 125yds. Got settled, pop. Cycled the bolt...no pop. Removed fired primer, replaced with a new one...they were gone. I sat there and stewed about it for a few minutes. Then I picked out a knot on a log, took aim, BANG...drilled it. IDK...sure was mad though.
jammin1237
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zwhit, have had this happen 3 times... a sks pointing at a large buck, click! -- no more cheap mil surp ammo... the other two were target shooting... one shooting the same cheap ammo, click!(damn)...and the other was forgetting to take the safety off on a lever action 45-70 before trying to fire, click... i hate that sound....
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I was pig hunting with a newer model Winchester 94. A nice fat sow walked out 20yds in front of me. I eased the gun up and thumbed the hammer back. CLICK. I had accidently put the crossbolt safety on. Stupid lawyer lock that isn't needed on a hammer'd rifle. I swear that pig smiled at me and then walked away before I could figure out what happened.
Dr. Strangelove
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jammin1237 said:
Not to be the hunting police, but surely you weren't shooting deer with FMJ surplus? Bad ju-ju and a big fine if you get caught.
Dr. Strangelove
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Hogdogs said:
Brent, no disrespect, but FMJ is not legal in FL for Deer or any other game animal. See regs below from the FL wildlife site.
http://myfwc.com/docs/RecreationActivities/Hunt_2009-10_RegulationsHandBook.pdf
The relevant part - sorry for the poor cut/paste:
FMJ is indeed a fine round, but not legal for hunting game animals in any state where I have ever lived. FL, GA, NC, all require expanding bullets for game animals.
FMJ is legal for non-game nuisance animals, such as wild hogs, and is a preferred round in some places for them.
Dr. Strangelove
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Yes sir, perfectly legal, only non-expanding bullets are prohibited. The reason being that FMJ leaves a caliber sized hole (with some wounding effects) that typically leaves animals wounded, hard to track, and dying a slow death without being recovered.
jammin1237
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Dr. Strangelove... if you must know, they were mil surp hollow points, they were available once upon a time, ( a metal ammo box chock full of it
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here in the great republic of Wisconsin fmj is not legal to hunt with, and nor would i ever... i prefer expanding bullets myself, while hunting... shooting paper is a different story...
)...here in the great republic of Wisconsin fmj is not legal to hunt with, and nor would i ever... i prefer expanding bullets myself, while hunting... shooting paper is a different story...
Where? West texas, January 2007.
What? Javaleena
What with? Winchester trapper 44 mag. tang safety.
Who? Me, wife and girlfriend.
Story?
All three of us were using leveractions, mine was the trapper described, wifes was a Marlin 1894cp .357 mag. and girlfriends was Winchester
30/30.
Long story short, I had loaded all three guns that morning and when my turn came up I had been so busy making sure that their guns were loaded and ready, mine was not.
I had loaded the tube but not jacked the lever.
So big boar javvy gives me the perfect shot......and click!
All on video and all very embarrasing to say the least.
What? Javaleena
What with? Winchester trapper 44 mag. tang safety.
Who? Me, wife and girlfriend.
Story?
All three of us were using leveractions, mine was the trapper described, wifes was a Marlin 1894cp .357 mag. and girlfriends was Winchester
30/30.
Long story short, I had loaded all three guns that morning and when my turn came up I had been so busy making sure that their guns were loaded and ready, mine was not.
I had loaded the tube but not jacked the lever.
So big boar javvy gives me the perfect shot......and click!
All on video and all very embarrasing to say the least.
Not in my parts.
http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/hunting/regulations/
Methods of taking deer
Thats it nothing on bullet type for rifle.
And here is general regs for bird and quadrupeds
again nothing on bullet type.
Back to topic I regulary get dud primers on Monarch 7.63x39.
Yep
On two different occasions. Once while coyote calling I was in a fence row and was just starting a call series and I spot a coyote way, way out in front coming toward me. I flip off the safety and start to wait. I then notice a coyote coming from my hard right about 30 yds away. It had not made me yet so I eased the gun over and dropped it. I hurriedly work the bolt (as in short stroke) and scan for the first coyote. Surprisingly it is still workng it's way to me. I wait until it is about 50 yds. out, put the cross hairs on it's chest and bark it to a stop. Click! I had worked the bolt so fast after the first coyte that I did not get the empty ejected and dropped the hammer on a fired round. I worked the bolt again but the coyote had made the brush by then. No double that day.
The other occasion was group hunting many years ago during shotgun deer season. The previous day's hunt had ended in sleet and snow. I so tired after the days hunt that I did not take the time to properly dry the action of my pump shotgun. I assumed taking it out of the case was good enough to dry it out.
This day's hunt dawned bitterly cold and very windy. I was elected to be a blocker because of the cold. I was dropped off on a fence line at the end of a draw. I jumped over the fence and went to load my gun. The action had frozen open by that time. I could not get the bolt to close no matter what I tried. As luck would have it several deer came right down the draw I was on and trotted right past me. One of the other hunters was in sight of me and came over after and asked why I did not shoot. Needless to say I was the butt of many jokes the rest of the day.
On two different occasions. Once while coyote calling I was in a fence row and was just starting a call series and I spot a coyote way, way out in front coming toward me. I flip off the safety and start to wait. I then notice a coyote coming from my hard right about 30 yds away. It had not made me yet so I eased the gun over and dropped it. I hurriedly work the bolt (as in short stroke) and scan for the first coyote. Surprisingly it is still workng it's way to me. I wait until it is about 50 yds. out, put the cross hairs on it's chest and bark it to a stop. Click! I had worked the bolt so fast after the first coyte that I did not get the empty ejected and dropped the hammer on a fired round. I worked the bolt again but the coyote had made the brush by then. No double that day.
The other occasion was group hunting many years ago during shotgun deer season. The previous day's hunt had ended in sleet and snow. I so tired after the days hunt that I did not take the time to properly dry the action of my pump shotgun. I assumed taking it out of the case was good enough to dry it out.
This day's hunt dawned bitterly cold and very windy. I was elected to be a blocker because of the cold. I was dropped off on a fence line at the end of a draw. I jumped over the fence and went to load my gun. The action had frozen open by that time. I could not get the bolt to close no matter what I tried. As luck would have it several deer came right down the draw I was on and trotted right past me. One of the other hunters was in sight of me and came over after and asked why I did not shoot. Needless to say I was the butt of many jokes the rest of the day.