Odds of a round not going off but a good dent on a primer
12-31-2013, 06:22 AM
#31
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SW Montana
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However, like I posted earlier, the firing pin on THAT rifle would not strike the primer hard enough to fire a rifle primer. I put hundreds of rounds with the large pistol primers through that rifle with exactly zero perforated primers. They worked fine in THAT rifle. All of my other rifles have absolutely no problem firing rifle primers, so I wouldn't even think of using pistol primers in them.
Last edited by buffybr; 12-31-2013 at 06:32 AM.
12-31-2013, 10:10 AM
#32
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Indiana
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I was only explaining why someones rifle wouldn't consistently shoot rifle primers and why the pistol primers they used worked. Fixing the rifle would be the thing to do.
Last edited by d80hunter; 12-31-2013 at 10:14 AM.
12-31-2013, 12:52 PM
#33
Typical Buck
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01-02-2014, 09:26 AM
#39
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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This story reminds me of my last range session: I was shooting a muzzle loader and the ball got stuck just inside of the barrel. To get the ball down the barrel I had to literally hammer the rod with a rubber mallet. The whole time I kept thinking "God please don't let this go off I really want to keep my hand!"
