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Hang fires, Jewel trigger of firing pin???
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<blockquote data-quote="whin4" data-source="post: 432431" data-attributes="member: 8325"><p>I just recently got back from a couple of weeks in the bush and on two occasions I was all lined up on a deer and after squeezing the trigger what seemed like a lot harder than normal the rifle did not fire. The first time I thought perhaps the rifle was not coked, but then as soon as I started to lift the bolt, BANG! Thinking that this was caused by a dud primer or something I thought nothing of it.</p><p></p><p>The second time I did not touch the bolt but I had taken my finger off the trigger for about one second, then BANG.</p><p></p><p>This second time I was more a wear of what was going on and I noticed that the firing pin did not release when the trigger was pulled.</p><p></p><p>I dry fired the rifle dozens of times after this and everything seemed to work fine. But then a couple of hours later I tried dry firing it again and on pulling the trigger nothing happened, as soon as I started to lift the bolt the firing pin released and, click. This was repeated several times, tapping the side of the stock would also release the firing pin. </p><p></p><p>That night I took the bolt apart and gave it a good oiling and have since fired about a dozen rounds without a problem</p><p></p><p>The rifle was a 6 month old stainless Rem 700 with a newly fitted Jewel trigger. I had fired about 20 round with the new trigger without a problem before the first hang fire.</p><p></p><p>Oiling the bolt seemed to help but I struggle to believe this was the problem as it was very clean and not rusted or gummed up in any way. I have heard that Jewel triggers can be susceptible to dirt but this trigger has never gotten even slightly dirty.</p><p></p><p>Does any one have an idea what might have caused this? I fitted the trigger myself and I'm no gunsmith, could I have done something wrong?</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="whin4, post: 432431, member: 8325"] I just recently got back from a couple of weeks in the bush and on two occasions I was all lined up on a deer and after squeezing the trigger what seemed like a lot harder than normal the rifle did not fire. The first time I thought perhaps the rifle was not coked, but then as soon as I started to lift the bolt, BANG! Thinking that this was caused by a dud primer or something I thought nothing of it. The second time I did not touch the bolt but I had taken my finger off the trigger for about one second, then BANG. This second time I was more a wear of what was going on and I noticed that the firing pin did not release when the trigger was pulled. I dry fired the rifle dozens of times after this and everything seemed to work fine. But then a couple of hours later I tried dry firing it again and on pulling the trigger nothing happened, as soon as I started to lift the bolt the firing pin released and, click. This was repeated several times, tapping the side of the stock would also release the firing pin. That night I took the bolt apart and gave it a good oiling and have since fired about a dozen rounds without a problem The rifle was a 6 month old stainless Rem 700 with a newly fitted Jewel trigger. I had fired about 20 round with the new trigger without a problem before the first hang fire. Oiling the bolt seemed to help but I struggle to believe this was the problem as it was very clean and not rusted or gummed up in any way. I have heard that Jewel triggers can be susceptible to dirt but this trigger has never gotten even slightly dirty. Does any one have an idea what might have caused this? I fitted the trigger myself and I’m no gunsmith, could I have done something wrong? Thanks [/QUOTE]
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