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300 WSM not firing
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<blockquote data-quote="emp1953" data-source="post: 1771347" data-attributes="member: 71817"><p>Was it a new rifle? or one that has been setting in the safe for a few years? I had an issue where it wouldn't go bang. A new rifle. Called my gunsmith, read him the serial number and he got back to me saying the rifle was 4 years old when I bought it. He suggested that I pull the bolt and soak it for a week in a coffee can of kerosene, then spray it out with carb cleaner then lube it lightly with a quality gun oil. I did it and it goes bang every time now. I've seen the incorrectly seated primers cause your problem too. I use a Lee hand primer and when I'm done with a case I brush my thumb over the base. Over the years I have developed a feel for what a properly seated primer feels like. A primer not correctly seated will absorb the energy of the firing pin by moving deeper in the primer pocket thus not detonating. After that the primer is now seated and will likely fire normally if shot again. I also saw an instance where a guy at the range decided to save some money and used large pistol primers instead of large rifle primers. Even though they will fit, they usually won't fire because they will seat deeper in the pocket.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emp1953, post: 1771347, member: 71817"] Was it a new rifle? or one that has been setting in the safe for a few years? I had an issue where it wouldn't go bang. A new rifle. Called my gunsmith, read him the serial number and he got back to me saying the rifle was 4 years old when I bought it. He suggested that I pull the bolt and soak it for a week in a coffee can of kerosene, then spray it out with carb cleaner then lube it lightly with a quality gun oil. I did it and it goes bang every time now. I've seen the incorrectly seated primers cause your problem too. I use a Lee hand primer and when I'm done with a case I brush my thumb over the base. Over the years I have developed a feel for what a properly seated primer feels like. A primer not correctly seated will absorb the energy of the firing pin by moving deeper in the primer pocket thus not detonating. After that the primer is now seated and will likely fire normally if shot again. I also saw an instance where a guy at the range decided to save some money and used large pistol primers instead of large rifle primers. Even though they will fit, they usually won't fire because they will seat deeper in the pocket. [/QUOTE]
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