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Federal 210 Primers Not firing
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<blockquote data-quote="jbs2014" data-source="post: 1847496" data-attributes="member: 94052"><p>So I had this problem with one of my Lawtons and Federal 215s and 215Ms. It was not the primer, it was the firing mechanism inside of the bolt. Here is one way to diagnose the problem, take an empty piece of brass, prime it, chamber it, and fire it. If it fires then it may possibly be your primers. However, if it does not fire then it could be a problem with the firing mechanism inside the bold. Joel Russo diagnosed the problem that I was having with the Lawton. What was happening was the firing pin spring was binding up with the inside of the bolt sleeve. All he had to do was machine the inside of the bolt sleeve a small bit and the rifle fired perfectly after that and has since. But, as many have stated on this thread, your firing mechanism could be dirty as well, if you clean it up and it works well afterwards then don't worry about the whole binding inside the sleeve issue.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps some and good luck with your 6.5 PRC, I hear its an excellent cartridge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jbs2014, post: 1847496, member: 94052"] So I had this problem with one of my Lawtons and Federal 215s and 215Ms. It was not the primer, it was the firing mechanism inside of the bolt. Here is one way to diagnose the problem, take an empty piece of brass, prime it, chamber it, and fire it. If it fires then it may possibly be your primers. However, if it does not fire then it could be a problem with the firing mechanism inside the bold. Joel Russo diagnosed the problem that I was having with the Lawton. What was happening was the firing pin spring was binding up with the inside of the bolt sleeve. All he had to do was machine the inside of the bolt sleeve a small bit and the rifle fired perfectly after that and has since. But, as many have stated on this thread, your firing mechanism could be dirty as well, if you clean it up and it works well afterwards then don't worry about the whole binding inside the sleeve issue. Hope this helps some and good luck with your 6.5 PRC, I hear its an excellent cartridge. [/QUOTE]
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