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Powder or primer degradation
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<blockquote data-quote="LoneTraveler" data-source="post: 1988277" data-attributes="member: 77249"><p>J E Custom I like your suggestion of checking the Firing pin length. </p><p>I would suggest that the Firing pin spring be checked for tension and replaced. That rifle has not been built in a long time. Old age and maybe being stored with the firing pin cocked has taken its toll on the firing pin spring. </p><p></p><p>Those 2 shells may be loaded a little different load or may have less capacity and up the pressure a little. May been cleaner cases when loaded and cold welded case and bullet a little.</p><p>The chamber pressure over rode the firing pin spring tension and drove the firing pin back into the bolt and sheared the firing pin en-dent and it went back in the bolt or was returned loose into the punctured primer.</p><p></p><p>A new spring would probably make the old war horse rifle shoot better groups to. </p><p>Have seen that same problem on some old Rem. 721 and 722's and other old rifles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LoneTraveler, post: 1988277, member: 77249"] J E Custom I like your suggestion of checking the Firing pin length. I would suggest that the Firing pin spring be checked for tension and replaced. That rifle has not been built in a long time. Old age and maybe being stored with the firing pin cocked has taken its toll on the firing pin spring. Those 2 shells may be loaded a little different load or may have less capacity and up the pressure a little. May been cleaner cases when loaded and cold welded case and bullet a little. The chamber pressure over rode the firing pin spring tension and drove the firing pin back into the bolt and sheared the firing pin en-dent and it went back in the bolt or was returned loose into the punctured primer. A new spring would probably make the old war horse rifle shoot better groups to. Have seen that same problem on some old Rem. 721 and 722's and other old rifles. [/QUOTE]
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