53grn hornady super performance misfires

[Sniper308]

The Superformance are just so accurate in my rifle I find it hard to want to switch. 100 yards, 4 shots 0.15 moa

 

[dawnbreaker]

The Superformance are just so accurate in my rifle I find it hard to want to switch. 100 yards, 4 shots 0.15 moa

Yep very accurate when they work n doubt

 

[dawnbreaker]

But I'll take reliability all day over accuracy all day when talking about 1/2" 1" group's

 

[dawnbreaker]

But I'll take reliability all day over accuracy all day when talking about 1/2" 1" group's

Foxy doesn't care

 

[dawnbreaker]

I only hunt with a bow now , talk about dailed you've no idea what that takes, it take dialed to a whole other stratosphere

 

[Ratsbadboy]

This is a known thing reading the web. It seems they sometimes use milspec / harder primers.

I have had a few missfires. Brand new rifle.
First box ok, second box i had 3.
I then shot off a box and a half in one go out of paranoia without any problem.

2 boxes later i had a missfire, followed by the next 4 shots being ok. The ammo was bought Sept 23.

I’m not sure this is a gun or dirty bolt issue.

The only thing i’m seeing is reports seem to be from Tikka owners, which i also am. Coincidence due to Tikka popularity??

As you say, this seems to be a known issue with Hornady Superformance 53g/Tikka guns. I've recently bought a new Tikka Super Varmint in .223 and so far I've had two misfires with this ammo (at the time of the last misfire the gun had 73 rounds through it). My mate bought my old Tikka Varmint and he's also had a couple of misfires using this ammo. I used to shoot 55g Federal before and never had a problem.

 

[Smellydog]

Just lengthen the firing pin stroke a few thousand. Done it several times.

 

[sneakysniper]

As you say, this seems to be a known issue with Hornady Superformance 53g/Tikka guns. I've recently bought a new Tikka Super Varmint in .223 and so far I've had two misfires with this ammo (at the time of the last misfire the gun had 73 rounds through it). My mate bought my old Tikka Varmint and he's also had a couple of misfires using this ammo. I used to shoot 55g Federal before and never had a problem.

Is it only happening in Tikka rifles though or is it just due to their popularity?

 

[Ratsbadboy]

Is it only happening in Tikka rifles though or is it just due to their popularity?

I'm not sure if it's totally confined to Tikka. I mentioned these misfires to my local RFD recently and he said both he and one of the other chaps that work there had also experienced the odd misfire with this ammunition. I don't know what rifles they shoot but I know he favours Bergara.

 

[villaman]

Haven’t had a problem in my howa 1500 short