kenbro
Well-Known Member
Hi,
Recently started to have several F to Fire which seemed to coincide with the purchase of a new bunch of Magtech SR primers. The recovered primers all made a noise when hit by an hammer, so not a duff primer issue.
I thought there were too many so looked at the B13.
It appeared the firing pin wasn’t protruding enough and that might be the cause of not firing.
Looking just in front of the exposed hammer there is what I thought to be the firing pin waiting to be struck by the hammer. However, a closer look suggests that that pin is just there to stop the hammer pushing the actual firing pin too far forward.
That “pin” has a hole shaped like a 2.44 mm Allen key opening in the end.
Subsequently when the pin is turned clockwise with an Allen key it allows the hammer to increase its stroke and push the firing pin out farther, or further?
Whichever, I think it will have cured my Failed to Fire cartridges.
Might help someone else in future.
Cheers, Ken.
Recently started to have several F to Fire which seemed to coincide with the purchase of a new bunch of Magtech SR primers. The recovered primers all made a noise when hit by an hammer, so not a duff primer issue.
I thought there were too many so looked at the B13.
It appeared the firing pin wasn’t protruding enough and that might be the cause of not firing.
Looking just in front of the exposed hammer there is what I thought to be the firing pin waiting to be struck by the hammer. However, a closer look suggests that that pin is just there to stop the hammer pushing the actual firing pin too far forward.
That “pin” has a hole shaped like a 2.44 mm Allen key opening in the end.
Subsequently when the pin is turned clockwise with an Allen key it allows the hammer to increase its stroke and push the firing pin out farther, or further?
Whichever, I think it will have cured my Failed to Fire cartridges.
Might help someone else in future.
Cheers, Ken.
