Siggy
Well-Known Member
Hi can anyone put light on my constant misfires .
Rifle was a new 6.5x55 Tika T3 .
Lapua cases with Remington primers, N160 powder 129gr sst.
Rifle was knew about 2 yrs ago and I had this problem about 15 rounds in from new I stripped bolt and cleaned and sprayed and never had a problem since . Out shooting bucks other night the misfires started again I've had 4 in 2 days luckily still got the bucks. I even tried the misfired bullet again but didn't fire . Misfire again this morning !
It's annoying as I've stripped bolt down again and still happening.
not sure where to start apart from try different primers.
misfired round bottom , fired round on top in pic.
I might be wrong about this but I vaguely remember something about tikka or sako bolts - that you can change the tension or position of the firing pin inadvertently when you strip it. I'd check that the pin wasn't proud when it's cocked. I don't think this is your problem because I assume you would get slam fires.
Also, when you say spray do you mean oil your firing pin? I think tikka's are designed to be used dry, because oil would freeze in the Finnish winters.
I nearly didn't post this because I'm not an expert in this field, but you never know, it may be helpful. I hope this gets resolved soon.