Seekins PH3 firing pin

[CoryShap09]

Has anyone experienced fail to fire with a 7 PRC? I had 4 / 20 fail to fire yesterday. What’s the fix to this?

 

[AZ Gator]

Disassemble the bolt and clean it to make sure there’s no heavy grease or debris slowing down everything in there.

Speaking of debris, and pierced primers while shooting that rifle in any recent sessions?

Were they light primer strikes, or do they look strong?

 

[CoryShap09]

They looked strong but did not fire, I disassembled round and put the primed brass in the gun and pulled the trigger. 3/4 fired on just the primed brass. The other did not. I had to pop it with a hammer and small punch.

Disassemble the bolt and clean it to make sure there’s no heavy grease or debris slowing down everything in there.

Speaking of debris, and pierced primers while shooting that rifle in any recent sessions?

Were they light primer strikes, or do they look strong?

 

[AZ Gator]

It they were good primer strikes, then I would probably blame the primers. It’s also possible they weren’t fully seated in the brass, so part of the strike energy was used up to push them into the brass.

If it’s factory ammo, especially if you have any more left, it may be worth contacting the maker and see what they say.

Any photos to share of the primer strikes that don’t fire?

 

[CoryShap09]

It they were good primer strikes, then I would probably blame the primers. It’s also possible they weren’t fully seated in the brass, so part of the strike energy was used up to push them into the brass.

If it’s factory ammo, especially if you have any more left, it may be worth contacting the maker and see what they say.

Any photos to share of the primer strikes that don’t fire?

That’s a possibility. No I don’t have any photos.