dse Report post Posted December 9, 2016 My cousin had it happen last year on his elk hunt. Excess oil + cold temps = soft firing pin strike. Ruger M77. And there is a really easy way to remove the firing pin assembly from an R700 bolt. Shoe lace. Look it up on YouTube. My brother had that happen to his m77 hunting caribou. At -55° it wouldn't even click. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted December 9, 2016 My cousin had it happen last year on his elk hunt. Excess oil + cold temps = soft firing pin strike. Ruger M77. And there is a really easy way to remove the firing pin assembly from an R700 bolt. Shoe lace. Look it up on YouTube. My brother had that happen to his m77 hunting caribou. At -55° it wouldn't even click. Yeah. But then again, it might have been that his fingers weren't working either!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted December 12, 2016 Don't handle misfired cartridges, they may be complete duds or could be cooking off slowly. I've had a lot of old rimfire factory cartridges misfire and one handgun reload slow cook. Can sure ruin your day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
My Rights As An American Report post Posted December 12, 2016 Don't handle misfired cartridges, they may be complete duds or could be cooking off slowly. I've had a lot of old rimfire factory cartridges misfire and one handgun reload slow cook. Can sure ruin your day. Should you immediately drop them into a bucket of water or how would you handle them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesPursuit Report post Posted December 12, 2016 My first encounter with a centerfire misfire was my hunting partner shooting Corelokt at Rio Salado. The range manager was standing right there so I told him we had a round that did not fire. He came over, put the round in his hand, flicked it, and said, "bad bullet." He didn't seem to care and said it happens all the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted December 12, 2016 Don't handle misfired cartridges, they may be complete duds or could be cooking off slowly. I've had a lot of old rimfire factory cartridges misfire and one handgun reload slow cook. Can sure ruin your day. Should you immediately drop them into a bucket of water or how would you handle them? First, keep the weapon pointed in a safe direction. I would give it a good 10 seconds or so to see if it is cooking. What the right amount of time to wait I have no clue. But I'd eject it and get a safe distance from it. Having a 44 Magnum cook off after about 5 seconds could have been a disaster, glad I had the barrel pointed safely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
