hand loading for a Tavor
- Thread starter Kinjo
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I didn't think it would be any different than any other semi myself. But I did read somewhere the firing pin strikes quit violently and suggested against using match grade primers. Loading for a semi is all new to me, just wanted to make sure before I test a few out.
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- The Orion Arm
Most mil spec rifles hit their primers hard(er) in order to ensure ignition under the kinds of conditions that it may be in. Nothing new there. Use primers with harder cups (CCI, Win) in order to avoid slam fires. I've never seen a slam fire personally, but my buddy says he had one and was using federal primers, which are known to have softer if not the softest cups.
Was your buddy shooting a Tavor? Wouldn't think it would be possible to get slamfires with a spring loaded firing pin.
The make or brand of the rifle has nothing whatever to do with magnum primers. Magnum primers are about the powder used. They burn a bit hotter for a bit longer and are for igniting hard to light powders and cold weather shooting. If your manual says to use 'em for a particular powder you need to. Otherwise you don't need 'em.
Slam fires have nothing to do with the rifle or the primer. They're caused by improperly loaded ammo. Incorrectly seated high primers can do it.
The only thing different when loading for any semi-auto is that you must full length resize every time and watch the OAL and case lengths.
Slam fires have nothing to do with the rifle or the primer. They're caused by improperly loaded ammo. Incorrectly seated high primers can do it.
The only thing different when loading for any semi-auto is that you must full length resize every time and watch the OAL and case lengths.
- Location
- The Orion Arm
Yes, one of the 1st to be sold.
The Tavor has an aggressive floating firing pin which basically mean the firing pin hits the primer via inertia when a round is chambered. I believe the M14s might have the same thing.
