misfires on my revolver - new reloads

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misfired on 50% of double action shots, and 0% of single action pulls.

new reloads. were primers a c-hair too deep?
 
What revolver , what caliber..
What did the primers look like?

Usually on a 38 smith with a light trigger the primer needs to be sunk very deep so the hammer get get the most momentum...
 
Have you checked the strain screw?,take the grips off,the screw at the front of the frame,grip area,needs to be screwed all the way in.Some screw this out in an attempt to lighten the trigger pull.

As above posters also comment,on revolvers with light triggers,federal primers are the best to use,CCIs are the 'hardest',and always seat to just below flush
 
The Smith has adjustable hammer spring. I load ammo with rifle primers and crank weight down till it starts to misfire. It will still fire pistol primers 100%

If you switch to Federal primers, you will get less misfires.
 
Just like sevoman said. Check the strain screw. See if the screw is tighten all the way. If your revolver is new just tighten it up like half a turn and if it still misfires tighten it some more till it doesn't. If the revolver is well used and it had beem tighten all the way than you may need to replace the spring that is in the handle. Also if you try to rapid shoot as fast as you can shoot 6 shoots there may be misfires. It has happened to me a few times.

Okay Brutus, I re-worded it. Happy :eek:

sevoman said:
Have you checked the strain screw?,take the grips off,the screw at the front of the frame,grip area,needs to be screwed all the way in.Some screw this out in an attempt to lighten the trigger pull.

As above posters also comment,on revolvers with light triggers,federal primers are the best to use,CCIs are the 'hardest',and always seat to just below flush
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If your primers are fully seated and the strain screw is all the way in (assuming it hasn't been shortened), you may need a new mainspring. A factory standard weight mainspring should be able to ignite any brand of primer. Revolvers with coil mainsprings of course do not have a strain screw.

Usually, double action is more prone to light strikes than single action because the hammer travel is shorter. What sort of revolver is this?
 
If the gun fires when you go around again, it's most likely the primers are not fully seated. The first hammer strike finishes the seating process & the second one makes it go bang. You sure find out quickly if you flinch/jerk/anticipate recoil or not:>}

As stated above, spring tension & brand of primers are also factors.
 
thanks guys. great info so far

its a smith and wesson x frame 460v shooting 460s&w

began reloading, and developed the problem.

my primers are large rifle, and I will get you the make. IIRC its winchester.

the load is 50grains of H110.

the primers are not out too far, and if anything, too deep.

the firing pin dimple is lighter on the double action misfires.

I will adjust the spring. makes perfect sense

I can strip clean and reassembly my 1911 blindfolded, but the revolvers are greek to me.

thanks again guys!
 
Have you been using the wrong primers by accident?
Large pistol primers, (I think) will fit into most large rifle primer pockets, and will cushion the firing pin blow, only because they will fit deeper.
The only way to confirm is to pull a bullet, dump powder, and very carefully decap & inspect them.

just a thought............
 
Rifle primers are more difficult to ignite than pistol primers. This may be your problem.
 
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