comercial ammo with hard primers?
- Thread starter oldguner
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You don't need the so-called 'hard primers' to shoot an FN49(its mag pinned to 5? Evil if it isn't.).
Slam fires are not caused by a hard or soft primer or the rifle. They're caused by improperly loaded ammo. Usually improperly high seated primers.
SFRC is listing PMC 196 grain 8mm Mauser at $26.95 per 20.
Slam fires are not caused by a hard or soft primer or the rifle. They're caused by improperly loaded ammo. Usually improperly high seated primers.
SFRC is listing PMC 196 grain 8mm Mauser at $26.95 per 20.
you will learn to ignore sunray, he leaves disinformation, then never returns to the thread.
the PMC stuff is probably fine, and most commercial ammo probably is too, but you should make sure the firing pin moves freely with no cosmo gumming it up, and always feed from the magazine. this goes for all military semiautos.
when the bolt feeds off the magazine it is slowed and reduces firing pin inertia
the PMC stuff is probably fine, and most commercial ammo probably is too, but you should make sure the firing pin moves freely with no cosmo gumming it up, and always feed from the magazine. this goes for all military semiautos.
when the bolt feeds off the magazine it is slowed and reduces firing pin inertia
The Wizard
CGN Regular
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- Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
The FN Model 49 design incorporates a firing pin spring that reduces the possibility of a slam fire almost to zero. Before everyone jumps on my case I did say ALMOST! Now in the case of the U. S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 where the firing pin is "free floating" there have been cases reported of slam fires occurring with commercial ammunition. Military specification primer are less sensitive and I believe CCI does sell a mil-spec primer.
While I had it apart for cleaning I noticed it had a spring loaded firing pin, thanks for the replys, I just wanted to make sure with all the overblown horror stories that you read when one researches the web. I'll probably try some s and b ammo in it
hans slayer
CGN Regular
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- Vancouver Island
The original one piece firing pins have had problems with breaking causing the tip to protrude through the firing pin hole and cause an out of battery slam fire. The common course of action is to replace it with a two piece firing pin.
