Hi everyone. I received my first rifle 5-6 years ago from my father-in-law when I first started hunting. It's a 1917 American Enfield (.30-06) that I believe originally came from Eddystone. The rifle was pretty rough when he first gave it to me - it had been sitting in an old grain bin for ??? years. I had the gun reblued and took it shooting. It shoots great. I've taken two deer and numerous coyotes with it, so I can't complain about accuracy.
Last spring, I was doing some target shooting and noticed that after reloading the rifle, the firing pin would strike the primer, but nothing would happen. Even after waiting for a minute, there would be no hang fire. After ejecting the first cartridge, the gun would then shoot the remaining rounds with no problems. I have faithfully cleaned this rifle, but it still misfires on the first bullet. I haven't shot the rifle since. What could be my problem?
