light primer strikes.. new guy

[Blue Avenger]

Hey barrel nut guys .First time out had a lot of misfires. I tightened the back Allen nut up and next time only had one misfire out of thirty.

Guys. He hasn’t even shot the rifle yet.

But he has Dave! And if the screw was loose, someone has been in there! That's why were questioning the as new unfired condition.

[charlie b]

"...First time out had a lot of misfires. I tightened the back allen nut up and next time only had one misfire out of thirty...."

[Dave Hoback]

Ahh, yes, I see now. My apologies. (Because I can actually admit a mistake). I misunderstood his initial comment. And he’s not been back as of yet.

I agree with Charlie… OAL in itself won’t cause it, only too much shoulder set back. We don’t know anything about the loads being used, but the OP did comment of his 41yrs of reloading… (that’s like over 287 Dog years!) So doubt it’s that.

What does the firing pin look like? Good radius? Again, don’t add more pin protrusion, rather take some out… bring it to around the .035” mark & check the pin fall. Adequate? When dry firing, does the striker pin make a quite pronounced actuation “thunk”, or does it sound muffled? Like it’s not very a very powerful strike movement.

[Nor Cal Mikie]

(OAL not the issue, but, too much shoulder set back in sizing could be)
Should have said the OAL of the CASE!! (Duh) Comes down to "brass headspace" issue NOT the chamber.

[Robinhood]

If you have not cleaned the inside of the bolt, clean it and leave it dry when you assemble it..see if that helps. Sometimes lubricant can evaporate and slow things down. Also when you say misfire, are you describing failure to fire(FTF)? Is the primer dented on the FTF or not? If not it is the accutrigger and you might need to increase the trigger return spring preload.

[Grumpyoldguy]

Hey guys I tried to post my thread the first time . keeps telling me i dont have permission

[Grumpyoldguy]

Any way. I had it all typed in and it said I wasnt logged in. so it didnt post. I will try again tomorrow. So iread everything you guys said . and i will try to reply again tomorrow. Is there a time limit to reply because i get logged out automaticaly it seems like. So maybe my post was to long.. so for starters... I have shot the gun twice , 30 rounds each. the gun was bought used, never fired. i do believe it hadnt been fired when i got it . I installed the JP brake on it before i shot it. Now i think maybe the bolt has been taken apart because the back nut was loose.