garyb7 Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 been out this morning, just had my first ever misfire, not a nice feeling, waited ages till I opened the gun, the firing pin had nailed it dead centre, its now at the bottom of a deep pond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 (edited) misfire on what atb Evo sounds like a shotgun Edited February 9, 2014 by evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb7 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 shotgun, eley vip cartridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Just a reassurance. We use to get several misfires at a clay club where I worked. They went on the fire along with all the spent cartridges. Because they were not enclosed in a chamber then they only went of with a gentle pop. The charge burned rather than exploded. However, there is a theoretical chance of a misfire going off for some time after the initial strike. Because the primer is made of a malleable metal then, having been deformed, it could creep due to the stress caused by the strike. This may cause friction between two primer crystals which may ignite the charge. For this reason it's best not to put them into a trouser pocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb7 Posted February 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 thxs for the info mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I always put misfired cartridges back in the chamber and shoot them again. They fire 99% of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I always put misfired cartridges back in the chamber and shoot them again. They fire 99% of the time. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
station Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I always put misfired cartridges back in the chamber and shoot them again. They fire 99% of the time. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88b Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Me three although usually the other barrel. I had a Gamebore 24g steel fail last Weds, no luck on the third attempt I just cut the case and poured out the shot and threw it in the bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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