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PSA 308 not firing #6986264 12/07/17 03:54 AM
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Dad’s PSA AR10 308 has decided to piss me off and stop firing. It sounds like the hammer is still hitting the firing pin with good force, but there are zero firing pin marks on the primer. We took the bolt apart prior to hunting because we had a blown primer and there was quite a bit of powder in the bolt. Everything cleaned, oiled, and put back together. Firing pin and everything moves freely.

What gives?


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Re: PSA 308 not firing [Re: BigPig] #6986266 12/07/17 03:56 AM
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Call Kyle. Frigging JG junior


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Re: PSA 308 not firing [Re: BigPig] #6986302 12/07/17 04:31 AM
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Take a pic of the BCG for me


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Originally Posted By: 2Beez
Call Kyle. Frigging JG junior


I was trying to line of 3 turkeys this weekend and it decided to fail to fire. If it wasn’t dad’s gun it would’ve been hurled at the turkeys I was so mad.


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Re: PSA 308 not firing [Re: KRoyal] #6986310 12/07/17 04:42 AM
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Originally Posted By: KRoyal
Take a pic of the BCG for me


Will do tomorrow.

You should consult with Beez and I before employing a new logo


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Re: PSA 308 not firing [Re: BigPig] #6986313 12/07/17 04:50 AM
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Take a pic of the BCG for me


Will do tomorrow.

You should consult with Beez and I before employing a new logo


Lol no y'all should quit seeing things.


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Take a pic of the BCG for me


Will do tomorrow.

You should consult with Beez and I before employing a new logo


Lol no y'all should quit seeing things.


Who is yall in this... That is what I want to know...


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Originally Posted By: BigPig
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Call Kyle. Frigging JG junior


I was trying to line of 3 turkeys this weekend and it decided to fail to fire. If it wasn’t dad’s gun it would’ve been hurled at the turkeys I was so mad.



I somehow forgot I need to be nice to you right now roflmao That went out the effing window quick.


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Re: PSA 308 not firing [Re: BigPig] #6986376 12/07/17 11:33 AM
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Did you inspect the firing pin tip? Was the BCG fully engaging into the receiver? Got a pic of the dented primer?


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So gun was working fine. You had a blown primer, took the bolt apart, cleaned it and put it back together and now gun doesn't work.

Whenever something mechanical is giving me problems I look at the last thing I did to it as the first source of problems.

I see two strong possibilities.

1. Your blown primer damaged the tip of the firing pin causing light strikes.

2. Something in your bolt stripping and cleaning was not done correctly. Either you still have some powder, and bits of metal in the firing pin channel, (my strongest suspicion is that you still have a small piece of primer in there blocking things) or you put something back together incorrectly. (and knowing AR BCG's like I do I can't think of how you could do that and still have the firing pin moving freely.

With the BCG out of the gun can you press forward on the back of the firing pin and see how much protrudes from the bolt face?

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My bet is the firing pin retaining pin was installed before the firing pin.


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Originally Posted By: Tactical Cowboy
My bet is the firing pin retaining pin was installed before the firing pin.


Yep this is where I'm leaning. If the firing pin is moving freely as in not staying in place, the pin was installed before the firing pin and its not allowing the firing pin to go as far forward as it should. Was waiting for a pic, but this is what I'm leaning towards.


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The blown primer raises my red flag. Lots can cause problems from this.


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I have never touched this rifle.


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Originally Posted By: FiremanJG
I have never touched this rifle.


Around it? Near it? In the same area code? laugh


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Originally Posted By: QuitShootinYoungBucks
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I have never touched this rifle.


Around it? Near it? In the same area code? laugh


None of those either. This one is not on me, 100%.


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Originally Posted By: QuitShootinYoungBucks
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I have never touched this rifle.


Around it? Near it? In the same area code? laugh


The rifle in question was in Sherman Friday afternoon. I suspect that was close enough roflmao


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I have never touched this rifle.


Around it? Near it? In the same area code? laugh


The rifle in question was in Sherman Friday afternoon. I suspect that was close enough roflmao


You'd be surprised just how little it takes for Jason to mess up a gas gun. rofl


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Originally Posted By: KRoyal
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I have never touched this rifle.


Around it? Near it? In the same area code? laugh


The rifle in question was in Sherman Friday afternoon. I suspect that was close enough roflmao


You'd be surprised just how little it takes for Jason to mess up a gas gun. rofl


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I’ll look at the bolt and try to post some pics. It was factory Hornady ammo that blew the primer


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Originally Posted By: KRoyal
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I have never touched this rifle.


Around it? Near it? In the same area code? laugh


The rifle in question was in Sherman Friday afternoon. I suspect that was close enough roflmao


You'd be surprised just how little it takes for Jason to mess up a gas gun. rofl


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Originally Posted By: BigPig
I’ll look at the bolt and try to post some pics. It was factory Hornady ammo that blew the primer


Gotta wonder if there's something else going on with the gun, in that case.


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I've had Hornady factory ammo blow primers in 22-250 & 308, both were bolt guns.


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