Bought my son a new .308 at Gander Mountain and it won't fire! Seems as though the firing pin is too short. Puts a little ding in the primer but will not ignite. Can't find the dang reciept. Any suggestions?:smack:
Nef P.o.s.
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This may sound like a stupid question but is the rifle scoped and does it have a hammer extension on it? The reason I ask is because I had a Rossi .243 that did the same thing. The extension was hitting the bottom of the scope and not allowing the firing pin to strike the primer properly.
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What kind of safety does it have? It could be as simple as a "short" firing pin....those guns are pretty simple to tear down....
...I hope you are putting the right guage shell in it.....does it throw the shell out when you unbreech it? I would seriously caution you against any further attempts to fire the gun....it could by very dangerous...take it straight away to a gunsmith!!
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Are you using Remington Ammo?? they have a reputation of sometimes having HARD Primers..I have run into this before......but a Gunsmith is a good idea............
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Forget the smith. Just take it back and exchange it - they'll probably swap it out for you no questions asked.
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I think Possum nailed it. I had a friend that had that same problem. The hammer was hitting the scope and would not fire. Higher rings fixed it for him.
Dave.
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I believe N.E.F. also has a lifetime warranty, so you could contact them if it's not the hammer hitting the scope.
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I've got a Nikon Prostaff with a nice scar on the eyepiece. I had about 3 shells with little dents in the primers before I figured out the problem. I would check that out first.
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Same with my Burris FFII. You either have to use high rings or position it perfectly so the hammer doesn't make contact. I chose the latter route, but it puts the scope a little far forward for my taste.
I choose the dremel tool option and took a little at a time off the top of the extension until it cleared the scope. I wanted to the scope set to my comfort zone and not the hammers. :thumb:
It does have a hammer extension on it. I'll check to see if there's a mark on the scope. Really don't want to use higher mounts, my son's head is not really big enough for them. I'm using a Nikon Prostaff scope as well. Thanks for the input.
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