Firing Pin Mark on Unfired Shell

penguin

January 01, 2017 04:39

I noticed one of my 250 3000 reloads, unfired, has a slight indentation on the primer. This is for a Savage 99.

Could the firing pin be broken or blocked in the forwards position?

The primer appears to be properly seated and flush with case.

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  NeoBlackdog

  January 01, 2017 05:01

  Check your reloading machine for a piece of debris on the piece that seats the primers.

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  charliemeyer007

  January 01, 2017 06:30

  Yep could be a broken pin, or one that's gummed up and sticking out, could be a burr at the firing pin hole.
  
  added Unlikely it's gummed up. Haven't had one apart in 40 years.
  http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Manufacturers/SavageStevensSpringfieldFox-33479/Rifles-40502/99RifleSeries-39886/99C-34399.htm?results=All

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  nmyers

  January 01, 2017 12:33

  Sorry penguin, but your question is not clear to me.
  
  Are you saying that a round that you reloaded, when fresh out of your reloader, has a depression in the primer?
  
  Or, are you saying that you chambered one of your reloads in your Savage, but ejected it without firing, & the unfired round has a depression in the primer?
  
  Neal

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  penguin

  January 01, 2017 12:58

  chambered one of your reloads in your Savage, but ejected it without firing, & the unfired round has a depression in the primer?

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  pip5255

  January 01, 2017 14:33

  check bolt face
  check entire bolt
  check chamber

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