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famous wolf
I took my Model 70 .308 out this pat weekend on a deer hunt. Prior to the hunt I decided to fire a couple of test shots. The first 2 rounds misfired. The primer was dented but they did not fire. I dry fired the gun. Then proceeded to fire 5 round successfully. The gun had not been fired since last fall. It had been stored in the"fire" position all year. I have pulled out the bolt and degreased it and coated with Hoppes oil. Any thoughts? I am now concerned it will misfire when I finally see a deer.
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  • rufe-snow
    Take the bolt completely apart. Degrease it and coat entire interior mechanism, firing pin, mainspring etc. With dri-slide, let dry. Then reassemble the bolt and test for function.

    In the unlikely instance of their still being misfiring? Consideration should be given to replacing firing pin and mainspring.
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  • famous wolf
    Rufe- should I remove the Hoppes oil? I am assuming yes. So no oil on iit after degreasing?
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  • rufe-snow
    quote:Originally posted by famous wolf
    Rufe- should I remove the Hoppes oil? I am assuming yes. So no oil on iit after degreasing?


    That correct. Assemble it with nothing but the dry slide. After the volatile solvents that the molley is carried in, is dry.
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  • charliemeyer007
    I'd be looking at the ammo and storage conditions it lived in. Do not keep your ammo in a can with solvents. A good dent in primer indicates gun is fine.

    Light coat of good oil/protectant in and on gun is good. Caked on dried build up can interfere with proper functioning.
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  • tsr1965
    Like rufe-snow has explained, degrease(brake cleaner works well), and make sure you brush the inside good, with a bronze brush that will reach down into the firing pin hole. That is to loosen any dried oil, that might be impeding your firing pin. Then hit it with the dry slide.

    Best
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  • Okie743
    quote:Originally posted by charliemeyer007
    I'd be looking at the ammo and storage conditions it lived in. Do not keep your ammo in a can with solvents. A good dent in primer indicates gun is fine.

    If primer was dented good, I would label and use that ammo as practice rounds and get different ammo (new) for hunting and further testing! If it snaps on NEW ammo and you see a dent and your bolt, firing pin, spring, etc, looks ok, check the firing pin protrusion and if it's with-in specs you need to take your gun to a gunsmith and have the HEADSPACING checked. If headspace is out of tolerance the primer moves forward when struck via the firing pin, but won't get a good solid strike and snaps will result erratically! A gunsmitch simple headspace check cost is usually minimal or nothing. Cost is when the gun needs further inspection and actual headspacing! If it's a factory Model 70 and no Bubbas have been monkeying with custom mods, most likely you have some bad ammo.
    Light coat of good oil/protectant in and on gun is good. Caked on dried build up can interfere with proper functioning.
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  • Herschel
    Sounds like someone in the past might have "lubricated" it with WD-40, which is not a lubricant. That stuff really becomes sticky with time.
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