What do you think of this primer strike?
Walther P99 40 S&W
Is this normal? Hadn't fired it in awhile but never noticed this before and all my other brass is in a different location right now so I can't look at it. Never had a problem with the gun. Everything I fired yesterday looks like this.
Is this normal? Hadn't fired it in awhile but never noticed this before and all my other brass is in a different location right now so I can't look at it. Never had a problem with the gun. Everything I fired yesterday looks like this.
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Firing pin sticking forward? 0 -
Normal for a striker fired pistol such as Kahr, Glock, or the Walther. No worry. 0 -
I'm guessing one of two things. Might be unlocking a fraction of a second sooner than it should, dropping the barrel while the pin is contacting the primer. Might also be a sticky pin, and the return spring can't move it back out of the way fast enough. If you can, clean out the firing pin area and check the springs and pin for gunk. If it hasn't affected reliability it shouldn't be much of an an issue right away, but over several thousand rounds it might wear the pin prematurely and affect it later on. 0 -
It may be "normal" for some pistols but I wouldn't like it and would check with Walther.
I hope the hammer isn't falling on a partially locked breech.
In any event, it's not healthy for a firing pin to suffer side loads with every shot.
The result may be broken firing pins and/or vertically elongated firing pin hole in the slide over the long run.0 -
Looks normal for a 40. If you have a lot of rounds through the gun, I would suggest changing out the recoil spring. As hot as some 40 ammo is, the gun is most likley unlocking too soon. 0 -
Unlocking too soon due to high pressure loads. I had the same problem using AA #9. I backed off the load .3 gr. and the firing pin 'swipe' went away. 0
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