A friend of mine called me the other day and told me his pre 64 70 he was sighting in pierced a primer after the 4th shot. He thought the firing pin broke because the gun would no longer fire. He was shooting factory Hornady 130gr American Whitetail.
He carried it to a local smith and the bolt was taken apart to check firing pin. The smith said a piece of the primer was hung in the bolt keeping the pin from firing.
He called me and I told him something was up if it was piercing primers. I told him to have the headspace checked and the smith said it was fine.
He loaded up some reloads and after the fifth shot it pierced another primer. I asked him if the smith checked the pin protrusion and he said he didnt.
Any win 70 shooters ever run across this problem?
