Was hunting this am, had a nice buck in my sights and pulled trigger. Seemed to hesitate then clicked. Had to eject that shell and load new shell. Needless to say that buck and the doe with it took off before I could get a shot. It was cold and snowed about an inch while I was sitting. Is it common to have a firing pin freeze and stick enough to keep the shell from firing? The shell had an indentation that looked like it should have fired or just a hair light.
I'm shooting an Ithaca Deerslayer, 2002. Pump. I have not taken that assembly apart before. I sprayed some CLP breakfree in pin area and excercised it a number of times. Seems fine and I have not had any issues with it shooting before. I had just sighted it in a week before. Owned this gun 2 years.
I also had kept the gun in my truck overnight and it was really cold. Less than 20 overnight. Any advice? Shooting winchester extreme sabot slugs.
