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To: Joe 6-pack

As Browning and other experts then and now have noted, if you manage to get any of those conditions in military spec ammo, chances are that a restrike won’t fix the problem. Better to just discard the dud round and move on.

Note that most WW2 and later rifles have no restrike capability, either. And neither does a revolver unless you want to pull the trigger enough times to rotate the dud round into position again.


26 posted on 08/18/2012 3:21:39 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr
"As Browning and other experts then and now have noted, if you manage to get any of those conditions in military spec ammo, chances are that a restrike won’t fix the problem. Better to just discard the dud round and move on... Note that most WW2 and later rifles have no restrike capability, either. And neither does a revolver unless you want to pull the trigger enough times to rotate the dud round into position again."

In as much as a pistol is primarily a short range, defensive weapon, just discarding the dud round is a (relatively) time consuming option, and even those well practiced in misfire drills are going to have their sight/target picture impeded by the drill. Me personally? I'd be more comfortable just pulling the trigger again. I've had three primer malfunctions in my life (one w/ handloads, two with factory). In every case, a second hammer strike has remedied the situation.

In traditional engagement ranges with rifles there is more time to clear the weapon, and while you would have to recycle a revolver to re-strike the dud round, all you have to do to fire the next round is pull the trigger again (presuming the dud wasn't the last round in the cylinder).

I'm not opposed to SA only pistols...indeed I've spent most of my morning replacing the shok-buff and doing some other minor maintenance on a Delta Elite, but when it come to my nightstand guardian, the CZ is my choice.

40 posted on 08/18/2012 3:34:20 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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