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T. O'Heir · February 20, 2009, 10:30 PM

"...once double fired on me..." Likely a high primer. Possibly caused by not following through on the shot. Releasing the trigger too soon and the trigger getting pulled again under recoil. Usually happens when shooting off a bench.
"...I've cleaned the gun..." You clean the inside if the bolt too? Sounds like something inside the bolt is causing the firing pin to hang up briefly. It doesn't take much crud to slow the FP enough to cause a misfire. Have a look at the firing pin hole in the bolt face too. The FP should come through it easily with gravity.
There's no firing pin spring to change.

February 20, 2009, 10:30 PM	#5
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	"...once double fired on me..." Likely a high primer. Possibly caused by not following through on the shot. Releasing the trigger too soon and the trigger getting pulled again under recoil. Usually happens when shooting off a bench. "...I've cleaned the gun..." You clean the inside if the bolt too? Sounds like something inside the bolt is causing the firing pin to hang up briefly. It doesn't take much crud to slow the FP enough to cause a misfire. Have a look at the firing pin hole in the bolt face too. The FP should come through it easily with gravity. There's no firing pin spring to change. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!