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dmazur · April 7, 2009, 07:29 PM

Another cause (I believe) is improperly resized brass in reloaded ammo. This can stop the bolt before the receiver bridge catches the tail of the firing pin during normal bolt lock-up. Even if the primer is properly seated, the free-floating firing pin could impact it hard enough to set it off, if the brass stops before it chambers.

This may be more important if you have a reproduction Garand, especially one with a tight "match" chamber.

April 7, 2009, 07:29 PM	#4
dmazur Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2007 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,310	Another cause (I believe) is improperly resized brass in reloaded ammo. This can stop the bolt before the receiver bridge catches the tail of the firing pin during normal bolt lock-up. Even if the primer is properly seated, the free-floating firing pin could impact it hard enough to set it off, if the brass stops before it chambers. This may be more important if you have a reproduction Garand, especially one with a tight "match" chamber. __________________ .30-06 Springfield: 100 yrs + and still going strong Last edited by dmazur; April 7, 2009 at 07:38 PM.