Fclass rule Question

[savageshooter86]

If you have a misfire do you have to notify range official? Or can you extract the round and load another one?

 

[280man]

Define "misfire"

 

[bsumoba]

Sorry to butt in, but I would be interested in this questions as well with these scenarios:

* Firing pin strikes primer and no detonation - obvious strike occurred on primer (bad primer?)
* Firing pin strikes, and you find out there is no primer
* Trigger is depressed and it appears firing pin goes forward, but no firing pin strike obvious on primer

 

[Erik Cortina]

If you chamber a round and it doesn't to off, extract and load another, no need for range officer.

If bullet is stuck in barrel and you need to drive it out, get the RO and tell him what's going on.

 

[Kakumba]

I would say this is more likely a "range rules" question. For example, if a round fails to go off on my local range, you must inform the RO. Doesnt matter why it didnt go off, or what discipline you are shooting.

 

[Heman]

Friend of mine was in Wimbledon shoot off I think in 98 or 99. Gun went click and didn't go off, he extracted the round as quickly as possible. If it goes bang doesn't matter how it went there, you own the shot. If it happens to me, I'm extracting the round.

 

[280man]

It is important to read the entire NRA High Power rule book as both sections apply for F-Class. Go read rule 9.4 and then read 10.9 since F-Class is slow fire. It reads and I quote the competitor will call the RO.

 

[Jeff Conover]

If you hear the firing pin hit the primer, the click, then it is safe to open you bolt and pull the round. Now many people are going to disagree with me here, but they never worked doing drop test on primers. Primers either fire or they don't. Doing the ball drop test on primers and talking to the techs at Olin Winchester who drop balls on the test fixture from 3 inches th 12 inches for primer testing they have never, never had a primer with a light hit go off on a delay fire. Why do we wait, it is due to the gun firing mechism delay.

Jeff Conover
Gunsmth
DoD Ammuition Quality Engineer

 

[savageshooter86]

Rick so would I get to shoot again or what? Would I have to take rifle off the line to inspect?

 

[280man]

That shot would not count because it never went off. Just exactly what procedure you would be put through to clear your rifle and proceed with your string of fire will likely depend on the range you are at and which RO you get. If memory serves there is mention of additional time allowed if necessary.

 

[Jeff Conover]

Remove the round and look at your primer of the misfired round. Was it a good hit or not? You basically need at least .008 to .013 inch indent to set off a primer. Poor indent a gun problem, good indent a bad primer, but also a it is very likely a primer seating problem. A primer just seated flush with the case head may not go off and the firing pin may just seat the primer instead of the cup at the make contact with the anvil to set off the primer mix. Then the mix between the cup and the anvil can crack and trying to fire the primer again may fail.