DeadMoneyDrew
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Hey all,
Today at my range I decided to rent the S&W Shield in 9mm and give it a spin. On about the 4th or 5th magazine, I experienced a failure to fire. I was shooting Remington 115gr rounds.
It happened in the middle of the magazine, like:
Bang
Bang
Bang
Click
ehh....what?
I dropped the magazine and cleared the round. I don't remember if I squeezed the trigger a second time or not.
The range officer called it a "light strike" and said that it was okay to attempt to fire the round again. I decided not to, though, since I was a bit jumpy after hearing a click when I expected a bang.
From a quick search I see that it is not uncommon for the firing pin to not strike the casing hard enough to ignite the primer. Is that what happened here? OK to actually fire this round?
Today at my range I decided to rent the S&W Shield in 9mm and give it a spin. On about the 4th or 5th magazine, I experienced a failure to fire. I was shooting Remington 115gr rounds.
It happened in the middle of the magazine, like:
Bang
Bang
Bang
Click
ehh....what?
I dropped the magazine and cleared the round. I don't remember if I squeezed the trigger a second time or not.
The range officer called it a "light strike" and said that it was okay to attempt to fire the round again. I decided not to, though, since I was a bit jumpy after hearing a click when I expected a bang.
From a quick search I see that it is not uncommon for the firing pin to not strike the casing hard enough to ignite the primer. Is that what happened here? OK to actually fire this round?