XD45 issue
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Even on a good primer, repeated strikes have a low probability to do anything. I've had plenty experience with one particular gun with seems to have a light mainstring. Click, click, click. Eject cartridge to find a nice dent in the primer, which means each successive strike is barely making contact. Reinsert cartridge with different orientation... boom.
Makes me wonder if anyone claiming second-strike as a benefit has ever experienced this.
shooter1
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GLOOB,
Wonder no more! I've had numerous rounds fire on the second strike that failed to go on the first. Just a couple weeks ago I had one at a USPSA match. Happens frequently on competition guns with the lighter springs and high round count. Now, a dead primer, is a dead primer. No number of strikes will make it go. Those primers with the hard cups or maybe a high primer, will pretty much always go on the second strike.
Savage
Wonder no more! I've had numerous rounds fire on the second strike that failed to go on the first. Just a couple weeks ago I had one at a USPSA match. Happens frequently on competition guns with the lighter springs and high round count. Now, a dead primer, is a dead primer. No number of strikes will make it go. Those primers with the hard cups or maybe a high primer, will pretty much always go on the second strike.
Savage
Was that a 1911? Well, I can't see you cocking the hammer for a second strike in the middle of a match. What gun was it? I know the firing pin on the 1911 extends farther than average, is why I ask.
With my PA63, second strikes seem to be futile. The firing pin just doesn't extend far enough to do anything after the first dent is made. It's basically just hitting air. But eject the cartridge and put it back in, and it goes BANG, sure nuff.
What's a USPSA? Is that a timed event? I'm surprised you wouldn't immediately go to tap-rack, if it's a timed event.
With my PA63, second strikes seem to be futile. The firing pin just doesn't extend far enough to do anything after the first dent is made. It's basically just hitting air. But eject the cartridge and put it back in, and it goes BANG, sure nuff.
What's a USPSA? Is that a timed event? I'm surprised you wouldn't immediately go to tap-rack, if it's a timed event.
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shooter1
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GLOOB,
The pistol is a Tanfoglio 9mm I was running in production class. It's a DA/SA. A second trigger pull is much faster than a tap rack. If the primer doesn't go on the second pull, you've lost a few thousands of a second before the tap rack. If it does fire you've saved the time required to do a tap rack, and you've not had to break your grip on the pistol. Had I been running a 1911, I would have automatically gone to tap rack as there is no second strike capability. USPSA stands for United States Practical Shooters Association. In these matches it's all about time and accuracy. Shaving a few hundredths of a second off here and there while getting good hits determines the winner. Fortunately misfires are extremely rare, usually a result of a high primer, dirty firing pin channel, or light springs that have lost their tension. You should find a match in your area and check it out.
Shoot well,
str1
edit: I'd have that PA63 checked out. Misfires with modern center fire ammo are extremely rare.
The pistol is a Tanfoglio 9mm I was running in production class. It's a DA/SA. A second trigger pull is much faster than a tap rack. If the primer doesn't go on the second pull, you've lost a few thousands of a second before the tap rack. If it does fire you've saved the time required to do a tap rack, and you've not had to break your grip on the pistol. Had I been running a 1911, I would have automatically gone to tap rack as there is no second strike capability. USPSA stands for United States Practical Shooters Association. In these matches it's all about time and accuracy. Shaving a few hundredths of a second off here and there while getting good hits determines the winner. Fortunately misfires are extremely rare, usually a result of a high primer, dirty firing pin channel, or light springs that have lost their tension. You should find a match in your area and check it out.
Shoot well,
str1
edit: I'd have that PA63 checked out. Misfires with modern center fire ammo are extremely rare.
springer will still pay shipping, i think.
i ended up selling my xd 45 after owning it for only a month.
had feeding probs (even after 700 round "break in") and poor accuracy (when the barrel heated up, the accuracy went way downhill)
if springer won't pay for shipping from alaska-i'd sell it and get an mp45
i ended up selling my xd 45 after owning it for only a month.
had feeding probs (even after 700 round "break in") and poor accuracy (when the barrel heated up, the accuracy went way downhill)
if springer won't pay for shipping from alaska-i'd sell it and get an mp45
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