Pulled the trigger, no boom?

[Ohiobucks]

While target shooting with my 30.06 the other day, I had one bullet that did not fire. The primer had been struck, but no discharge. What should I do with this bullet? Throw it away? Tear it down and then throw it away? Bury it?

[toddyboman]

I'm going to say no powder.

You can do whatever you want with the bullet now......If you reload take it apart and reuse the case and bullet.

If you don't well do whatever you like with it

[Washi]

We usually throw those in the nearest pond.

[LifeNRA]

Find some one with a bullet puller. Then you can see whether or not there was a powder charge. Maybe the primer was bad? Who knows. Either way, if you don't reload get it apart and shoot a bit of oil down inside the case. This way the primer will be spent for sure. Then throw it away. This was told to me as the best way so nobody would get hurt in case of an accidental discharge.

[Adjam5]

I have had this happen with a .308 Mod.70 I was shooting. The firing pin dimpled the primer, but no boom. That round went boom in another rifle. It came down to the firing pin being a bit worn. I changed it and never had anymore problem with that gun going bang.

Also some primers are seated a bit deeper than others, and the pin does not strike it hard enough for discharge to occur.

Military ammo has harder primers than commercial ammo. Was it military?

Could there be some throat erosion and the shell is sitting to far in the chamber?

I would pull the bullet and see if there was a charge in it. If there was no charge in it, contact the manufacturer. Most are good about things like that and you might get a free box of ammo.

[Ohiobucks]

Thanks guys. This wasn't military ammo, it was some Remington ammo. The primer was dented, and the gun is almost new (Thompson Center Encore). I've never had any other issues with the pin not doing it's job with either the 30.06 barrel or the .50 cal ML barrel. I'll go the bullet autopsy route and let you guys know what I find.

Also to add, I shot 3-4 before this one and 5-6 after, so I don't think it's an issue with the pin.

[Jeramie]

I bet it was a bad primer. If you get so much as oil from your fingers on it they can be bad.

Remington is automated, of course, but that doesnt mean they didnt have a bad primer either. I personally wouldnt mess with it. I would find a safe place to toss and and forget it.

[BR44]

Good idea, I'd let Remington know what you have found also. That could be a real dangerous situation if someone else has the same incident and don't know how to handle it.

[toddpipkin]

Did you try shooting it again?

Almost every time I have had a dud, it would fire when I tried firing it a second time.

[Ohiobucks]

Yeah, I tried to fire it again, no luck. I did pull the bullet apart and there was powder......it must have been a bad primer I guess.

[Jeramie]

I bet that is what it was. Like I said, they fail easily.

[Swamphunter]

Excessive headspace

Excessive headspace

http://www.cruffler.com/trivia-October99.html

[mathews4life]

i had a buddy that was shooting Remington core locks last yr and he had two rounds that didn't go off..one on a hog and one on an 8 pt. needless to say that was the end of that. I've heard the same thing from several other ppl as well

[iron buck]

I read that Remington has had problems with primers. Somthing about the anvils in the primer being harder than normal. I had it happen with some factory Remington ammo This past spring.

Pulled the bullets & reloaded them with Federal primers.....problem solved.

[hunterbobb]

Your all missing something.

Encores are known for having weak hammer springs. I have one and it would not shoot any 25-06 ammo everytime. I sent it back to Thompson Center they said nothing was wrong with it. I finally had to get an after market hammer spring that was stiffer. Problem solved, now it is one of my favorite rifles.

[BowtechTurkeyHunter]

Encores are known for having weak hammer springs. I have one and it would not shoot any 25-06 ammo everytime. I sent it back to Thompson Center they said nothing was wrong with it. I finally had to get an after market hammer spring that was stiffer. Problem solved, now it is one of my favorite rifles.

WOW this is a crazy statement lol ... i have sold literatly thousands of Encores new and old I own 3 of them and I have never ever had a "week" hammer spring ... the fact that you sent it to TC and they didnt find anything wrong with it would also lead me to believe this is a owner deal and not a manufactures deal.

But on the other hand if you put in an after market spring ... you just voided your lifetime warranty on a fine firearm ... if you are ok with that then I guess I am too...

Steve