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Offline skamaniac

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Firing pin not hitting dead center
« on: May 21, 2007, 02:30:53 PM »
Breaking in an ProHunter barrel in 22-250 and noticed the firing pin is not hitting dead center on the primer.  It's not off my much but it's off.  Is this going to be a problem and is there some way to correct this problem?

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Re: Firing pin not hitting dead center
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2007, 02:35:59 PM »
If its not causing any miss-fires I wouldn't worry about it. I would mount another barrel and see if it's the same way. That should tell you if it's barrel related or frame related.   KN

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Re: Firing pin not hitting dead center
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2007, 04:23:44 AM »
Breaking in an ProHunter barrel in 22-250 and noticed the firing pin is not hitting dead center on the primer.  It's not off my much but it's off.  Is this going to be a problem and is there some way to correct this problem?

Are you assuming that the ammo you put in the chamber is "dead center" ?

This is not a problem.........

Anyone who handloads can tell you it is far more common than finding spent cases with the primer struck "dead center".