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Offline mardrobe

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Rossi 17HMR Problem
« on: March 19, 2007, 04:18:22 PM »
While shooting this gun which is only a couple of months old, I experienced 6 missfires using an assortment of ammunition.  This was out of 75 rounds fired today.  In all cases the rounds fired when I recocked the gun and tried again.  The gun had been reliable until this shooting session.  Any recomendations on items to check?
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Re: Rossi 17HMR Problem
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2007, 04:34:12 PM »
Maybe you got some debris lodged in the firing pin hole impairing the firing pin from striking solidly.  Another possibility is a week hammer spring. I would try a good cleaning, taking care to clean in and around the firing pin hole, and see if that doesn't take care of it first before I would panic.
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Re: Rossi 17HMR Problem
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2007, 04:46:39 PM »
As a followup on this, I discovered that a hammer extension I had on the Hammer was occasionally hitting the release lever.  After readjusting the extension, I fired a box of 50 rounds with no failures.
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Re: Rossi 17HMR Problem
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2007, 06:04:57 AM »
That's great news Mardrobe. Glad you found the problem before you had to spend a lot of time or money and that it was an easy fix.  Good luck with it and we will be looking for a range report from you.  ;)
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