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OK, so I have this old Mossberg .22. The gun is probably in the area of 60 years old. Given the model number and a few other details I have narrowed the production date to probably some time in 1958. Nobody is really sure where it came from except that it belonged to someone in my wife's family, and she took it along with the rest of her late father's guns when she moved out of her mom's house.
Recently I have gotten back into shooting/hunting and I've decided I want to use it. I got a bore-sighter to get the sights close, took it to shoot it last week, 7 misfires in a row with no marks on the casing. Took it home, took it apart, firing pin was broken and I never noticed, because it is not super visible while the gun is fully assembled. No problem, ordered a pin, put it in, recheck the sighting with the laser pointer, go back to the range. 4 misfires in a row, but the casings are slightly dimpled. Inspect again, and there is a spot that looks like wear across from the firing pin. So maybe the chamber is worn, now I need a gunsmith, maybe.
All those misfires were with pretty new Remmington rounds. Went to inspect one to see if maybe I could find a way to get the pin to go father, can't find any of them, they got mixed in with other stuff in the pocket of my hunting vest. So I grabbed a 15 year old, slightly oxidized Federal round out of my vest pocket, put it in, point the gun at a nice soft dirt pile behind the house, and pull the trigger knowing it won't go off, and it goes off.
What gives?
Recently I have gotten back into shooting/hunting and I've decided I want to use it. I got a bore-sighter to get the sights close, took it to shoot it last week, 7 misfires in a row with no marks on the casing. Took it home, took it apart, firing pin was broken and I never noticed, because it is not super visible while the gun is fully assembled. No problem, ordered a pin, put it in, recheck the sighting with the laser pointer, go back to the range. 4 misfires in a row, but the casings are slightly dimpled. Inspect again, and there is a spot that looks like wear across from the firing pin. So maybe the chamber is worn, now I need a gunsmith, maybe.
All those misfires were with pretty new Remmington rounds. Went to inspect one to see if maybe I could find a way to get the pin to go father, can't find any of them, they got mixed in with other stuff in the pocket of my hunting vest. So I grabbed a 15 year old, slightly oxidized Federal round out of my vest pocket, put it in, point the gun at a nice soft dirt pile behind the house, and pull the trigger knowing it won't go off, and it goes off.
What gives?