When It Doesn’t Go Bang: Misfires, Bloopers and Hangfires
If you shoot often enough, you will have misfires. They’re most common in .22 rimfire. The priming process for .22 sometimes results in a missed spot on the rim of the .22 cartridge. When that happens to be the spot the firing pin hits, the priming compound isn’t set off. No bang. Most of these … Read more