Last weekend, I was at a range where a friend had a 220 swift that he hadn't fired in a year. The gun was clean and the ammo was about a year old. I chambered the first round, pulled the trigger, and nothing. I heard the pin hit, but nothing fired. It was a new gun (to me) so I thought maybe I had the safety was one. About the time I removed my hand from the trigger and started going for the safety, BOOM, the gun discharged. There was probably a 5 second delay from pulling the trigger and firing. I looked at my friend and we were both surprised. I checked the bolt, looked down the empty barrel and all looked good. I grabbed another round, checked it for any blemishes and chambered it. I pulled the trigger and this time, there was about a 1 second delay, but the rifle fired.
My friend decided to try it. We checked everything, chambered another round and it instantly fired as intended. He should about 20 more rounds and they all fired as normal.
So the question is, was this a firing pin issue, an ammo issue, or what? I've never had it happen to me before so I'm a bit lost.
My friend decided to try it. We checked everything, chambered another round and it instantly fired as intended. He should about 20 more rounds and they all fired as normal.
So the question is, was this a firing pin issue, an ammo issue, or what? I've never had it happen to me before so I'm a bit lost.