[Gunman21]

Brand new gun. Fired it a few times, field stripped and reassembled. Now it will not fire. There are no marks on the bullets. Is this more likely to be a headspacing issue, or the safety not completely disengaging? Or possibly another issue? Thanks if anyone has had this problem.

[AZ_Rebel]

Its highly unlikely that its a headspace problem. More likely it was not reassembled correctly.
Suggest you follow the manual for disassembly and reassemble it again.

I am puzzled about your comment "There are no marks on the bullets." What marks would you expect or be looking for?

[DeepSouth]

I had one that did something similar, you would pull the trigger and the hammer wouldn't fall all the way down, it was pretty close but not all the way down. I THINK it was a safety problem but I didn't keep it very long after that so I didn't find out for sure.


What marks would you expect or be looking for?

Light hits by the firing pin.

[AZ_Rebel]

Quote:
"There are no marks on the bullets." What marks would you expect or be looking for?

Light hits by the firing pin.

On the bullets??????????

[Chawbaccer]

If you are looking for firing pin marks on the bullets, you will have to load the magazine backwards.
I do second Deep South's suggestion that it isn't assembled properly.

[PT1911]

check to see if the safety is engaged, and then check to see if the gun lock has been engaged... One of those is likely your problem.

[DeepSouth]

On the rim of the rimfire cartridge, anyone ever called you nit-picky? :rolleyes:

[Gunman21]

If you are looking for firing pin marks on the bullets, you will have to load the magazine backwards

Hahaha I got a laugh out of this one! My mistake, I typed this too fast for my own good. I do mean on the rim of the rimfire cartridge. I am absolutely sure the p22 is assembled correctly as I have 2 and only this one will not fire. It is likely that the gunlock has been engaged. I'll test fire tomorrow. Thanks for the help.

[rmfnla]

You can test fire tonight; just pull the bullet and empty the powder from a cartridge.

[docjonsn]

after you have fired the gun look at the firing pin indicator (the little red pin on the back of the slide) is it flush or a little bit proud of the hole?my guess is that there is some crud or something in the firing pin channel