Charlie Martinez
Member
Earlier I posted a thread regarding issues with my Mossberg 46M(b) 22. After a long time w/o use the rifle started to not fire.
Thanks to assistance from folks here at HR I learned how to take the bolt apart & I cleaned it.
Since the rifle had no issues at all before being stored I thought a good cleaning would take care of the problem. However the rifle continues to misfire. Approximately 80% of the time it will fire only after the pin strikes the rim of the cartridge twice (in the same place). the remaining 20% of the time it fires on the first try.
I checked the firing pin, it isn't broken & doesn't appear to be noticeably worn out. The spring appears to be OK as well. Could it be something else?
Since the rifle worked fine prior to storage I have doubts as to whether the problem is due to worn parts.
Thanks to assistance from folks here at HR I learned how to take the bolt apart & I cleaned it.
Since the rifle had no issues at all before being stored I thought a good cleaning would take care of the problem. However the rifle continues to misfire. Approximately 80% of the time it will fire only after the pin strikes the rim of the cartridge twice (in the same place). the remaining 20% of the time it fires on the first try.
I checked the firing pin, it isn't broken & doesn't appear to be noticeably worn out. The spring appears to be OK as well. Could it be something else?
Since the rifle worked fine prior to storage I have doubts as to whether the problem is due to worn parts.