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Mis-Fire question

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The last few years I have been hunting (deer) in a slug zone, I have been using a Mossberg 695 in 12ga the gun has performed flawless over the years and is quite accurate. Question: during my pre-hunt test fire I had a Remington sabot fail to fire, the primer was "dimpled" I put the shell back in and again, misfire. I discarded the shell and continued my shooting, without incident. Should I just "Chock" this up to a bad shell and forget it? or could it be a sign of things to come? I also had a shell fail to eject (this is a bolt action) I had to take a rod and push the shell out. The gun had been put away fairly wet (oiled) and I am thinking this was what caused this, any Ideas, Thanks msn
 
Although it is unlikely, excess oil may have soaked into the primer cup last time it was chambered and and killed it over time.

It could also be your fining pin spring is getting weak.

Or the bolt body is full of dried oil & dirt.
Storing a gun "fairly wet" is never a good thing.

Besides gummed up oil in the works eventually, any excess will run out of the action and soak the stock eventually.

I think what I would do is dissemble the bolt and clean it, giving extra attention to the FP channel and extractors & springs.

The failure to extract (not eject) could be caused by that, or by a dirty fouled chamber.

I'd use a cleaning rod chucked in a cordless drill with a bronze bore brush & solvent and give the chamber a good scrubbing too.

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