So how many folks have been seriously injured or killed from......

[telomerase]

Slam-fire or firing out of battery. Seen Garands do that. Soft or sensitive primers can be a contributing factor. Garand, M1-A, M-14, and AR-15/M-16
firing pins "float" and will lightly dent a primer as the bolt goes to battery.

I see. Don't some SKS and other semiautos do this too? I guess what I want to ask is: "which semiautos have well-designed firing pin springs?"

Or should one just buy a trusty K31?

 

[AK103K]

I believe it slam fired. The recovered case was missing the front half, which leads me to believe it fired out of battery. The ammo was DCM issued GI Lake City 69 and not commercial 30-06 or reloads. I sent it back to Anniston and they never did tell me what they thought the cause was. They did send me a brand new H&R though. I still shoot M1's, but I no longer load single rounds by allowing the bolt to go home on its own, and anymore, I usually use a SLED. I also only use CCI primers when I do reload, for both my M1 and M1A's, and I also mike the primers.

edit to add: I dont believe that the M1 and M1A's firing pins can protrude or reach the primer, due to a slotted bridge in the receiver, that wont allow the tail of the firing pin by until the bolt is closing or closed.

 

[kahr404life]

I was right handed but now they call me lefty. Lucky for me a serial killer was put to death and they gave me his right hand. The only trouble I have with it is when I try to shave right handed. That hand allways tries to cut my throat.

 

[longhorngunman]

Yeah, what happened to the Garand? That exposed bolt action always seemed to me could become deadly if something was out of whack.

Whoops, never mind.