Just took the wife's Tantal to the range today to do a function check. Didn't get 10 rds. thru it before the firing pin jammed in the bolt. Took the bolt apart and noticed that a couple of brass discs fell out along with the firing pin ???? Got a bad feeling about that so I put 5 rds. in a mag and checked again.
First 2 shot OK then the same thing happened again on round number 3. So i disassemble the bolt again and another brass disc falls out with the firing pin once I get it to come loose. Couldn't find but one case and it looked like a deep strike but wasn't pierced. Did a search here on the forum and found a few cases of this happening that turned out to be most likely the firing pin. BTW; I was using Wolf military Classic 70 grain 5.45.
Does anybody have the firing pin protrusion specs for the AK 74 so I can do a more detailed check ?? I want to make sure this isn't a headspace issue. Firing pin; I can replace, headspace issue; it goes back to the vendor. I'd hate to send another one back, this makes number 3 that's had issues. Thanks in advance guys.
ETA; Just did a headspace check using the masking tape method suggested in another thread and it doesn't seem to be the headspace. Which leaves Ammo or firing pin protrusion problems. Any advice ???
First 2 shot OK then the same thing happened again on round number 3. So i disassemble the bolt again and another brass disc falls out with the firing pin once I get it to come loose. Couldn't find but one case and it looked like a deep strike but wasn't pierced. Did a search here on the forum and found a few cases of this happening that turned out to be most likely the firing pin. BTW; I was using Wolf military Classic 70 grain 5.45.
Does anybody have the firing pin protrusion specs for the AK 74 so I can do a more detailed check ?? I want to make sure this isn't a headspace issue. Firing pin; I can replace, headspace issue; it goes back to the vendor. I'd hate to send another one back, this makes number 3 that's had issues. Thanks in advance guys.
ETA; Just did a headspace check using the masking tape method suggested in another thread and it doesn't seem to be the headspace. Which leaves Ammo or firing pin protrusion problems. Any advice ???