I had two hang fires 1/4 a second

Contamimated powder or primer, or too light a load.

weak spring or firing pin dirty or rought worn firing pin and spring

Nope not a week spring, If it is a hang fire,
pull triger, click, wait a while, then bang the spring and fireing pin worked, the primer did ignite the powder, and something kept the powder from burning properly. Oil, water, too litle powder to sustain enough ressure to insure a god burn,
With two I suspect damp powder, maybe from loading in high humidity powder cakes up in shell?
The simplest answer that looks at all of the elements is usualy correct.
Judge Sharpe

I picked up some .303 ammo once,the stuff hung for a full 10 seconds before it lit.I pulled one bullet,and the ammo had been sealed on both ends,some sort of asphalt around the bullet,and shellac around the primer.The cordite was kind of gummed together.Clay

I have a .257 Weatherby Mag. In years past I have experienced several hangfires. Once I switched to Federal 215 Mag primers I have had no such troubles.

Using large amounts of slow burning powder and a primer that is not hot enough can cause delayed ignition or hang fires.

Doesn't have anything to do with being caused by a Hang Nail???/

Spent too much time around broads this week I guess....YOU know women and breaking a nail!

cheers
seafire

quote:

Originally posted by one-holer:
Using large amounts of slow burning powder and a primer that is not hot enough can cause delayed ignition or hang fires.

I will add cold weather,using the most slower possible powder for your rifle.I think mamufacturers consider primers to be reliable up to -20 degrees F.(very hot temp. I dont know...

Yank the trigger HARDER!!!

Judge Sharp:
I missed this the first time. You mention that powder cakes up in the case. You don't by chance have some sizing lube still in your cases do you? If you pull some of your bullets are the bottoms (bases) green?

i had some problems which i blamed on virgin brass and primers not seated all the way in tight pockets. they gave a slight "click/bang" effect which was just enough to ruin accuracy.
when the same cases were reloaded the problem was gone.
good shooting

missfires. Using H-450 powder (discontinued i think)CCI mag primer, 22-250. all fresh components. When pulling the bullets on the few that did not fire, you could see where the power started to burn then quit.

Several years ago I had a 38/40 missfire. The primer drove the bullet into the barrel but didn't ignite the powder. The powder would burn when touched with a match. Never did figure it out, the ammo was probably 30 or 40 yearsw old.???
Good luck!