A little set up:
Got out to the range today with my T/C Venture Predator chambered in .308, I was shooting Hornady Steel Match 155gr HPBT ammo. The rifle prefers Hornady's American Whitetail 150gr Interlock and I have not had any problems with it. However, I found a 50 round box of the Steel Match stuff for $45, and decided to get some for trigger time/practice.
Here is the problem:
Of the 50 rounds I put down range, I estimate that 10-15 of them just went click when I squeezed the trigger. I waited several seconds to make sure it was not a hang fire, removed the round and there was an divot in the primer indicating contact from the firing pin. The indent looked similar in size and depth of the ones that fired normally. I proceeded to reload the round and it discharged as it should.
Here are my questions:
Does anyone else on the forum have this rifle and have they experienced this?
Could this be a default in the gun, or could the ammo/primers be to blame?
Thanks for any help anyone might be able to provide.
MK
Got out to the range today with my T/C Venture Predator chambered in .308, I was shooting Hornady Steel Match 155gr HPBT ammo. The rifle prefers Hornady's American Whitetail 150gr Interlock and I have not had any problems with it. However, I found a 50 round box of the Steel Match stuff for $45, and decided to get some for trigger time/practice.
Here is the problem:
Of the 50 rounds I put down range, I estimate that 10-15 of them just went click when I squeezed the trigger. I waited several seconds to make sure it was not a hang fire, removed the round and there was an divot in the primer indicating contact from the firing pin. The indent looked similar in size and depth of the ones that fired normally. I proceeded to reload the round and it discharged as it should.
Here are my questions:
Does anyone else on the forum have this rifle and have they experienced this?
Could this be a default in the gun, or could the ammo/primers be to blame?
Thanks for any help anyone might be able to provide.
MK