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SAVAGE MODEL 29 MISSFIRE PROBLELMS
ALGECIRAS
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does anyone have experience with the savage model 29 miss fire problems? sometimes the firepin strike is strong,other times,during misfire,the firing pin strike is weak,,, in other words,its incoinsistant?
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I would start with a good cleaning, meaning a complete takedown. Rimfire's, are some of the most dirty and fouling cartridges, and the 22 Rimfire's especially. There are several types of bullet lubricants used, which can, and do build up in the breach area of the action. Our normal solution, in the old days was to give it a squirt of oil, or WD-40. That in turn attracted more debris. Then, in time that would harden up.
Next, check the chamber mouth, to see if it is dimpled from repeated dry firing. That could prevent a round from fully seating, allowing to slightly move forward when the firing pin strikes, leading to a light hit, and lack of detonation of the priming compound.
All easily done, when disassembled.
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+1 for take it completely apart clean and lube everything. When I come across your symptom, my first guess is broken firing pin or crud build up. Also try some other ammo.
Look closely at the end of the chamber, where the firing pin would strike. Dry firing will peen the metal into the chamber, causing feeding and or extraction issues. The correct repair is to flow it back with a mandrel. Bubba would remove the material, sometimes resulting in misfires because there is no backing for the firing pin strike.