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Apdl · 03-26-2006, 11:14 PM

Ok so after about 100 rounds or so the other night I had one FTF when my 13 year old brother was shooting it.
My question is what could have caused it! the primer had been stricken it was dimpled tried it 2 times before I put it in my buddies 1911 in 9mm and shot it no problem.
Could it be that the firing pin is dulling?
I rarely dry fire it if that means anything
Thanks for all you help!

tgom222 · 03-27-2006, 05:46 AM

I think FTF means failure to feed.
The problem you seem to be desribing is a failure to fire.
Since the primer was dimpled, It could have been a dud round.

TomSwift · 03-27-2006, 06:19 AM

Were the primers on the ones that did fire dimpled more than this one or the same? If the same, then this primer might have required just slightly more to get it to ignite. Are the dimples rounded (both width and depth) or are they irregular in shape? Approximately how deep is the indentation in the primers? Answers to these will help determine whether the firing pin is broken or if something is retarding the travel of the firing pin.

Apdl · 03-27-2006, 11:00 AM

Well I no longer have the case but I tired it twice so I would figure that it was about the same I had no more problems the rest of the day and I plopped it in my buddies 1911 and fired it just fine

03-26-2006, 11:14 PM	#1
Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,381	1 FTF!! help Ok so after about 100 rounds or so the other night I had one FTF when my 13 year old brother was shooting it. My question is what could have caused it! the primer had been stricken it was dimpled tried it 2 times before I put it in my buddies 1911 in 9mm and shot it no problem. Could it be that the firing pin is dulling? I rarely dry fire it if that means anything Thanks for all you help! __________________ "He took off running, and we caught him, and he just kept resisting. So we just kept whipping his ass." -HulkXD "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein Springfield XD-9 TOTAL COUNT 8206 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag Ruger 10/22 Carbine Remington 700 SPS Tactical .308 Win Bushmaster M4A3 EBR Build in progress

03-27-2006, 05:46 AM	#2
tgom222 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 138	I think FTF means failure to feed. The problem you seem to be desribing is a failure to fire. Since the primer was dimpled, It could have been a dud round. __________________ XD Sub-Compact 9mm

03-27-2006, 06:19 AM	#3
TomSwift XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,133	Were the primers on the ones that did fire dimpled more than this one or the same? If the same, then this primer might have required just slightly more to get it to ignite. Are the dimples rounded (both width and depth) or are they irregular in shape? Approximately how deep is the indentation in the primers? Answers to these will help determine whether the firing pin is broken or if something is retarding the travel of the firing pin. __________________ Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy. Get Your Free Targets Here Ultrasonic Gun Cleaning

03-27-2006, 11:00 AM	#4
Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,381	Well I no longer have the case but I tired it twice so I would figure that it was about the same I had no more problems the rest of the day and I plopped it in my buddies 1911 and fired it just fine __________________ "He took off running, and we caught him, and he just kept resisting. So we just kept whipping his ass." -HulkXD "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein Springfield XD-9 TOTAL COUNT 8206 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag Ruger 10/22 Carbine Remington 700 SPS Tactical .308 Win Bushmaster M4A3 EBR Build in progress

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