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bob · Post by **bob** » December 14th, 2008, 10:45 am

I installed Norms trigger spring and that gave me the exuse to go to the range and try it out.I went to the indoor range this time and you have to use their ammo.95gr win white box.50 rnds everything ok.However when I was cleaning it I noticed a small speck on the breech face near the fp hole.I used a toothpick to try and get it off and the toothpick snagged on it.When I looked at it with a magnifyer it was a ragged pit or hole.It was never there before.I filled it in with a tiny speck of JB weld and let it sit overnight then sanded smooth.My fear was that it would possibly open up more as I shoot and break thue into the fp channel.Do you think this is defective metal or what? I do not have a camera. ???

Post by **normsutton** » December 14th, 2008, 10:55 am

bob

sounds like you or who ever had it before you had a pierce primer , ever shoot wolf ammo in it. JB weld is good stuff but I don't think it will stay could be wrong and hope I am

NORM

bob · Post by **bob** » December 14th, 2008, 11:27 am

Thanks Norm.We will see what happens.I do not think it was fired befrore I got it and I don't use wolff.It was never there before as I look over the breech face etc when I get a new weapon.Could you elaborate more on "pierce primer"?Thanks.

Post by **normsutton** » December 14th, 2008, 11:47 am

bob
a pierced primer is when the firing pin goes though the primer , and hot gases come back out the primer , can cause a brunt firing pin , or a piece of primer to log in the firing pin hole, or cause what you described,

it can happen with anybody's ammo , but a lot more frequently with Wolf steel case ammo ,not their gold ammo, their gold ammo is made by Prvi Partizan witch is top quality ammo
unfortunately wolf gold is not made in a lot of their pistol ammo if any

NORM

bob · Post by **bob** » December 14th, 2008, 3:44 pm

Thanks for the explantion.What is the worst case scenario that can happen with that little hole or more like a rough spot.Never experienced one before.You learn something new everyday.

Post by **normsutton** » December 14th, 2008, 5:43 pm

bob

don't know and don't want to speculate, if I can't see it, chances are it should be alright,that's a pretty solid piece of metal

NORM

bob · Post by **bob** » December 14th, 2008, 6:51 pm

Thanks again Norm.I appreciate your expertise.I'll keep my eye on it. Sometimes when you haven't experienced something you never know is it a future problem or nothing? Thats why even at my age I I'm not embarrassed to ask qustions. You just may nip something in the bud before it gets out of hand.

Post by **normsutton** » December 15th, 2008, 6:25 am

bob

no body should ever be embarrassed to ask questions , and no one should be made fun of that ask a question.

NORM

bob · Post by **bob** » December 15th, 2008, 9:47 am

Thanks Norm.Just to further my education wouldn't I have seen a flash or felt somthing if that happened?

Post by **normsutton** » December 15th, 2008, 10:13 am

bob

maybe some smoke out the back end when firing slow no flash except maybe at night, look at fired brass
, but its kinda hard to even find your brass with most 9x18 pistols because it throws brass into the next zip code

NORM

bob · Post by **bob** » December 15th, 2008, 4:31 pm

I remember you said there is a longer and shorter fp.My pistol is a 1969.Would it have the longer and if so can that be more prone to pierced primers?If so can you switch to the shorter version?Thanks.

Post by **normsutton** » December 15th, 2008, 5:35 pm

bob

no don't do that

NORM

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