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Wesley Howell Posted on Dec 07, 2015
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The gun will not fire. What should I look for?

The pin hits the shell and makes a dent, but cartridge does not fire.

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Dry firing a rim fire can damage the firing pin by it striking the barrel making it .010 too short... Check for damage, clean it with brake cleaner..

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Clean it first then check to see if the firing pin is broken.

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