Longbeard XR defect

[kellyguinn]

I have shot several shells after the defect including Winchester longebeards from a different lot number and have had zero issues. The second pic is of a remington shell I shot right after to make sure it wasn't the gun. From what I can tell when comparing the misfired shell with other Winchester Longbeards that I have the part the pin strikes on the primer is a bit deeper on the misfired one.

[stinkpickle]

A few years back, I had a similar issue of primers being seated too deep on their Partition Gold slugs.  I sent them the lot # and pics of the shells, and they sent me a certificate to cover three new boxes.

[drakehammer]

Kellyguinn this is not a deep primer issue.  Thats a dirty action / firing pin issue. The non-European primer caps are soft. Put it back in your gun and squeeze. It will fire. Almost 100% sure.  If not in that gun then try a different one. Happens all the time and people incorrectly blame ammo.  More often than not its a dirty action or firing pin hole. I have reloaded and fired well over a million rounds. Trust me, its the gun. That ammo is well within spec.


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[kellyguinn]

May be drake but it sure seems funny that I have never had a problem. 1st shell from new box has a problem then go back to shells I had left over including other Winchester LB from another box without a problem. Either way they are on the way back to Winchester and they are sending a coupon for another box.

[Double B]

On a tangent, but I noticed while shooting thru a chronograph that Longbeard shells that rattled all shot subsonic.  If they were tight they shot as advertised around 1200 to 1240 fps depending on barrel length. 

[drakehammer]

May be drake but it sure seems funny that I have never had a problem.

Well for future reference, several times that has happened to me too.  Actually thats pretty common sequence of events for dirty or compromised pins and pin holes. Sometimes it just a little crud that prevents clean and complete firing pin travel.  Either way, if I was you, I would make sure your good to go. Best of luck.


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[kellyguinn]

Thanks. I'll for sure give it a deep cleaning now that the season is over.

[ShootingABN!]

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