I went crow shooting a couple of days ago and had a hangfire.
I've never had this happen before and I think i may have put myself in danger. The reason being, I was shooting my Monte and when i pulled the trigger all I got was a click. At the time i thought that the bolt had not engaged properly as this as happened twice before in the last year when I had not let it snap forward under its own steam. I ejected the shell and realised that the striker had hit the cap but the shell hadn't fired.
I've always been told that in the event of a hangfire that the barrel should be pointed in a safe direction for 30/45 seconds before ejecting the shell as it could still fire but delayed.
If I had been shooting my beretta sp3 o/u I would of done just that but it just didnt occur to me that it was a hangfire.
What are the chances of a shell firing immediately after being ejected in the case of a hangfire ? was I lucky ?
What procedure do you guys follow in the event of a hangfire ?
Leeboy
I've never had this happen before and I think i may have put myself in danger. The reason being, I was shooting my Monte and when i pulled the trigger all I got was a click. At the time i thought that the bolt had not engaged properly as this as happened twice before in the last year when I had not let it snap forward under its own steam. I ejected the shell and realised that the striker had hit the cap but the shell hadn't fired.
I've always been told that in the event of a hangfire that the barrel should be pointed in a safe direction for 30/45 seconds before ejecting the shell as it could still fire but delayed.
If I had been shooting my beretta sp3 o/u I would of done just that but it just didnt occur to me that it was a hangfire.
What are the chances of a shell firing immediately after being ejected in the case of a hangfire ? was I lucky ?
What procedure do you guys follow in the event of a hangfire ?
Leeboy