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Primers were struck WAY off center. Curious, when the shell was rotated 90 degrees, the pin tried to follow the first strike.

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Originally Posted by Keith Doty (Post 387952)

This gun was just disassembled, serious cleaning, had a firing pin spring replaced and hinge pin replaced by a gunsmith that will remain nameless. What appears to be a crack is actually a score. We believe a result of a sloppy hinge. It is now actually a bit overly tight, a tad difficult to open. Not impressed with the work recently done. That's why it's at Briley's now. MHO it should have gone there in the first place. I've had good experiences with them for years on a number of items.

Tight on face is not the same as headspace,although asloppy fit and headspace together are worse. Take a set of calipers and measure the actual headspace and, as mentioned, the firing pin protusion. If both of these are reasonable, then the problem is most likely the springs.

I agree and side with the tired mainspring theory. I would check the firing pins, and see if they're mushroomed out on the striking surface. Just a thought...