K9TXS
Well-Known Member
SSK-50, 14" SSK barrel .223, 7 twist
Yesterday I was out load developing some new Hornady 80 gr ELD-X bullets and near the end of my session I started having an issue.
As I would press the trigger to fire, I would hear a "click", but the hammer did not fall and the trigger stopped moving. Carefully, with my thumb I reached up and put it on the hammer spur. Immediately it wanted to fall. It did this many more times and would never fire. I put a spent round in the chamber and the hammer would fall everytime without any hesitation. Going back to live rounds, sometimes it would fire and other times it wouldn't. I think the click I'm hearing maybe the sear disengaging so the hammer would fall. If it's not that I don't know what it could be.
I also had some 80 gr Berger VLD that I used to sight the SSK in with and tried those. Never any issue. I went back to the Hornady rounds and same issue. Sometimes the hammer would drop and sometimes it wouldn't.
The SSK would always close and lock up easily with no issues. I don't see where the ammunition itself could be the problem, but I did check out all the remaining rounds and no issues where found with the ammunition.
Any suggestions?
Yesterday I was out load developing some new Hornady 80 gr ELD-X bullets and near the end of my session I started having an issue.
As I would press the trigger to fire, I would hear a "click", but the hammer did not fall and the trigger stopped moving. Carefully, with my thumb I reached up and put it on the hammer spur. Immediately it wanted to fall. It did this many more times and would never fire. I put a spent round in the chamber and the hammer would fall everytime without any hesitation. Going back to live rounds, sometimes it would fire and other times it wouldn't. I think the click I'm hearing maybe the sear disengaging so the hammer would fall. If it's not that I don't know what it could be.
I also had some 80 gr Berger VLD that I used to sight the SSK in with and tried those. Never any issue. I went back to the Hornady rounds and same issue. Sometimes the hammer would drop and sometimes it wouldn't.
The SSK would always close and lock up easily with no issues. I don't see where the ammunition itself could be the problem, but I did check out all the remaining rounds and no issues where found with the ammunition.
Any suggestions?