Thread: Hang fires

Originally Posted by dannyb

I had this issue with my model 70 when I tried to lighten the factory trigger, it would "hang fire" unpredictably some times 2 seconds sometimes 10 seconds.
I replaced the trigger with a timmney and the problem ceased....may help may not ?

Greetings Dannyb,
This is an often overlooked problem with a delayed fire. If someone has fiddled with the trigger and has not left enough overtravel so the sear can release cleanly the striker can hang up for a moment thus delaying the firing pin fall. The problem can vary with conditions. My bet would be this or a bolt full of crud. Modern ammunition will seldom give problems with hang fires if everything else is in order.
Regards Grandpamac.