dlist777
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I was sighting in my muzzy last weekend at the range. I loaded it with powder and bullet. I opened the breach, put in the primer and closed the breach and it fired. It was pointed down range so no harm but it scared the crap out of me. I was able to recreate the problem in my garage with just primer. See videos below.
I contacted the manufacturer and they will fix. My firing pin got bent somehow so it was protruding and making the gun go off when the action was closed and primer was in there. I guess two lessons:
(1) check your firing pin before each muzzy session...apparently this problem is rare but not unheard of esp with muzzleloaders and all the fouling that can happen and
(2) always point your gun in a safe direction, esp when closing the action.
No harm done except some more grey hairs....
Note: i clean my muzzy after each session so I don't think it was fouling in my case...just a firing pin malfunction...
I contacted the manufacturer and they will fix. My firing pin got bent somehow so it was protruding and making the gun go off when the action was closed and primer was in there. I guess two lessons:
(1) check your firing pin before each muzzy session...apparently this problem is rare but not unheard of esp with muzzleloaders and all the fouling that can happen and
(2) always point your gun in a safe direction, esp when closing the action.
No harm done except some more grey hairs....
Note: i clean my muzzy after each session so I don't think it was fouling in my case...just a firing pin malfunction...