Originally Posted by
Brad in Idaho
I took several Mausers to the range yesterday. Among them was a Czechoslavakian VZ24. Of all the rifles, it was the only one that had failures to fire. Using the same ammo in all of the rifles, it failed 4 of 5 times to fire on the first firing pin strike, but fired on the second with all rounds. After the first failure, I looked at the primer, and though the strike appeared less deep than some of the others, it really didn't look all that light. I'm pretty sure I headspaced all my Mausers, but I will check this one to be sure. The internals of the bolt are not caked with grease, and I have looked at the firing pin, and there is nothing obviously wrong with it, so I'm thinking a weak spring. Any other thoughts? TIA.