Re: How common are "slamfires"?
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Originally Posted by Shopnut
One guy wrote about accidently using pistol primers and getting frequent slam fires. This guy was doing some reaearch into it after one of his garands slam fired and injured him slightly with pieces of the bolt. If I can find the article I will post it.
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I think I have read the article you are referring to, and it is a good article. It is where I got most of my information about slamfires. I can't remember the author's name though.
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