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Thread: Firing pin striking primer when chambering

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    Firing pin striking primer when chambering

    As the title says, I chambered a round the other day in my Ruger SR556 and when I ejected it I noticed that the primer had what looked like a firing pin strike on it? It's only very faint, but I haven't been able to test it again since I'm not going to chamber a round in the middle of Auckland if it could potentially slam fire (suppressors aren't that good).

    Possible issues?
    Too much oil/lube on the firing pin?

    I've also noticed that soft point rounds get really dinged up on the tip when chambering so is this going to affect accuracy of my goat rounds?

    Ammo is PPU 55gr soft points (soft primer?)

    Cheers
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