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Hi everyone. I'm new to the boards and decided to join so i could get a little help with some problems.
I have a PTR-91 with the serial number starting at AW8, so i think I'm clear of the recall. I bought it last June brand new from a gun store that had to order it, and still have the receipt if i need to send it away.
So the 1st day i took the rifle out it performed just fine. I must have put 100 or so rounds of Winchester white box and Hornady between 147 and 180 grains. Later I decided i wanted to mount an Aimpoint so i had to buy a low profile rail. I bought the HK Low Profile Scope Mount For HK Rifle & Pistols from HKParts.net and it looked great.
I wasn't able to get to the range for a long time after due to school and other responsibilities, but a month or so ago i finally made it out there to test my new Aimpoint on the rifle. I setup everything and got ready to fire... "Click"... It didn't fire. I was using Hornady (The kind that worked last time), Tula and Fiocchi. None of them would fire. I noticed that when i brought the cocking lever home it wouldn't fully close. I figured maybe the mount was on too tight and I removed it that day. It wasn't until yesterday that i was able to get back out and shoot.
I had bought a Hensoldt ZF Model ONE to fill my optic needs. Once again on the range, it did not fire. I took the claw mount off and loaded my Tula mag and surprise...it fired! One round.... The next round didn't fire. I tested all brands i had, including AE. I noticed most of the rounds have a very light primer strike as well. Some were lighter than others.
Last night i opened it up and decided to do a completely thorough cleaning and noticed there was tons of grease in it. Is that normal? I took everything apart including the bolt group and scrubbed it till it shined. I gave it a little Hoppes to keep it lubed but could that really have been the problem? I'm gonna try to get to the range next week to see if it'll fire but I have serious doubts. I don't wanna send the rifle in if I can avoid it but I've still got about 3 months before the warranty is up. Does anyone have any experience with this issue or advice?
Oh and i checked the Trunnion with help from another thread i saw and it looks fine. I didn't see a single crack so I'm happy that's not a problem.
I have a PTR-91 with the serial number starting at AW8, so i think I'm clear of the recall. I bought it last June brand new from a gun store that had to order it, and still have the receipt if i need to send it away.
So the 1st day i took the rifle out it performed just fine. I must have put 100 or so rounds of Winchester white box and Hornady between 147 and 180 grains. Later I decided i wanted to mount an Aimpoint so i had to buy a low profile rail. I bought the HK Low Profile Scope Mount For HK Rifle & Pistols from HKParts.net and it looked great.
I wasn't able to get to the range for a long time after due to school and other responsibilities, but a month or so ago i finally made it out there to test my new Aimpoint on the rifle. I setup everything and got ready to fire... "Click"... It didn't fire. I was using Hornady (The kind that worked last time), Tula and Fiocchi. None of them would fire. I noticed that when i brought the cocking lever home it wouldn't fully close. I figured maybe the mount was on too tight and I removed it that day. It wasn't until yesterday that i was able to get back out and shoot.
I had bought a Hensoldt ZF Model ONE to fill my optic needs. Once again on the range, it did not fire. I took the claw mount off and loaded my Tula mag and surprise...it fired! One round.... The next round didn't fire. I tested all brands i had, including AE. I noticed most of the rounds have a very light primer strike as well. Some were lighter than others.
Last night i opened it up and decided to do a completely thorough cleaning and noticed there was tons of grease in it. Is that normal? I took everything apart including the bolt group and scrubbed it till it shined. I gave it a little Hoppes to keep it lubed but could that really have been the problem? I'm gonna try to get to the range next week to see if it'll fire but I have serious doubts. I don't wanna send the rifle in if I can avoid it but I've still got about 3 months before the warranty is up. Does anyone have any experience with this issue or advice?
Oh and i checked the Trunnion with help from another thread i saw and it looks fine. I didn't see a single crack so I'm happy that's not a problem.