Comments on: How to Avoid Misfires with .22 LR Rimfire Ammunition https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2022/01/how-to-avoid-misfires-with-22-lr-rimfire-ammunition/ from AccurateShooter.com Sat, 04 Jul 2026 23:02:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.26 By: Derrick Bunn https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2022/01/how-to-avoid-misfires-with-22-lr-rimfire-ammunition/comment-page-1/#comment-59314 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:09:00 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=55534#comment-59314 A common issue amongst competitive pistol guys is putting a dag on the chamber by dry firing. The round appears to chamber, but is slowed by the burr. The firing pin moves the case forward, absorbing energy and light striking.

Always worth checking for burrs. Easily removed with a stone etc. Don’t dry fire a rimfire without some device/empty case in the chamber.

]]> By: Chris-NZ https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2022/01/how-to-avoid-misfires-with-22-lr-rimfire-ammunition/comment-page-1/#comment-58162 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 19:05:04 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=55534#comment-58162 A gummed-up action should have been mentioned as a possible cause of misfires. Autos in particular are susceptible to this.

]]> By: jon spencer https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2022/01/how-to-avoid-misfires-with-22-lr-rimfire-ammunition/comment-page-1/#comment-48465 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 13:28:55 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=55534#comment-48465 Most of the time after you pull the bullet and look inside the case you will see a lack of primer where the pin hit.
It all works out to the QA /QC of the ammo.
CCI and Federal are owned by same company and I have had misfires with both, I have even had misfires with Eley priming.
Not as often by a far, far margin as with cheap .22’s though.
You get what you pay for. Good QA / QC is expensive.

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