I was out shooting my 35 Whelen yesterday. The rifle is built on a Mauser 98 action and it has never misfired. But yesterday after going through a half-dozen rounds successfully something happened that is a first for me. I pulled the trigger, felt the pin strike....and nothing happened. I was shooting from the bench and I stood up, after a few seconds (maybe 6 sec) of wondering what happened, the muzzle was still pointed down range and BANG...
I have never had this happen before. I was using CCI primers which have always been dependable. I am not sure why this happened.
I continued shooting with no further mishap's.
Your thoughts are most welcome.
atr