I recently went hunting in MI for their 2 day antlerless only season Sept 16 - 17.
I always take more than 1 rifle on all hunts even if it is a one time hunt. So first morning I was using a Henry that I bought used that was rechambered from 357 mag to 35 Rem. rimmed or rimless. I had just fired it about a dozen times a few days before I left for upper MI to hunt and it shot spot on .
The first morning between day break and 9 AM I tried to shoot 8 TIMES ! The first 3 deer I tried to shoot I changed to a different shell even seeing that I had super light primer strikes.
Afterwards I thought I would leave the same shell in the gun and maybe it would fire on the second or third time ? I ended up walking back to the truck that 3 of us had went out in on a 123 acre piece of private land that a friend of my friend owned .
To make this shorter l took 2 doe that evening and next morning with a Marlin 375 win. and the guy I drove up with also got 2 doe so all was good.
After I got home I called Henry and once I mentioned that the gun had been rechambered the women I talked to said they would not touch it. So usually I just tear into a simple gun like this and try fixing it but this time I thought I would ask first if anyone has removed the firing pin or had this same problem with a Henry 015 rifle ?
If it is the firing pin I usually can make it myself but wanted to first ask if there is anything else that would cause light primer strikes as I have never worked on a Henry.
Thanks, Jedman