Gunpowder

Shooting an IDPA match Sunday using a Colt Combat Elite series 80 45acp. Gun misfires, I rack the slide and chamber anothe round, gun misfires again, I drop the mag and reload another mag and another round. Gun shoots and no more failures for the rest of the match - 4 more stages. Primers on the 2 misfire rounds were NOT dented by the firing pin. What's up with that?

Just signing up for the forum. I shoot CDP in IDPA only. Started competition about a year ago. Didn't know it but I had waited all my life for this - I am 64 yrs old - and love IDPA. All my shooting to this point has been deliberate fire - plenty of time to make the shot. Add speed and movement and it is a whole new game. Got 2 buddies - both younger than me - into it and they have gone whole hog - new guns, sights, and equipment. Anyway, I am having a great time and look forward to the post on this forum.