Still getting light strikes - Tangfolio Stock 2

[j33716]

I have replaced the firing pin and spring for extended, replaced hammer spring for 14lb but still getting a few light strikes

Winchester primers

 

Any more ideas?

[Nathanb]

How deep are your primers seated?

 

have you polished your internals?

 

when was the last time you changed your other springs 

[Guy Neill]

If using factory ammunition we would suspect the gun.

 

If using reloads, we'll suspect the ammunition, with the primer seating being the main concern.  

 

Did any rounds fire with a second firing pin strike?  If so, it points to the primer seating needing top be deeper initially.

[j33716]

Primers are 5-8 thousands in. Same press setting for my open loads

Same rounds fire every time in other guns (glock, xd and open)

You can actually see the light strike. It's just not deep or hard enough hit

It's less now with new springs and pin but still a few

 

What other springs could affect?

 

[Postal Bob]

A 14lb hammer spring is a little light. I never heard of anyone going lower than 17lb. Why such a light hammer spring? That may be your problem. Go heavier.

[Furrly]

Try going back to stock springs, or try Fed primers, If you have any?

[j33716]

3 hours ago, Postal Bob said:

A 14lb hammer spring is a little light. I never heard of anyone going lower than 17lb. Why such a light hammer spring? That may be your problem. Go heavier.

I was following the Ben Stoeger site as they seem to be admired by many for the Tangfolio

I agree, I might go to 15-16

 

All my 1911/2011 are 17lb

 

[edison]

I'm using just the 13lbs wolff hammer spring with stock firing pin & it's popping fiocchies. I didn't put in the included wolff firing pin spring that came with the 13 lbs hammer.

 

Is your firing pin channel clean & dry? I thought an extended firing pin & 13/14 lbs hammer was supposed to be 100% in tanfos.

 

 

[edison]

Do you think your firing pin block might be dragging on the firing pin?

[j33716]

1 hour ago, edison said:

I'm using just the 13lbs wolff hammer spring with stock firing pin & it's popping fiocchies. I didn't put in the included wolff firing pin spring that came with the 13 lbs hammer.

 

Is your firing pin channel clean & dry? I thought an extended firing pin & 13/14 lbs hammer was supposed to be 100% in tanfos.

 

 

This is what I thought too. That's why I went there.

 

[j33716]

1 hour ago, edison said:

Do you think your firing pin block might be dragging on the firing pin?

Hmm, never thought about that but I'll check

[N7VY]

Patriot Defense has a 15 pound “pink” spring that works all the time in my Tanfo’s and CCI primers. 

[Polpewpew]

What hammer do you have? Is your firing pin and spring lubricated? Is it happening in SA or DA only, or both?

 

 

[C-Money]

What has worked for me 100% has been the stock firing pin, PD FP spring (or trimmed OEM), Titan hammer, and 14lb "yellow" PD hammer spring. What you must do is trim the FP spring or use a lighter one so that when the hammer is fully down it is flush with the firing pin stop. Many people have far too strong firing pin springs and their hammers have a hard time overcoming it enough for reliable DA ignition. The firing pin should not be camping the hammer back at all at rest.

 

This makes the gun not as drop safe, so don't drop your loaded gun.

 

I've had good luck with this method even on some guns where the hammer spring channel has not been cut to the nominal depth which necessitates cutting coils on a hammer spring so that there is no coil bind.