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Ron Smith · 07-17-2008, 10:50 AM

A relieved firing pin allows expansion gases to escape in the event of a pierced cartridge primer. If the gas can't escape in this situation, it can get really ugly.

07-17-2008, 10:50 AM	#1
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	A relieved firing pin allows expansion gases to escape in the event of a pierced cartridge primer. If the gas can't escape in this situation, it can get really ugly. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...