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Originally Posted by sheepherder
When you say 'vent gas', you're referring to the entire powder load blowing back through the primer???  |
Not the entire load... the cartridge could fire but leak gas out that tiny primer pierce. I have seen it happen in bolt action rifles that someone used reloads that were mistakenly loaded with pistol primers not intended for rifle pressures...
Certainly not a pleasant experience for those in close proximity, but if the rifle is properly designed for it Vented Bolt and receiver e.g., M1903A3 Springfield, it should not be that dangerous.
I have never seen it happen in a Luger...
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Originally Posted by sheepherder
Was this some kind of well-known 'stopgap' modification before the fluted firing pins came out???
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I guess Ron Wood is a much faster draw than I am... He finished his post before I hit the "save" button on mine 
Obvioulsy not "well known"... just based on this discussion thread, but I do believe that the fluted firing pin modifications were the factory's response to reported primer failures... I doubt anyone could document the numbers of those failures at this late time.
I also don't believe that the two holes on this example are original from the factory.