mini30 misfires east euro ammo, help?

[merlin]

like new gun purchased used. trust previous owner. gun has 500 or so rounds thru it. including mine. misfires east euro ammo approx 1in3 misfires winchester or sim. ammo 1in50 or 60 or so. just dimples primer. cleaned many times sprayed in firing pin block. seems clean. pin looks like other pins in other mini 30. not out of shape.
any ideas would be welcome. thanks in advance.

[This message has been edited by merlin (edited 10-17-2000).]

[Woodsman]

You might try dis-assembly of the pin housing. Sometimes the primers get punched out sending a small piece of themselves into the housing. This obviously can cause problems with the pins forward travel. Lubrication only causes the particle to stick to one place. Try this it may solve your problem.

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