24/7 pro trigger and light primer strikes

[dunsho]

I took the 24/7 in 45 out to the range on monday, been a while since i've shot it. due to ammo cost etc. I got a new lee pro just to load for this gun. I shoot all the time usually just 9mm and 22lr. so it's been about 6 months since i last shot the 24/7. man i was disappointed with the trigger. I forgot how spongy the trigger was. out of 25rds of reload i had 5 light primer strikes, 1 fired on the 3rd pull, 3 fired after i re chambered it, and 1 didn't fire at all. then i shot a box of factory lawman with no problems. i was using winchester primers, i know most will say it's the reloads however, I've had light primer strikes with focchi before, nearly 1/2 a box didn't fire on the 1st strike.

light primer strikes seems common with taurus or is it just me?

[olfarhors]

Its just you from my experience, especailly with the 24 series weapons!
I would guess the reloads as well, maybe high primers, contaminated primers, hard primers?
some factory ammunition is reputed as having hard primers, i have never had a problem with any ammo generally speaking, i did find a round with a backward primer a few mionths ago but that is very unusual!
I would look at the reloads ,especailly how you are seating your primers.

[cowboysfan66]

Or maybe it is the striker assembly, try take it apart and clean it.

[Vismin]

Or maybe it is the striker assembly, try take it apart and clean it.

+1 Make sure your striker channel is clean. You should clean it every five hundred rds or so.

[olfarhors]

Could be the striker gentlemen but??
"I fired a box of lawman after my relaods and they fired just fine!"
so are you saying that the striker cleaned itself to fire the factory ammo?
Just making a point here.

[Robby]

My initial thought was the reloads, had some defect in primers. OLD, contaminated, or just not installed quite correctly??

[cowboysfan66]

Well the striker assembly might be hitting hard enough to fire the "factory ammo" but maybe not hard enough to fire the "reload ammo". I don't know, I am not a gun smith, I just know when I cleaned my striker assembly, alot of junk came out.

If anything, just shoot factory ammo, since that is what seems to work.

Good luck!

[dunsho]

i loaded 100 more rds, this time i made sure i had another 45, sig 220, with me. bout 15 rds had light primer strikes, none went off on the second pull, but all fired in the sig. I know the everyone wants to say it's the reloads, but in my OP i did mention that a nearly 1/2 a box of factory Focchi didn't go bang for me. I was gonna send it back to Taurus, but i'll try to clean out the firing pin channel 1st. anyone got a link to a "how to"

cowboysfan66, it cost 26.00 for a box at the range, I can reload for under 7.00 a box.
thanks

btw,
I keep shooting right and high. at bout 10yrds i'm 3inch right and 3 inch high. with my other guns it's not a problem. wut am i doing wrong.

[dunsho]

i just took apart the firing pin and it was full of crap however i broke the dust cover, Leo at taurus said it was safe without that part so i'll try it later tonite and report back.

[olfarhors]

The dust cover is just that!
but you will want to replace it!
apparently you did not clean the firing pin/channel upon the initial cleaning?
still interesting why it would fire the lawman without a problem , but at least you figured out what it was!
as for proper cleaning on a Taurus new weapon just read the many post about this, your're not the first that didn't clean one properly.
and you will not be the last I am sure!
happy shooting, and as for the right and high are you left handed?