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![](http://vpnavy01.ipower.com/lgdare/pappy.gif) Oh!
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Originally Posted by MichiganScott
No wonder at all. The firing pin on rimfires must crush the rim between the firing pin and the chamber recess. If you don't have a cartridge or snap cap in place, the firing pin will peen the recess enough that you will have difficulty inserting and ejecting cartridges and eventually failure to fire malfunctions.
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