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RE: Shooting the Remington Rolling Block
Awesome old rifle, great video. you might want to check the firing pin protrusion to make sure it's not too worn down, that often causes inconsistent primer hits on these antique guns.
Thanks for the reply!
I looked at the firing pin before I brought it to the range as part of my inspection of the action, and it seemed to be in pretty good condition. Also, all the cartridges had a good dent in the primer including the ones that didn't go off. I'm pretty sure it was just bad primers in that 100 year old aammo. These cartridges are berdan primed, so it's interesting getting the primer out of the case to check it out.
I think the ammo was just repackaged military ammo that had been surplused out to the civilian market after the rolling block rifles became obsolete in military service. The stuff could have been made in the 1880s or 90s and never shipped to the various governments that used the rifles.