It sounded like it did fire two rounds just before the bolt locked open, but it's a little hard to tell from the video.

 

Yeah, I wonder if there's a way to slow the video down. It does look higher quality on my camera than what it turns out on YouTube...

I kind of worry about it because if there's something funky going on with the trigger-disconnect, then couldn't that mean the potential for making it go full auto like this?

Edit:

I managed to figure out how to bring the frame rate down to 2.5 fps and I think I can see two shells coming out at the same time at the end...

 

Yup, definitely looks like it fired twice. Assuming it was just one trigger pull(I can't see that for sure) you can see one spent casing going off towards the right and the other going almost straight down.

 

Probably should assume that it did double fire, and get to work on diagnosing that. First thing to check is that the disconnector moves freely up and down. The second thing to check is that the bolt (in it's rearward position) actually pushes the disconnector far enough down to disengage it from the seer. It's possible that the top of the disconnector has worn down (or was filed down by someone who wanted a full auto .22) to the point that it isn't always disconnecting. If the disconnector is working properly, holding the trigger back will not cause multiple shots to be fired.

Third is to carefully inspect the seer to hammer engagement, and look for wear. Specifically look for shiny silvery metal, and rounded off corners. Again natural wear or modification could cause these parts to not properly engage, or not stay engaged.

The last thing that I know to check is the chamber itself. make sure that the breech, and breech bolt are clean and smooth and free of burrs or other damage that could deform the rim of the cartridge and set off the primer. Make sure that the firing pin moves freely, and fully retracts beyond flush with the bolt face.

There's probably more, but that's the limit of my knowledge on the subject.

Good luck. Be safe.

 

Okay, I took it down and checked most of that svrider. As far as the sear and hammer goes, I did notice that there was quite a lot of oil and debris stuck to it where the little groove in the hammer is from my last cleaning job. Do you think that may have kept the sear from keeping the hammer back, and maybe the double fire was from hammer-follow?

Everything else looks good. I checked the disconnector right off and it seems fine, no visible wear and it disconnects the trigger when the bolt is locked back.

Not sure what you mean about the breech and the breech bolt though... But I checked the whole barrel/chamber/rim area for dents/burrs and the face of the bolt where the shell sits, and all looks well.

 

Do you think that may have kept the sear from keeping the hammer back, and maybe the double fire was from hammer-follow?

That was what I was thinking, yeah.

Not sure what you mean about the breech and the breech bolt though... But I checked the whole barrel/chamber/rim area for dents/burrs and the face of the bolt where the shell sits, and all looks well.

Yeah, that area is the breech.

With any luck, it was just the crud in the hammer/sear area. What we really need is Big Shreck's opinion.

 

Any news, change or progress? Please keep us posted. We're pulling for you.

 

Also check that the firing pin moves freely and is not stuck forward in the bolt.

 

No real progress so far, I've done about all I can do to inspect it without actually going to go shoot it, and it seems okay. Gave the action a much more thorough cleaning than before, checked out the disconnector and making sure it was... Disconnecting. Firing pin looks fine, moves freely.

I think that hammer-follow is the only thing that could have happened

 

Okay, well, I took it back out shooting today.

I think this problem has something to do with my trigger also not resetting every once in a while. Not really sure what is going on there, but in the middle of trying to trouble-shoot it I was only loading two shells to see if the trigger would reset and allow me to fire semi-auto... Well, after loading two shells, I pulled the trigger once and noticed an unusually strong recoil. Looked down and the rifle was out... So it seems it did it again, though this time it was so fast I really didn't notice the double report.

Not really sure what I did, but after taking the gun down and checking out the action and dis connector, I placed the receiver as far rear into the stock as I could, and tightened down the screws. Afterward it was smooth sailing except for one time the trigger failed to reset again.

So I really don't have a clue what is going on... Everything looks okay. The only thing that looks abnormal is the buffer, it looks like the little circle in the middle has been collapsed into an oval shape...

Maybe I should just send it in for warranty work?

 

Maybe I should just send it in for warranty work?

I didn't realize it is still under warranty. I would send it back (but realizing that it takes awhile), but just my opinion.

Fladv.

 

It's still under warranty???

Yes, absolutely send it in. Send it in, and demand that they pay for shipping.

 

Yeah, I already had to send this gun in when the LSHO lever broke and they paid for shipping and it was a pretty quick turnaround. So I guess that is my best bet

I guess this means I'm gonna have to mount my sling and scope on my Glenfield for the time being