straightshooter wrote:The machining marks on the bolt and the coarse file marks are not up to the standard you would expect from a rifle selling in the price class the Lithgow LA101 aspires to be in.
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straightshooter wrote:Thanks to the detailed picture of a dismantled bolt put up by 'allan' it appears that the firing pin is a separate part to the striker assembly and appears to be retained by a pin or screw. This can also be a potential source of problems.
straightshooter wrote:It might be more correct to call it an homage to a BRNO rather than a copy.
Gamerancher wrote:See if you can find an email address for the manufacturer and send them those photos along with a "please explain!"
The finish on that bolt-face is pretty poor and the firing pin seems to be "short" of where the one in the photo Allen posted is.
His looks to be flush with the top of the recess, your's is nowhere near it.
All of my .22 rimfire rifles, of various brands, have the firing pin coming through flush when de-cocked or fired.
As others have mentioned, try different ammo. Some brands have thicker rims than others.
Also,.22 ammo is not "fool-proof" either. Storage conditions can have an effect on it's reliability no matter what brand. Ammo that has been subjected to extreme heat can become very unreliable. I've seen a bloke loose two cases of .22 ammo, ( that's 10,000 rounds ), and not "cheap" stuff either, because it sat in the heat in the back of a trailer for a week while he moved house. It became totally unreliable, heaps of F.T.F and lost accuracy.
I've had absolute top quality .22 match ammo fail half way through a match because it was left out in the sun, accuracy went to sh!t as well as F.T.F.
straightshooter wrote:
As for the misfiring I suspect the shape of the tip of the firing pin is the principal culprit in that the large flat area may tend to dissipate the firing pin impulse to the primer over an unnecessarily larger area. Ignition would be more reliable if it had a more rounded chisel shape.
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JimTom wrote:Mate I have recently had an issue my LA101 and contacted Lithgow. They have been great thus far. No issues returning rifle back to them to be tested. The bloke I have been corresponding with has answered my questions whenever I have had them. Cannot speak highly enough of them. Just waiting to see what the outcome is.
JimTom wrote:G’day mate.
My LA101 has poor accuracy. I have tried more types of ammo through it than I care to remember. Can’t find anything that will shoot. I even went and purchased new rings and Leupold scope as I thought it was the issue.
To their credit Lithgow said send it back and they will see what is wrong with it.
It took a week to get from the dealer to Lithgow, and they have now had it for three weeks come Monday.
Kind of hoping to hear something this week.
PaddyT wrote:Hopefully it gets sorted ASAP, Im still delighted with mine and the LA102 in 308 ive just recently bought. I will add though that whilst CCI std shoots ok from mine it does misfed a bit here and there compared to Velocitor or SK match. Ive prettty much settled on those as my main ammo.
TassieTiger wrote:I Didn’t realise the price they is associated with these LA101’s...I incorrectly thought they were a budget rifle but far from it.
Not great reports above...even occasional misfeeds would drive me nuts. Reliability on the next level firearms should be 2nd to nothing...imagine having a rabbit lined up and wondering IF it was going to work / feed next round / be accurate...
TassieTiger wrote:Might be slightly off topic - but JT, how much affect do you think the crown has on accuracy? Reason I ask is because of a you tube clip where ppl cut barrels with quick cuts, no crowning at all and testing showed similar accuracy after / before crowning.
TassieTiger wrote:Thanks for update - sorry to hear it wasn’t bolt closure.
Might be slightly off topic - but JT, how much affect do you think the crown has on accuracy? Reason I ask is because of a you tube clip where ppl cut barrels with quick cuts, no crowning at all and testing showed similar accuracy after / before crowning.