I sent an email to my Delegate with the caveat of maybe this is a lot of to do about nothing. I contact him a bit about 2A issues and this puts my concerns about any current or future shenanigans. Waldstreicher has been responsive in the past (e.g. microstamping... he vote against and sent me...
clean out the bolt assembly in case there is gunk in there holding the firing pin forward.
check around to see if that ammo is known for light primers. switch to milsurp ammo, as they have a reputation for not-overly-sensitive primer caps.
contact FN for advice.
I have walked in with a metaphoric pocket full of cash on more that one occasion and they never acknowledged my existence. Understandable on busy days. But I have also been there when there were more clerks than customers in the store. Just not that friendly.
That said, sometimes they...
Though Savage 99 or Winchester model 88 are lever guns that shoot .308, (the Savage also has a .30-06 model) so they are also good for us lefties. I've considered both for a hunting rifle in lieu of a bolt action, but haven't gone ahead and bought any decent hunting rifle just yet.
Hmmm... I've been told by people at OnTarget that if the gun isn't in the display case, then I am out of luck. They can't/won't order it for me. Maybe it was just during the boomstick drought last year. Has that policy changed, Billcw?
Needless to say, I was disappointed when they told me...