Any mechanical device can fail.I never owned a BK but have been around them and that was why they put that jam nut on the back of the firing pin,(or whatever)With that turned down it couldn't possibly fire. ,,,sam.
bit of a late update on this. we talked and she might have had her pinky in the trigger guard when she dropped the bolt. i've taken the action out of the stock and thoroughly cleaned the trigger assembly. it was a little dirty, but i didn't see anything obvious.
i also e-mailed knight about this, and of course they have never heard of anything like that happening with one of their rifles.
bottom line is that i haven't been able to get it to happen again, so the pinky in the trigger guard theory is starting to look like what happened
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it's possible sam, when she closed the bolt, she used the palm of her hand and had her fingers curled in towards the trigger guard.
like i said, i've never been able to duplicate it, but i usually close the bolt with the 2nd knuckle of my index finger with the fingers pointing downrange.
who knows
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The important part is your daughter was practicing safe range practice when this happened. She should be commended for that. I'm sure it was a learning experience for her.
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I have a few Knight rifles. One thing to add, the safety moves to fire easily & the triggers are on the light side. I like both of those features. Of course you have the additional secondary 'screw-in' safety available. The safety and/or the trigger could of been moved. I'd just do my own self test of both to make sure things are correct.
I have shot long guns & handguns with youngsters. I never want to be more than 1/2 an arms length away when they are handeling a loaded gun.
Sourdough, that is one of the things i love about this rifle, the crisp trigger.
my daughter is 18, and has been around guns all of her life, so she knows how to handle one safely. this is the first time we've ever had something like this happen.
just goes to show that you HAVE to be safe and pay attention to what you're doing anytime you're shooting a gun.
the sad thing is that it took away some of my confidence in the gun although i cant be for sure what happened....so now i'm looking to get rid of it
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It can happen. I had it happen one time to me in a cartridge bolt gun. Closed the bolt and bang. I was no where near the trigger. The match type rifle was on front and rear bags so it was not jossled or moved.The primer had an indentation so the sear slipped. I figure the sear just did not have a proper grab.I never could get it to do it again, and it never happened again.
Ottawa, Slow down, before you blame the gun did your test it unloaded? Dry fire will not hurt it, cock it, with the safety on try to fire it. Do it a few times, if it pases that, cock it, move the safety to 'fire', then jostle it & tap the buttstock on the ground to see if it will fire. I also bet the guys at Knight will look it over for you for free if you have concerns. They are still open for parts & service. I hunted 2 states & took 9 deer & a coyote with my Knight this Fall. I'd hate to have to look for another M-L.
