Guns not firing

[Seagoon]

Good morning folks, I play almost exclusively on the Finnish Virtual Pilots server which is very challenging but great fun. Over the last week I have had a fairly regular problem when it comes to firing the guns of the fighters I'm flying. At least 4 times I have gotten into great firing positions only to squeeze the trigger (I have mapped 'Fire All Guns') and for nothing to happen.

 

I have triple checked that ammo is selected before launching and over the weekend even test fired my guns before and even early in the flight to make sure they are working. Usually these early tests work, and I'm talking very quick bursts, but when it comes to actually needing them my guns won't fire. 

 

I have noticed that the button on the virtual joystick isn't being squeezed when I squeeze the trigger so is this the problem? The guns are deactivated or theres a safety on?

 

Any help would be appreciated. Oh and I'll add it seems to happen with later war aircraft on both the Allied and Axis sides.

[Diggun]

If the button on the virtual joystick isn't being depressed, there is something going wrong with your controller input. 

 

My trusty t16000 is coming to end of life at the moment, and the trigger sensor is starting to get a bit iffy, not registering when squeezed. Is it possible you've got a dirty sensor / old hardware issue like this?

 

Obviously it always happens at the worst possible times...