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I thought surely there would be a YouTube how to video but I haven't found one. I need to install a bunch of these safeties on Husqvarna Sporters. The problem I have is that it takes both hands to compress the firing pin spring enough to get the cocking piece past the square section of the firing pin to turn, but I was only born with two hands. I thought about using a vice or arbor press but neither can catch the shroud to compress the spring. Any suggestions?


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If I recall, I put on a leather glove and grasped the shroud. This keeps it from tearing into your hand. Then I inserted the FP into an empty shell casing so I could safely compress the FP spring w/o damaging the tip. I leaned over and pressed my hand into my chest and pushed the FP out so I could get the CP on it. Of course, install the safety on the shroud first and have it in the fire position. Put a coin between the CP and the shroud as you lower it back down so you can screw the assy back into the bolt. Once in the gun, pull back CP and remove coin.
 
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Most Mauser rifles are built with a firing pin takedown washer in the butt stock. Many Kar98Ks made in 1945 have it in the butt plate. For installing a non military safety bolt should, use a penny to hold the cocking piece in place. Pull it down and and install the cocking piece. make sure it will rotate easily first; some won't. Do not look down onto it.
Very easy.
 
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And so it won't twist and jump away from you , just drill a hole in your workbench to capture the tip.


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Here is a photo of a homemade tool for assembly and dissassembly of M98 Mauser firing pin and cocking piece that I inherited. I never use it. It is much faster and easier to do as noted in the posts above.

 
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Jim.

A hole in your bench top for the firing pin tip is too easy

My work bench is over 40 years old, and that hole is the second thing I did to it after attaching the 4 inch vise to it
Must mean we work on a LOT of Mauser actions LOL.

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I have timneys in all my Mausers short of one I just bought..

I release tension with a hex pull the pin, toss the milsurp in the milsurp box return the spring and pin
and trigger and its done in 20 minutes...What have I missed here. something apparently? please explain! Confused

Ooops, I relate to Timney as only a trigger, never used a Timney safety...sorry!


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I thought surely there would be a YouTube how to video but I haven't found one. I need to install a bunch of these safeties on Husqvarna Sporters. The problem I have is that it takes both hands to compress the firing pin spring enough to get the cocking piece past the square section of the firing pin to turn, but I was only born with two hands. I thought about using a vice or arbor press but neither can catch the shroud to compress the spring. Any suggestions?



As we age, maybe a bit of arthritis...a leather glove might be helpful to gain a little "traction"...But the hole in bench top is really the only tool needed
 
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I like Bobster's approach best. I put a deep well socket in my vice and rested it on the bottom bar of the vice, then tightened the vice jaws onto the socket. I can then put the firing pin into the socket without damaging the firing pin tip. Using a leather glove and some body weight, I can compress the spring sufficiently to permit the cocking piece to be turned and pulled off. In my experience, only about 10% of the Timney safeties work without modification of the cocking piece. So for those that need the cocking piece cut back a bit, I put a penny between the cocking piece and the shroud to hold it off for removal. Once the cocking piece has been cut back enough for the safety to work, I use the penny to hold the cocking piece back with the safety off so that the firing mechanism can be turned into the bolt to allow it to be reinstalled in the receiver.


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Or you can get rid of that abomination from Timney and others an put a two or three position one on. So much nicer!


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I have found that if you take a piece of key stock, that will fit the sear raceway, and cut it about 1/4 in long it will push out the CP as you close the bolt. Then it is a snap to insert a coin.
 
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