Battered hammer gun firing pin

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16 June 2009, 21:25

bobc

Battered hammer gun firing pin

I picked up an old cape gun, 303 x 12 bore. It will be a long term rehab project. One thing I just noticed is the 303 barrel firing pin is quite battered. I measure .085 protrustion from the breech face. Any special tips in smoothing and re-rounding the pin. Does it need to be hardened? Does the .085 protrusion give me enough material to work with to smooth the pin? Thanks, Bob

17 June 2009, 05:00

Duane Wiebe

I think most "moderns" would settle on something between .055-065 for firing pin protrusion. Looks like you have plenty of room.

Of course, diameter is also a factor

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