THE ACCURATERELOADING.COM GUNSMITHING FORUM


Moderators: jeffeosso
Go
New
Find
Notify
Tools
Reply
  
firing pin protrusion
 Login/Join
 
new member
posted
working on a savage-stevens 340 chambered in 30-30. cocking piece key came out allowing firing pin to turn out, decreasing firing spring compression and leading to misfiring. hope to get key from numrich or a piece of scrap via a file. need to know proper range of protrusion to put back up. any help out there? thanks--cb
 
Posts: 21 | Location: gainesville,ga,usa | Registered: 12 June 2002Reply With Quote
<JBelk>
posted
All center-fire rifles are set to .055 to .065".

You can make a key from a common washer. Make sure it's a "machine" washer. It'll be black oxide finished instead of the more common plated ones. The difference is in the steel and heat-treating.
 
Reply With Quote
new member
posted Hide Post
thanks very much. kinda feel like a fool. after posting, checked out a couple in my box and arrived at .060 as avg. actual setting came out 0.058 when i put it back up. checked out numrich, and they apparently do have the key. again, thanks--cb
 
Posts: 21 | Location: gainesville,ga,usa | Registered: 12 June 2002Reply With Quote
  Powered by Social Strata  
 


Copyright December 1997-2023 Accuratereloading.com


Visit our on-line store for AR Memorabilia