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| < 16ga. General Discussion ~ Firing pin protrusion. |
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:16 am
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| I'm rebuilding a Stevens 335 that has some family connections. Unfortunately, it's a 12 guage but I know that there seems to be a good double gun base out here that might be able to answer this. I ordered new firing pins and they are a bit shorter than the originals. Is .038 protrusion from face adequate for igntion? My surviving unbroken but battered old pin has a protrusion from the face of .055. Thanks in advance for your replies. RD |
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Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:48 am
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Some of the stevens/savage guns have "extra long" pins in them, which leads to the pin getting stuck in the primer, and making it hard to open the gun. I guess a decision was made to insure reliable ignition, while reducing the amount of fitting required during manufacture.
Perhaps your replacements are designed to prevent over strike and lock up? |
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Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:34 am
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| If you have a spent shell from that gun, look and see how deep the pocket is in the primer. It should give an idea how much protrusion you need. |
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