Rhys898 Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 I got a complete forged bolt and triggerguard from Davis and it appears that the firing pin protrusion is less than the standard .055 ( at least thats what I remember it being, could be wrong). What can I do to remedy this situation? New firing pin? Jer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgie Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 If you have a couple of cocking pieces you could try each one of them and see if the firing pin protudes to specks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritz Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 While the cocking piece changeout is the simplest way to go, I have found some firing pins to just be too short with any cocking piece or sleeve. New firing pins are not the cheapest of the Mauser parts, but there comes a time for a new one every so often. Century sometimes runs a special on '98 parts, and while it is hard to make up their minimum order on parts alone, this might be a good time to buy a rifle and the shipping costs will be reasonable. I usually keep about a dozen cocking pieces and sleeves on hand. Also just stocked up on the stripped bolts at 5/$30. Some even had the collar and extractor on them. That's a good buy. But since you already have the bolt body shaped, try a new firing pin. fritz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemson Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Kuhnhausen recommends firing pin protrusion between .055 and .065 inches. before you do anything, clean the interior of the bolt body exceedingly well. The "slots" where the pin fits in the "fired" position could be impacted with grease, cosmo, corn flakes, or whatever. If the bolt body is clean and the pin still doesn't protrude far enough, try more firing pins until you find one that fits. Clemson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odies dad Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 I was trying to get a pieced together bolt to fire and found out that the firing pin and cocking piece were off an intermediate (Yugo) bolt. No wonder it wouldn't go bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_Rhys898_* Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Thanks for the tips guys, I'm looking into getting some commercial firing pins off ebay either from Mr. Bonecrusher or Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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