Extraction trouble

ithacaartist · 03-15-2012, 01:07 PM

Kyle,

Look at the fp's tip under magnification.

Also, you might want to check whether the front end of the pin is fluted, with 3 longitudinal grooves in the pin which would allow for the escape of pressure should a primer be pierced. Earlier models' fp's were not originally relieved, and sometimes replaced or reworked to establish the safer setup, which helps prevent the firing pin from being turned into a powerful gas piston when ignition pressure from a pierced primer could enter through the hole for the fp's tip in the front end of the breech block. In the case of your numbered, original pin, just obtain a good aftermarket one that is fluted, and swap it out for shooting. Tom Heller may have some; if not, they appear frequently at online sources, sellers, auctions, etc.

David Parker

03-15-2012, 01:07 PM	#10
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,410 Thanks: 7,594 Thanked 2,661 Times in 1,399 Posts	Kyle, Look at the fp's tip under magnification. Also, you might want to check whether the front end of the pin is fluted, with 3 longitudinal grooves in the pin which would allow for the escape of pressure should a primer be pierced. Earlier models' fp's were not originally relieved, and sometimes replaced or reworked to establish the safer setup, which helps prevent the firing pin from being turned into a powerful gas piston when ignition pressure from a pierced primer could enter through the hole for the fp's tip in the front end of the breech block. In the case of your numbered, original pin, just obtain a good aftermarket one that is fluted, and swap it out for shooting. Tom Heller may have some; if not, they appear frequently at online sources, sellers, auctions, etc. David Parker