Hi-
Posting for a friend. (I myself am only an occasional poster here).
He has a Gew98 and the tip of the firing pin was nipped off when he got the rifle. All matching numbers, including firing pin. Asking on this forum b/c I assume the issue with a 98k and G98 fp is the same and more people will see this.
He had a smith repair the tip and then he (friend) dropped the firing pin and the tip bent!!! I have looked in the K98 archives and learned a bit but want to ask about this.
Should/can he send it to a more competent gunsmith for a proper repair? If so, any recommendations for a gunsmith? He is willing to mail the fp. Or, should he try to bend the tip back, or just leave it the h*ll alone and use the replacement nonmatching firing pin he already has, in the event that he does shoot the rifle? The latter was my thought, but my friend, who is a good guy and superknowledgeable about Civil War small arms, thinks that getting it properly (if possible) fixed is the way to go. One archived post here indicated that a snipped off firing pin tip is not going to lessen a rifle's value, to a collector.
TIA for any assistance, help, thoughts,
Brian
Posting for a friend. (I myself am only an occasional poster here).
He has a Gew98 and the tip of the firing pin was nipped off when he got the rifle. All matching numbers, including firing pin. Asking on this forum b/c I assume the issue with a 98k and G98 fp is the same and more people will see this.
He had a smith repair the tip and then he (friend) dropped the firing pin and the tip bent!!! I have looked in the K98 archives and learned a bit but want to ask about this.
Should/can he send it to a more competent gunsmith for a proper repair? If so, any recommendations for a gunsmith? He is willing to mail the fp. Or, should he try to bend the tip back, or just leave it the h*ll alone and use the replacement nonmatching firing pin he already has, in the event that he does shoot the rifle? The latter was my thought, but my friend, who is a good guy and superknowledgeable about Civil War small arms, thinks that getting it properly (if possible) fixed is the way to go. One archived post here indicated that a snipped off firing pin tip is not going to lessen a rifle's value, to a collector.
TIA for any assistance, help, thoughts,
Brian