Bent Firing pin
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reich1900
Senior Member
Is the whole firing pin bent or just the tip? Does the pin number match the gun? If it does I would leave it alone and get another one if your going to shoot the gun. Getting back to bending it, you could try it yourself or give it to a gunsmith. I had a broken tip on one of my firing pins tigh welded back on and never had a problem since, so if you screw up there is still hope.
it's only the tip that is bent and I don't if it'll cause problems while shooting ? What should I do with it ?
jbmauser
Senior Member Eh
The tips are generally pretty easy to straighten out. I've done it numerous times. Put the tip in a hole close to the same diameter and apply gentle pressure in the direction you need it to bend. Go carefully as they are usually pretty easy to bend.
There is a risk of breakage of course and if this is on a numbers matching rifle, I would probably leave it alone and find another pin if I just had to shoot it. Better yet would be to find a m/m rifle for a shooter and leave the matching original in the safe.
There is a risk of breakage of course and if this is on a numbers matching rifle, I would probably leave it alone and find another pin if I just had to shoot it. Better yet would be to find a m/m rifle for a shooter and leave the matching original in the safe.
Don't worry, it's just my yugo captured and my israeli. I want to shoot my yugo during spring so I need to know what to do with this firing pin.
So you said that I could bend it back by myself carefully ? Because if there's high risk of breaking it I'd rather give it to a gunsmith.
jbmauser
Senior Member Eh
I don't know if there's a high risk of breakage, I've never broke one, but when you bend metal there is a chance . Firing pins are pretty cheap. I don't know what a smith would charge to straighten it but it might be worth trying yourself depending on how much straightening would cost. If it breaks then use the money saved on a smith to buy another one, if it works out good for you then you've saved yourself some money and learned something in the process. If you don't feel comfortable trying it yourself, ask around and see if you can find a smith willing to do it cheap or for free. It should only take a few minutes really.
Thanks for your advice ! I I'll try it myself and if it turns bad I'll buy an other one. Do you know how much they cost in Canada?
Fred
flynaked
Repo Field Gear Collector
Firing pin tips are surprising soft, if they were hardened too much they would snap easily, especially in the frozen east! I agree it should be easy to bend back, I've never had a problem with doing it. Obviously they are likely getting bent from careless bolt dissassembly.