Firing pin dilema !
I got a couple cases formed , trimmed and loaded for the Braendlin Calvary Carbine . When I went to pop one off ...........snap , no bang ! Primer indention was just inside the primer pocket (almost...
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Not being familiar with the Braendlin, I am not sure what you are intending to do, but action components of old guns typically used steel with a fairly high carbon content compared with "mild steel",...
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What Im trying to accomplish is raise point of impact of striker on primer as described in the post above on adjusting block height . The headspace seems pretty tight as there is no gap between rim...
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OK, just don't try cold-forging anything, or you could be looking at broken parts.
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Sounds similar to my MkIV Martini. The parts all worked but the impact of the pin was too weak to fire the primer. The cause was a broken firing pin spring. It had not collapsed and it would still...
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The lengthening of the lever horns to heighten the firing pin strike height is advocated by Skennerton. However, it is drastic and should not be undertaken unless it is definitely necessary. Check for...
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I tried getting it to fire several times rotating case in chamber. This is how block is setting fully closed .
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Using the method in the aforementioned post from above I got it adjusted enough that it will fire now . But needs tweeked just a tad more and will be good . Heres 4 shots at 25 yds offhand . The other...
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Frank, Glad it worked. It is a brutal remedy and as I said not to be undertaken except when necessary. I would urge you to use it solely to get the firing pin strike sufficiently centred to fire...
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The method described, and written up in Skennerton come directly from the original Admirers instruction for the Martini Henry and are posted at the top of the Gunsmithing Forum.
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The method described, and written up in Skennerton come directly from the original Admirers instruction for the Martini Henry and are posted at the top of the Gunsmithing Forum.
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Glad you sorted it....was just going to ask you if you were using large pistol primers in those cases too. I made a new main spring for my Remington 1861 rolling block pistol and it wouldn't cap off...
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Douglas , gunsmithing section is where I found it and glad of it too ! Primers are CCI 300 Large Pistol .
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