Chiappa 1892 firing pin spring?

[kagia]

I finally got around to disassembling, cleaning, and lubing my Alaskan Scout. Everything went well. Came apart and seems to have gone back together the way it's supposed to.

One thing I noticed though, is that when it's cocked, the firing pin plunger slides pretty freely in and out of the back of the bolt. If you hold the gun vertically and shake it up and down, it flops in and out like crazy.

I don't know if it did this before I took it apart, but I disassembled and reassembled it a couple more times just to be sure, and it still does it. Is this normal? Did I do something wrong? I haven't shot it since, but the gun seems to function properly otherwise.


Doing a bit of googling, it seems that some '92s have a firing pin spring and some don't?

Apparently the Rossi version does, the Winchester might not, and not much info about the Chiappa, but I honestly don't remember seeing one when I was cleaning the bolt.

Even if it doesn't have a firing pin spring, should the pin slide feely back and forth in the bolt like that?

 

[BCRider]

That's normal for a 92 of any maker. If it bothers you then stop shaking it around....

And in fact when you can't rattle it like that it's time for a full strip down and deep cleaning. This is a tricky exercise akin to assembling a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle until you get the right hang of things. But YouTube is your buddy with numerous strip down and reassembly videos.

My Rossi does not have a firing pin spring. It would rattle just like yours if I were to give it a good shake.

 

[Ridersfan]

They all do it... my rossi and my chiappa 1892 do anyways

 

[kagia]

Good to know. I was in a big panic to find out, as I had a range trip planned with a co-worker first thing this morning and wanted to shoot the Chiappa. I put 20 rounds through it and didn't have any issues.

Thanks for the replies.