Cil 300

LMWIS

LMWIS

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I have a CIL 300 with an Anshutz made barrel. It doesn't fire consistently, and I can see it seems to be lite strikes. The rifle belonged to my father in law, and wasn't fired much at all.

A closer look makes me think it was dry fired enough to peen the firing pin?

Anybody know of a solution, or a source for parts? I want to give it to my son for Christmas if I can sort it out in time...,
 
The CIL 300 doesn't just have an Anchutz barrel. The whole rifle was built by Anchutz under contract for CIL.

I had one of those with a similar issue. The one I had was always kept meticulously clean so that wasn't an issue. The issue on mine was the firing pin had a tip that had become flattened. I took it to work where I could heat up the tip and harden it after hammering the tip into its original shape. Once it was hardened properly, it was fine. I thought it was a one off but others appeared later with similar issues including firing pin breakage.

Other than that, it could be just dirt as is mentioned.

Those rifles are fantastic. They shoot very well. They actually shoot better than most of their owners are capable of. Lucky you for having it. The stocks on those rifles are OK but not the usual walnut that Anchutz normally uses on their own offerings.
 
That model had a lot of problems. I was doing warranty work in Calgary back when it came on the market... Many dozens of them had premature firing with ruptured shells blowing the bottom of magazines. I think it has been the worst rifle Anschutz has ever put their name on. The early models had nothing preventing the extractor from blowing out... later they install a screw in trying to protect the shooter... eventually they placed a deflector on the side to keep debris from your face when a shell ruptures.
 
Cleaning was my first step. Slick and spotless.

The firing pin looks blunted and rough. I don't have access to heat treating equipment, and frankly I'm not really handy with that sort of thing in any event. Is there a drop in replacement, or is this a job for a gunsmith?
 
LMWIS said:
Cleaning was my first step. Slick and spotless.

The firing pin looks blunted and rough. I don't have access to heat treating equipment, and frankly I'm not really handy with that sort of thing in any event. Is there a drop in replacement, or is this a job for a gunsmith?
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Before you start fixing something that isn't broken, why not go shoot a box or two of ammunition through it? Maybe try a couple of brands to see if one works better than another...
 
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