Firing pin
- Thread starter Outlander14
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Not enough information- all old side by sides aren’t identical and their parts aren’t interchangeable. This is like asking for a carburetor for an old car without specifying make, model year, engine, etc.
Ask a gunsmith, I mean a real one. Take the gun there when you do it. Raton57 may very well be correct suggesting that the pins were removed because the gun is unsafe with modern ammo, or any. I did know one neglectful person who managed to lose a shotgun firing pin in the field, but that was from a circa 1900 single barrel gun literally held together with hockey tape and he probably spared someone in my generation from some very unsafe shooting.
sillymike
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Might just as well ask for pistons for your car?... We'd need a little more details (As make, make/model/caliber)
- Chances are you'll need to go to a gunsmith, and depending how old the gun is and where it was made... it might be cheaper to buy something else that have someone machine new firing pins.
1963beretta
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Anyone know where I can get an intake manifold for my classic car? The car is black….
Hey, let’s not be too hard on an occasional poster, we all started somewhere. This is the nicer corner of CGN, remember?
To the OP, welcome to the world of SxS shotguns. All are not created equal, and a vast quantity of them out there are not safe to use with modern loads, either because they were never built for them in the first place, or time has introduced weaknesses that might result in serious injury to one’s self or others. Shooting old SxSs is not a beginner’s game, at least not without a lot of reading, understanding, and competent advice. You have to be conversant on types of metals and construction, reading proof marks, being able to spot damage and assess wear, measure chamber sizes etc. Some 100-year old SXSs were built to last 150 years, some were built to last 10. Some makes are sturdier than others, a great many were produced not in factories, but by hand in small workshops. Some were built with no attention to quality, being little more than a farm implement, while others are fine hunting guns built with the best materials of the day. ‘Of the day’ being important here, as when new, they were often made for low-pressure black powder, not the high-pressure loads of today. Add 100+ years of abuse, neglect and rust, and do you really want to risk using one inches from your face? Even the most experienced among us still turn to other experts and gunsmiths. It is almost never as easy as finding new firing pins for an old double and going to the clay range.
I’ve made some assumptions here, apologies if I’m wrong. But to get the most advice from the very knowledgeable folks here, more information is needed, and pictures save a lot of time. This really is the most enjoyable corner of CGN, with much experience to be tapped and shared.
To the OP, welcome to the world of SxS shotguns. All are not created equal, and a vast quantity of them out there are not safe to use with modern loads, either because they were never built for them in the first place, or time has introduced weaknesses that might result in serious injury to one’s self or others. Shooting old SxSs is not a beginner’s game, at least not without a lot of reading, understanding, and competent advice. You have to be conversant on types of metals and construction, reading proof marks, being able to spot damage and assess wear, measure chamber sizes etc. Some 100-year old SXSs were built to last 150 years, some were built to last 10. Some makes are sturdier than others, a great many were produced not in factories, but by hand in small workshops. Some were built with no attention to quality, being little more than a farm implement, while others are fine hunting guns built with the best materials of the day. ‘Of the day’ being important here, as when new, they were often made for low-pressure black powder, not the high-pressure loads of today. Add 100+ years of abuse, neglect and rust, and do you really want to risk using one inches from your face? Even the most experienced among us still turn to other experts and gunsmiths. It is almost never as easy as finding new firing pins for an old double and going to the clay range.
I’ve made some assumptions here, apologies if I’m wrong. But to get the most advice from the very knowledgeable folks here, more information is needed, and pictures save a lot of time. This really is the most enjoyable corner of CGN, with much experience to be tapped and shared.
sillymike
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I used to repair broken pins like that all the time... the repair was better than a replacement pin. You set the broken pin up in a lathe, drill a deep hole centered in it... make it the same size as the firing pin needs to be.. then silver solder a piece of round spring steel into it, trim to length and round the tip. This is better than a replacement pin.
Most gunsmiths have a tube of round spring stock (various diameters) (from Brownell's) on hand.
Probably the easiest route to take.
I have done this a couple of times, except I used hardened cement nails.
