Firing Pins and storage

Dogleg said:
Here is a picture to make the same point, namely that the installed length is already so much shorter than the uncompressed length that cocked or un-cocked isn't going to make any difference.

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I don't believe the uncompressed spring is for the pictured firing pin assembly. Too large in diameter and length. Bad example of what you are saying...
 
Not sure about the 10/22 but with my VQ which is a clone...the bolt can be moved back a tickle ...held...and firing pin will fall when the trigger is pulled. That’s what I do with mine, leaving it unlocked. Another safe method is to place a fired case in the chamber and “fire”.
 
JEC said:
Not sure about the 10/22 but with my VQ which is a clone...the bolt can be moved back a tickle ...held...and firing pin will fall when the trigger is pulled. That’s what I do with mine, leaving it unlocked. Another safe method is to place a fired case in the chamber and “fire”.
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Yep, all my 10/22's were fine with that method of snigglin' the bolt back a tad, but fer my Nylon 66's & a bunch of other autos, I snap down on a fired casing.
 
SHELL SHUCKER said:
Nice redneck answer that be.:runaway:
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Yawl sez the nicest things; bless yer heart.

A striker spring is a linear rate coil spring with no significant difference in compressive force between its pre-loaded and loaded states. Both are within the elastic limits of the material. The big thing with springs is the amount of cycles.
 
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madashell said:
just ask Mark Wahlberg...
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After watching that scene I started wondering if I should be even more responsible (with regard to 'safe-storage', I mean) than the law requires.

To that end, I decided to store this Brownells product <https://www.brownells.com/shooting-accessories/training-safety-gear/dry-firing-devices/ar-15-dry-firing-safety-device-prod34035.aspx> inside the bolt carrier.* So I did, and then I forgot about it.

The next time I remembered it was during a USPSA multigun match, during the very first stage of the day, a field course to be exact, when I had misfire after misfire. Click! Tap, rack, click! Tap, rack, click! Tap, rack, click! WTF? Then somebody said: "There's no firing pin mark on the primer!" (I remembered it then.) :redface:

Thanks, Mark Walberg, you ####.












* I was a trained professional. Don't do this at home.
 
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