Just received my Egyptian in the mail. Upon disassembly before firing, a small piece of steel fell on the floor when I was turning the little disassembly hinge before removing the bolt and carrier. After inspecting it further, I realized it was the back portion of the firing pin. The previous owner claimed it was a safe queen for about ten yrs and he had only fired a box through it ( it is in very nice shape). Well after reading all the info on the web about the problem that seems apparrent with Egyptian 49's I guess its very possible that he was unaware of the problem. I know that I will replace that broken pin with the two piece. However the firing pin safety catch seems not to be included in the Egyptian 49's, does anybody know if you can swap bolts from a 30/06 49 that has the bolt safety catch thus further eliminating the possibility of an out of battery round going off? Thanks for the info
SAFN-49 Question
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If i understand you correctly, your rifle have the 1 piece firing pin but its broken? In that case, just replace with the 2 pieces pin and a new spring and you should'nt have any problems. I have a egyptian 49 too, the rifle have the 2 pieces pin but the return spring was broke so i just put a new firing pin kit and i dont worry for the rest.
Jocelyn
