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Hi everyone.
Was at Waitaki Engineering this lunchtime. He is kindly doing a batch of tool steel firing pins for the Stirling Model 20 rifle. These are very apt to break and if so the rifle will only fetch $150 at the buybacks, but 550 or thereabouts if the rifle is functional.
He will part with these for $50 a piece, need hardening if to be used long term in a converted rifle but not needing hardening if just to make gun work for the buyback.
I will post an image.
Good question.Quote:
Originally Posted by muzza
Can't predict what they'll do as there has been differing levels of scrutiny at different events. You'd be some $300 short if they find they can't dry fire the gun, a very basic test.
If you hand in your gun via a dealer they'll likely also have and take more time to check it more thoroughly at the later tyre-kicking, sorry, valuation stage.
Tool steel is pretty hard... Unless they've annealed them to machine, why would they need hardening??
All they did when I handed my mini 30 and marlin model 60 in was open and close the action.
Mark told me the tool steel is better steel than the steel used for the original firing pins (hence them breaking).Quote:
Originally Posted by mimms
It may well be that these unhardened tool steel firing pins will outdo the originals. Especially, as you will note from the photo, since he has properly radiused the weak spot on the inside corner to spread stress. I guess this is the common break point of the factory ones.
From other dealings I've had with Mark he's the type of engineer who'll only turn out the best or not at all, and his recommendation was that for long term use he'd harden the firing pin.
Yes, Mark would not even let a part go out the door he thought might come back broken, even if its sole purpose is to be crushed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cordite
You can get a 10 shot mag for these, so why hand them in?
because you can get $550 effectively for a piece of .................... and replace it with something useful, their system their rulesQuote:
Originally Posted by Lewie
didnt check our rifles for firing pins most would dry fire without a pin or broken one in them anyway wouldnt they if i was thinking clearer i would of seen if it appeared to function without the bolt head in it and hand it in seperatley there was no price for just the bolt head buy its self so they gave me complete bcg price for a fuked bolt head could even hand pin in seperatley
Yep once we got past the fact i wasnt negotiable it went quite well i seem to have a knack for that kind of thing
From my experience they don't check function just appearence. The only time the action is opened its by you to put one of their dinky little chamber fans in that it.
Put on a poker face take it back if they refuse it just remind them that by law as its a part that only fits a prohibited firearm you have to hand it in and by law they have to pay compensation its not your problem it not in the list you didnt write itQuote:
Originally Posted by 7mmwsm
Do you happen to know where I can get one for a workmate?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewie
pretty easy to shorten a 15 to 10
Are they the originals made to take 10 or the 10 shot models for the bolt action?
They are not the same-bolt action ones are smaller.
@garyp did mine, good job too.
In fact I’ve got another one that needs cutting down to 10 rounds
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Originally Posted by Pengy
Throw it in a hole and buy something else that does the same thing...consumer societyQuote:
Originally Posted by mikee
I got one off trade me for $75 delivered last year, off a seller called tbird-steve.
A quick google showed lots online in NZ but they all say sold out, so gunworks modifying a 15shot to 10shot may be the best bet:
https://gunworks.co.nz/shop/item/sti...-modifications
Hey Team - sorry to receive an older thread, however I was wondering if anyone has any leads on a new firing pin for my stirling 20p? Thanks
What's wrong with your one - options are repair or get another made. They are actually not that complicated, very feasible to make with basic tools and a bit of time but the issue is having something to pattern off if the original is not there.Quote:
Originally Posted by JoelA
Purchased one as a project, and turns out the firing pin was broken. Have both pieces still. Will have a chat to a couple of mates and see if it can be welded, or see any connections for having a new piece fabricated. Cheers
nice to see he is putting a radius in where they usually crack.
