Thread: what steel and what hardness for a 22lr firing pin

Originally Posted by gundoc

Gauge plate (O1) or spring steel is fine. The pin needs to made so that it does not touch the end of the barrel when it is at its fullest forward extent, otherwise it will create a burr on the chamber if it is dry-fired. The finished pin needs to be tempered to full blue after hardening or it will be brittle and subject to fracture. What make and model is your rifle? I may be able to give you some useful tips if I know exactly which rifle it is for.

@gundoc its a saurio model 700 leaver action made in Argentina I was looking for a project and put a post up on here a couple of months ago and got it of a fallow forum member
never herd of saurio before looking them up them mostly make pistols
thought it would be an interesting little piece

heres a pic off the web