ks_shooter
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What is the proper protrusion for a firing pin on a centerfire rifle that uses Large Rifle primers? I disassembled the bolt on my Savage Model 11 .243 and didn't realize that the firing pin depth was adjustable until I had changed it.
It also looks like the spring tension on the firing pin can be adjusted. I have always found the bolt lift on this rifle to be excessive, so I am thinking about reducing the spring tension. Is there any method, besides trial and error, to determine a minimum reliable setting for the firing pin tension? Thanks.
It also looks like the spring tension on the firing pin can be adjusted. I have always found the bolt lift on this rifle to be excessive, so I am thinking about reducing the spring tension. Is there any method, besides trial and error, to determine a minimum reliable setting for the firing pin tension? Thanks.