DLrocket89
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Hi everyone,
I recently acquired a new Mini-30 (583-xxxxx). Shooting entirely russian steel ammo with it at present (Tula mostly). I fitted the heavier power Wolff hammer spring to reduce (eliminate in this case) FTF's with the stiff russian primers.
This whole thing has been well documented elsewhere in countless threads. I have one question I don't see asked all that often though - the firing pin only protrudes .030" from the face of the bolt. That seems like not enough to me??
I want to try a firing pin that goes .040-.050" out and see if I can go back to the normal power hammer spring. The only thing is I don't want to mess with my stock firing pin in case something goes wrong with my messing around with it (not that that'd ever happen, lol). So, I want to buy a new firing pin or two.
Ruger won't sell me one because it "needs to be fitted by their technicians in house". (*** is that nonsense? I had the firing pin out and reinstalled in about 3 minutes flat, and 2 of that was finding the right screw driver to hold the extractor plunger down with.)
The only place I can find that sells them is Numrich. They are out of stock for the new S/N like I have, but they are in stock for the older series.
So, the question: would an older-style Mini-30 firing pin work in a newer style Mini-30?
I know there's a different in a cutout on the side, but from what I can see it shouldn't matter a bit...
I recently acquired a new Mini-30 (583-xxxxx). Shooting entirely russian steel ammo with it at present (Tula mostly). I fitted the heavier power Wolff hammer spring to reduce (eliminate in this case) FTF's with the stiff russian primers.
This whole thing has been well documented elsewhere in countless threads. I have one question I don't see asked all that often though - the firing pin only protrudes .030" from the face of the bolt. That seems like not enough to me??
I want to try a firing pin that goes .040-.050" out and see if I can go back to the normal power hammer spring. The only thing is I don't want to mess with my stock firing pin in case something goes wrong with my messing around with it (not that that'd ever happen, lol). So, I want to buy a new firing pin or two.
Ruger won't sell me one because it "needs to be fitted by their technicians in house". (*** is that nonsense? I had the firing pin out and reinstalled in about 3 minutes flat, and 2 of that was finding the right screw driver to hold the extractor plunger down with.)
The only place I can find that sells them is Numrich. They are out of stock for the new S/N like I have, but they are in stock for the older series.
So, the question: would an older-style Mini-30 firing pin work in a newer style Mini-30?
I know there's a different in a cutout on the side, but from what I can see it shouldn't matter a bit...