At the range, no bang... Help please

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Our nearest Cabelas is 100 miles away.
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About 50 for us, they have one over in the communist state, Herters is a manufacturer of sporting goods, I have no idea who makes the ammunition for them.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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websterz wrote:It's screwed in deeper than flush, or sticking out above flush with the cocking knob?
Screwed in deeper, much deeper really, i'm thinking 1/4 inch deep. I'll take a pic when i get home.
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Something is positively off, from the arsenal it should be flush or at least very close.
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Agreed. It is as if the last thing they did when they built them or rebuilt them was gring the cocking piece and strike the line in the end of the cocking piece/firing pin making everything flush.
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One more thing, try not to overthink it to the point of frustration. It's just a mechanical device. Pieces can be fixed, or replaced. :P
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Does anyone have a firing pin on hand to measure so he can compare? I was going to do it last night but got busy watching a movie.(the cloud atlas).
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Junk Yard Dog wrote:About 50 for us, they have one over in the communist state, Herters is a manufacturer of sporting goods, I have no idea who makes the ammunition for them.
Sellier & Bellot makes it, in the Czech Republic. Says so right on the box.
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I may have been too quick to rule out the usual cause for my stuff not working... my self...
I disassembled and reassembled the bolt, trying to get the back of the firing pin to line up with the knob. It did just that. Firing pin depth looks good as well.
The bolt has a much snappier feel to it and is definitely hitting harder.
FYI, my firing pin was 7 and 1/8 inches long.

This is the correct position for the bolt to be in when checking right?
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Should i discard the dented rounds, or can i use them ?
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zedteamk2 wrote:I may have been too quick to rule out the usual cause for my stuff not working... my self...
I disassembled and reassembled the bolt, trying to get the back of the firing pin to line up with the knob. It did just that. Firing pin depth looks good as well.
The bolt has a much snappier feel to it and is definitely hitting harder.
FYI, my firing pin was 7 and 1/8 inches long.

Sounds like you got it. As to the ammo....I'd shoot it. But I've never been quite right!
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This is the correct position for the bolt to be in when checking right?
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Celt, I see a quote but no message...
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What the duce!?!

I said

Sounds like you got it whipped!
As for the ammo...I'd shoot it!
But I've never been quite right upstairs!

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Did you reset that firing pin back to spec? Didn't notice if you did or didn't. But DO before you shoot it.
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Junk Yard Dog wrote:About 50 for us, they have one over in the communist state, Herters is a manufacturer of sporting goods, I have no idea who makes the ammunition for them.
herters is rebranded tula for cabelas

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I checked the firing pin, it's within spec. I wish I disassembled the bolt whilst I was out there....
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mosin430 wrote:
Junk Yard Dog wrote:About 50 for us, they have one over in the communist state, Herters is a manufacturer of sporting goods, I have no idea who makes the ammunition for them.
herters is rebranded tula for cabelas

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Figures.
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You have the bolt correct, did you figure out exactly were you went wrong? Yes, shoot the rounds.
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Looks like it is in the right position to measure the firing pin protrusion, and it can't hurt to go ahead and fire the rounds. I think this is gonna work out ok.
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You watched this bolt video?
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