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Gents, a buddy brought me an old H&R .32 rimfire hammerless revolver the other day. (BLACKPOWDER CTG) Overall excellent shape except for a broken or filed down firing pin. Ive had NO luck locating one online. (Numrich is out of stock, nobody else seems to have them)
Its a simple part. Anoyne with a lathe could probably make one in under 2 minutes. Unfortunately, I dont have a lathe. I can also tell you that trying to add 1/8th of an inch of metal to the filed tip with a Harbor freight welder will literally MELT the old firing pin. Dont ask me how I know, but I no longer have the original to use as a template.
Im rebuilding this gun for a buddy of mine who inherited it. He REFUSES to believe this gun is only worth 100 bucks and will not listen to me when I say ammo hasnt been made for almost 80 years. Im now determined to find the firing pin and make it work JUST so I can prove to him that some old guns cannot be fired anymore, if only due to scarcity of ammo.
If anyone has a solid source, please let me know. If anyones willing to experiment on a lathe, Ill try and send you good mojo....
Its a simple part. Anoyne with a lathe could probably make one in under 2 minutes. Unfortunately, I dont have a lathe. I can also tell you that trying to add 1/8th of an inch of metal to the filed tip with a Harbor freight welder will literally MELT the old firing pin. Dont ask me how I know, but I no longer have the original to use as a template.
Im rebuilding this gun for a buddy of mine who inherited it. He REFUSES to believe this gun is only worth 100 bucks and will not listen to me when I say ammo hasnt been made for almost 80 years. Im now determined to find the firing pin and make it work JUST so I can prove to him that some old guns cannot be fired anymore, if only due to scarcity of ammo.
If anyone has a solid source, please let me know. If anyones willing to experiment on a lathe, Ill try and send you good mojo....
