Wb123 Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) Bought a cheap lightweight overunder as the other half wont use anything with any weight. She likes it well enough so we go after clays everyweek but it is rather rough. A firing pin went last year and was £50 and six weeks to replace, another has failed. I wouldnt entirely object to going back to the gunsmith who did it last time but it would mean difficulty escaping to go shooting for some weeks and a total of six hours driving (an hour and a half each way for two round trips). Does anyone recognise what kind of mechanism this is? Is there an off the shelf firing pin that will fit? Pictures at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nkibsexih3v51qh/AADWKai4FO48V1XCEC64Yjnha?dl=0 Edited June 15, 2016 by Wb123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Looks very similar to Bettinsoli, chambers list one type here? https://www.gunspares.co.uk/products/24872/Bettinsoli/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Could a local engineer not make one for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philm Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Try these http://www.peterdyson.co.uk/acatalog/FIRING_PINS.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 That's an easy job for any smith it's finding one who's not flat out. Where are you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wb123 Posted June 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 That's an easy job for any smith it's finding one who's not flat out. Where are you. Many thanks for the help everyone. Currently near Hull. http://jefenry.com/main/FiringPinFabrication.php This looks very similar and would if correct provide measurements for someone with a lathe to work from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 If you are near Hull, it would be worth popping into Duncans guns on Willerby rd, he has a box full of assorted firing pins and may be able to match one up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY R Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Many thanks for the help everyone. Currently near Hull. http://jefenry.com/main/FiringPinFabrication.php This looks very similar and would if correct provide measurements for someone with a lathe to work from. Jump on the M62 head west get over to Swillington shooting supplies drop it off there for a Friday morning, their bloke picked up Fridays from memory. He will do a good job for you at a decent price. Ring them on 01132 864097 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Try these http://www.peterdyson.co.uk/acatalog/FIRING_PINS.html That seems easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wb123 Posted June 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Duncans guns denied having any firing pins, the first quote back to make one was £60. I will be asking a few other places for quotes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Duncans guns denied having any firing pins, the first quote back to make one was £60. I will be asking a few other places for quotes. Sorry if you had a wasted trip! he certainly had a box of assorted pins 3 or 4 years ago as i rumaged through them with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 If you can not get an off the self pin as you do not state the make , then making one is for any one who calls himself a gunsmith should take no more than an hour . Sort of job I used to do in a couple of days ,same day if work load permitted . 6 weeks is not only unacceptable it is ridiculous and I would assume that the so called "gunsmith" has a greater skill in packing up and sending away than actually doing work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 If you can not get an off the self pin as you do not state the make , then making one is for any one who calls himself a gunsmith should take no more than an hour . Sort of job I used to do in a couple of days ,same day if work load permitted . 6 weeks is not only unacceptable it is ridiculous and I would assume that the so called "gunsmith" has a greater skill in packing up and sending away than actually doing work Doesn't even need to be a gunsmith, anyone with metal turning facilities could make you one. Just stick the pin in the post and they'll make you a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wb123 Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 An update! I sent off a few quote requests, responses ranged from 20-60 pounds for a pin. I went with Dave of Blackwater Precision Engineering in Crawley who did a fantastic job for a cracking price. He trades on eBay as 500david and i would definitely go to him again. The gun now appears to work beautifully on the snapcaps and will have a go at some clays this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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