Wingman Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) Hi all, some thoughts please. A friend of mine has just purchased a SH Miroku Mk38 from a dealer with 6 months warranty. The gun looks absolutely mint to me apart from one thing and that is the striker holes seem ever so slightly misshapen in other words they don't look perfectly round. It's quite slight and the rest of the gun looks like it's seen little use but it seemed a little odd for such a mint gun. Never having owned a Miroku I don't know if this is common so would appreciate your views. It's his first gun and we put a good 100 carts through it yesterday with no problems in fact I shot it really well!! Cheers all Edited January 7, 2017 by Wingman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Would their shape have anything to do with the strikers will protrude at a slight angle and therefore may give a slightly oval looking hole? Just a thought as I've never even looked at either of my O/U's striker holes that closely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 This is my miroku isn't perfectly round but hard to tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 For good measure a browning (miroku made) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Looks very similar although slightly more misshapen than yours.. guess it's ok though just a little different to my guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 The top pic are my mid 90's 3800 trap gun so bottom striker will have seen an awful lot of action.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Bent firing pins,Enlarges the hole. Has a bit of revolving on the pin,so hits the edges,so holes are not round anymore.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Here's a picture, don't look to clever to me which is odd as the gun is mint otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) Bottom striker ? Looks off centre to the prinmer mark to me.... but perhaps no more than mine Edited January 7, 2017 by HDAV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Not as mint as you thought then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 It will need a new firing pin soon, which is a common Miroku / Browning fault, cost me £30 to have one replaced recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Not as mint as you thought then? Not my gun just trying to help a friend who owns it (first gun). To be honest he hasn't even noticed it and I probably won't say anything as he's well pleased and actually shooting it quite well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 he's well pleased and actually shooting it quite well.. That's the main thing and it really isn't a big deal besides unless he gets light strikes (as I have had) don't worry about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 A friend of mine has just purchased a SH Miroku Mk38 from a dealer with 6 months warranty. so would appreciate your views. It's his first gun and we put a good 100 carts through it yesterday with no problems in fact I shot it really well!! The word S/h is relevant. It isn’t new and probably every gun on a dealer’s shelf is much the same. Guns will shoot tens or even hundreds of thousands of rounds and be over a hundred years old and still function as the day that they were made. If you take that back into any dealer you will just look like a complete novice clod. If it really bothers him a dealer might give him his money back and he can go and buy something else with random wear or manufacturing tolerances. If it goes bang and the targets fall down, use it and enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Wise words thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Some idiot has been firing it without snap caps or cartridges in the breach - normally the cap would stop the firing pin coming into contact with the holes. Also there is normally no return spring on the lower pin and this alone can cause the pin to be "dragged" a little by the cartridge as the gun is opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) Cheers I'll pass on that info. Lovely gun still though I just hope it doesn't let him down. Might recommend a visit to a local friendly gunsmith to get it sorted 😀😀 Edited January 7, 2017 by Wingman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Cheers I'll pass on that info. Lovely gun still though I just hope it doesn't let him down. Might recommend a visit to a local friendly gunsmith to get it sorted No point until the bottom barrel fails to fire as the pin heads pit. Shoot it till it gets some light strikes then take it to smith sorta new pin or have it reground. Happens to them all eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Ok cheers guys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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