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by snake699
Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:25 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
Topic: Broken firing pin
Replies: 8
Views: 7657

Re: Broken firing pin

Thanks Cam.
I'm on it. Will keep you posted.
by snake699
Tue Oct 15, 2013 3:25 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
Topic: Broken firing pin
Replies: 8
Views: 7657

Re: Broken firing pin

I guess no luck. Was hoping you found one.
Thanks anyway.
by snake699
Thu Oct 03, 2013 5:09 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
Topic: Broken firing pin
Replies: 8
Views: 7657

Re: Broken firing pin

This is a pic. of my firing pin.
by snake699
Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:15 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
Topic: Broken firing pin
Replies: 8
Views: 7657

Re: Broken firing pin

I did see that post. I have the same firing pin but mine is broken off on the back at the end of the flat. I was in contact with Jack First but they are out of stock. They will be making a run but not for about 6 months. The firing pins they have, and that I've seen at Numrich and other sites are al...
by snake699
Fri Sep 27, 2013 6:26 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
Topic: Broken firing pin
Replies: 8
Views: 7657

Broken firing pin

After closer inspection, I see that my firing pin is broken. I am trying to track down a new one. All the pictures I see of a model8 firing pin do not look like mine. Is there maybe a part number for a 1915 that might help me?
by snake699
Thu Sep 26, 2013 3:44 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting / Maintenance
Topic: Miss-fire
Replies: 3
Views: 4253

Miss-fire

I have cleaned and re-assembled my 1915 model8 but I did not install a new firing pin. The gun still miss-fires. It sounds like a dry fire. No mark of any sort on the cartridge. I was wondering if anyone knows what the factory length of the firing pin should be so I know if mine is worn down, or if ...
by snake699
Sat Aug 31, 2013 5:32 pm
Forum: Welcome Wagon
Topic: new to the model 8
Replies: 4
Views: 5028

new to the model 8

I recently got a 1915 model 8. Having not seen a gun like this , I immediately went to researching it and came across this site. Great. I downloaded the pdf. by James M. Triggs and stripped it down to the very last part. Videos came in handy when I realized I needed special tools. I made every one m...