stickhunter
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Misako, after discovering the worn lug, I stopped holding the rifle up to dry fire --- it's perhaps deceiving how much energy is stored in mainspring, but when you have to recock a removed bolt, you realize how strong that spring really is! Glad you were OK.
My firing ping has a hole in the cocking piece that looks to contain a pin, or more likely, a screw whose head has been drilled off (there is a conical depression). I wasn't relishing the idea of figuring out how to separate the pieces, since this seems like a commonly-asked, but never fully answered question. Fortunately, the replacement I ordered is the complete assembly.
Also, for those who have been following this thread, my post from a couple of days ago with additional pictures has been approved (thanks, Misako!), so please check it out --- any thoughts on that apparent machining error? I think it may very well be the reason the lug was filed down...
Here's a link back to the new message:
http://www.sakocollectors.com/forum...ing-pin-lug-wear&p=40341&viewfull=1#post40341
My firing ping has a hole in the cocking piece that looks to contain a pin, or more likely, a screw whose head has been drilled off (there is a conical depression). I wasn't relishing the idea of figuring out how to separate the pieces, since this seems like a commonly-asked, but never fully answered question. Fortunately, the replacement I ordered is the complete assembly.
Also, for those who have been following this thread, my post from a couple of days ago with additional pictures has been approved (thanks, Misako!), so please check it out --- any thoughts on that apparent machining error? I think it may very well be the reason the lug was filed down...
Here's a link back to the new message:
http://www.sakocollectors.com/forum...ing-pin-lug-wear&p=40341&viewfull=1#post40341