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BL-22 firing pin

5 points · submitted May 2023 by u/Working_Bass3785 · archived

Hi all, i have fallen victim to one of the classic blunders. I bought a second hand BL-22 then put stock spacers and and a skinner sight on it, ie now im attached to it. Found at st marys the other week that out of the 8 odd rounds i had in the tube, 3 rounds failed to fire so i suppose im looking at a new firing pin and i dont fancy my fine motor skills or patience enough to do it myself. Does anyone know how much it would cost me to get a smith to do this? Reccomendations on a good value for money gun smith near sydney? Ta

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cruiserman_80 1 points · May 2023 · NSW

I've had a BL-22 firing pin (it's more a plate) split right down the middle. Check Brownells or whoever imports Browning's now and see if you can buy a replacement. They are not hard to change.

Working_Bass3785 [OP] 1 points · May 2023

I watched a video of a bloke removing the action from the reciever, looks pretty tricky getting it back in! It'll teach me to let novices touch it with the invariable dry fires that result.

BraveAsta 1 points · May 2023

Are you actually having light primer strikes, or is there a batch issue with your ammo? Might be worth uploading photos of the primers from those failure round.

Working_Bass3785 [OP] 1 points · May 2023

I put them through my bolt action and they popped off just fine.

BraveAsta 1 points · May 2023

Was it bulk ammo by any chance? Sometimes the primer powder doesn’t get spun/distributed evenly. Light primer strikes should normally be more consistent.

Working_Bass3785 [OP] 1 points · May 2023

Yeah actually it was a federal bulk pack. Ill post some pics next time i get a chance to shoot and run through some cci as a control. Bulk .22 is pretty poor if thats the case!

BraveAsta 2 points · May 2023

Yeah I’ve had the exact issue in the past with federal. Not uncommon to have around 15 failed rounds in a 500 packs. A good way to tell is to rotate and rechamber the same round (after keeping down range for a minute) so the primer hits the opposite side of the original strike. If it goes bang, it’s an ammo issue. Not your firing pin.

Working_Bass3785 [OP] 1 points · May 2023

Hot tip thank you