Heat Treated Firing Pins

An old video I think I originally posted on Instagram. Manufacturing, even today, means trouble shooting and problem solving. What worked the previous 10 times may not work the 11th, or have issues. This was the case with a batch of firing pins that warped in heat treat. We have moved to induction hardening all of our pins.

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I just went through and watched all your videos. I really like the quality of your products. A year or so ago I picked up a reproduction firing pin and an extractor for a Model 1936 Mexican Mauser from you. The parts fit and works perfectly. Last week a guy on a forum posted about some Mauser actions that he'd bought. It was a pair of 98's and three small ring receivers. He said that he was just going to sell off the small rings. I noticed in the photo that he posted that one of the small ring receivers in his batch was a 1936 Mexican (dated 1941), and I explained to him how it was actually a small ring 98. The model 1936's were made from heat treated 4140 chrome-moly steel, not case hardened mild steel, and they are suitable for use with modern cartridges. He was excited to learn that there was a unicorn mixed it with those Spanish 93's. When he asked me where he could find parts I recommended he check out your webpage. As for mine, it's going to become a sporter in 7x57.

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In my country its impossible to find original firing pins or reproduction ones. And there are no ways to order them from US due to strict roles here and there. I have a yugo M48A with a broken firing pin and its useless now. This rifle means a lot to me as it was owned by my father and my grandfather may their souls rest in peace and I don't know what to do. I'm thinking about finding a suitable drill bit or maybe a steel rod to hand it to a lathe machine specialist with the old broken firing pin to copy it. A mechanic not a gunsmith because we don't have gunsmiths here. I'm really confused and don't even know what kind of steel is good for this. Any informations will help PLEASE. God bless you.