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gnoahhh
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Ballard firing pin, redux.
Oct 29th, 2021 at 6:05pm
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Don't know whether to put it here or in the classifieds, but here goes. I'm needing a .22 rimfire firing pin for a Ballard, and before I attempt to make one I figured I would ask if anyone had any laying around. Fabricating a new centerfire pin in my lathe would be a cinch, but that quirky rimfire tip of the pin would have to be created (by me) with files and if I can save time (and cussing) by simply buying one, so be it. Thoughts?
  
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Re: Ballard firing pin, redux.
Reply #1 - Oct 29th, 2021 at 6:33pm
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Some time filing can be saved by adjusting your 4 jaw chuck to turn the firing pin tip offset smaller, and then just file the two sides flat to get the shape. 
But they are a little more work, and I've not been able to avoid a little file work.
  
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