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KensBullard
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Hopkins & Allen 922 help
Jan 10th, 2025 at 1:09am
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I picked up a Hopkins & Allen 900 series that has been rebarreled with a Remington matchmaster Barrel. But the firing pin hits in the center not on the rim so this has a center fire link in it anyone know the hole center to center on a rim fire link or have a link thanks ken
  
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Re: Hopkins & Allen 922 help
Reply #1 - Jan 10th, 2025 at 2:27am
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Ken, near as I can measure without taking out the blind pin that holds it in the block, the measurements is .980" compared to .935 to .940 for a centerfire one.  

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That .22 is the first single shot I ever owned, had it for over 40 years; have never finished it although it has been polished ready to be re-cased for probably 39 years.    I could probably spare it for a few days if you want me to mail it to you to copy!   

I could probably take apart a couple of other ones and compare them if those measurements don't seem likely for yours.
  
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Re: Hopkins & Allen 922 help
Reply #2 - Jan 10th, 2025 at 12:00pm
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The one I have is .945 I was thinking that it would be shorter not longer Thanks Ken
  
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Re: Hopkins & Allen 922 help
Reply #3 - Jan 10th, 2025 at 1:13pm
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Another data point, Ken, and an explanation.   

The other .22 rf one I picture is about .985.  I put two RF and one CF blocks together, and it's apparent the firing pin on the CF one is much higher in the block than the others.

I have one more I could disassemble and measure, but I'm pretty convinced at this point that you just need to shorten your link by 1/2 the dia of a .22 rf casing, and then shape the firing pin to work.  Replicating one of mine just wouldn't work for your block.

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Re: Hopkins & Allen 922 help
Reply #4 - Jan 10th, 2025 at 1:23pm
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I went the opposite direction on a 922 last year.  I changed from .32 RF to .32 S&W.  Don’t overthink it.  A new link roughly the same shape as the old one with the holes closer together by the distance you need to move the pin location is good enough.  The .22LR rim diameter is 0.278”, so 0.139” minus 1/2 the diameter of the firing pin will move it to the right location.  Moving the hole 0.120” to 0.125” is about the range.  You might be able to redrill the existing link to get the hole in the right spot.  Moving it down that much might need some adjusting of the extractor where it hits the bottom of the breech block.
  
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Re: Hopkins & Allen 922 help
Reply #5 - Jan 10th, 2025 at 2:01pm
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C Sharps Had some parts left over from when they redid the rimfire version. I ordered some from them a few years ago. They dropped right in the original I had.
  
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Re: Hopkins & Allen 922 help
Reply #6 - Jan 12th, 2025 at 5:12pm
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Did you take the block and link out of the rifle to have a look at it?

Some of the 922's have a link in them that has two holes in them. One to position the block for use with RF rounds.
Change the link & pin over to the other hole position and it will raise the block for CF rounds.

If the rifle was orig a 32cal and has the 2 position link, for using 32RF and 32CF (32 Colt),  the RF position will very likely (if it's there!) be usable for the .22rf conversion.

You may have to enlarge the diameter only (not the depth) of the rim recess cut where the tip of the RF firing pin strikes so it does not strike the edge of the bbl face as well as it was intended for the slightly larger 32.

The 922 was also made in 38cal RF/CF with the 2 position link.
If the rifle was orig in 38 cal, changing to a RF position would place the firing pin strike too far down to be usable with the .22 rf conversion I believe.

Nice little rifles.
  
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