Question is...do I have to completely disassemble and take the bolt out of the receiver to take the firing pin out?
Or can I just drift this pin out and disassemble while still in the receiver? Trying to minimize the chances for putting tool marks or scratches on the screw heads.
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It appears that when using a dowel to push the "rebound" striker button flush with the actual firing pin that the pin does not protrude from the face of the bolt. If I use a smaller diameter dowel, I can push the rebound button along with the rear of the firing pin past the end of the hammer side of the bolt, and then the pin will stick out about .060 or so from the bolt face.
Problem is, the hammer would not be able to do this as it is larger than the diameter of the rear portion of the firing pin...so it would stop before the pin would be exposed on the face of the bolt.
Therefore, would like to take the firing pin out and measure it, possibly put a stiffer spring in the "rebound" button cavity...or find some other solution to make this gun fire reliably.