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nanewt02 · April 3, 2014, 11:16 PM

maybe a zip gun, hows that old saying go, there are many like it but this one is mine. I love working on them, everybody needs a hobby.
Just finished the centerfire conversion. primer impact is dead center and firing pin tip just needs alittle cleanup. threw a grade 8 bolt in the drill press to make it. the large retaining pin needs to be cut to size and the hammer cleaned up a bit, but that's about it. I'm really surprised the hammer was color case hardened and not just case hardened. It was fairly deep and chewed up my 1/16 cobalt pilot trying to break through it.

April 3, 2014, 11:16 PM	#15
nanewt02 Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2013 Posts: 249	maybe a zip gun, hows that old saying go, there are many like it but this one is mine. I love working on them, everybody needs a hobby. Just finished the centerfire conversion. primer impact is dead center and firing pin tip just needs alittle cleanup. threw a grade 8 bolt in the drill press to make it. the large retaining pin needs to be cut to size and the hammer cleaned up a bit, but that's about it. I'm really surprised the hammer was color case hardened and not just case hardened. It was fairly deep and chewed up my 1/16 cobalt pilot trying to break through it. Last edited by nanewt02; April 3, 2014 at 11:22 PM.