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James K · February 4, 2007, 03:56 PM

I worked on some of those H&R .22's in which the firing pin was too long and would strike the cylinder. It is not supposed to. I simply ground the firing pin down with a Dremel tool until it no longer touched the cylinder and never had any problem reported.

Jim

February 4, 2007, 03:56 PM	#5
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	I worked on some of those H&R .22's in which the firing pin was too long and would strike the cylinder. It is not supposed to. I simply ground the firing pin down with a Dremel tool until it no longer touched the cylinder and never had any problem reported. Jim