Doodaddy,
There is a lot of discussion on firing pins, weight, spring location, and lock time. The one thing to understand is the chemical nature of primer compounds and how they work. I explained this years ago to several action builders. Rim Fire primer works like striking a match on the side of the matchbox. I know you seen fellows who could strike a match with one hand holding the box in that hand and make it look simple. Too slow and it will never ignite too fast can cause problems too – like breaking the matchstick. What we want is consistency; we have to have the same motion each and every time for that consistency. The main reason I like my Hall is the ease of cleaning the firing pin inside the bolt. No disassembling and nowhere of the powder and primer residue to cake up and “change the lock time” which changes ignition, which changes the gun tune, which makes those little bullets go everywhere you don’t want them to go.
There are good gunsmiths that can get the most out of any action; mine has all of the “tricks” done to it we could figure out, several Allen Hall doesn’t know about and several he says doesn’t matter, but it works. I showed two shooters a trick for Anschutz 54’s that immediately pulled their Sporter scores up last August, all to do with a consistent firing pin hit. Consistency and a good gunsmith working with what he knows and understands is the key.
Ex – don’t get a Chevy man to fix a Ford. If a gunsmith doesn’t like or know an action don’t force him to work on it.
Bob Collins
Hope this helps, I think you will make it to the top. Learn as you go.
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