Off center firing pin

[The Z]

Have a Colt 70 series that dents the primers at 6 o'clock. What is the fix?

[WildCard600]

Have a Colt 70 series that dents the primers at 6 o'clock. What is the fix?


Maybe try shooting earlier in the afternoon ?

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Sorry bad pun, but i couldn't resist. :P

[Pwdrburnr]

Does it go BANG everytime? If it does it's not broken :D . No need for a fix. One of my Colts strikes at 4 o'clock. Goes bang always so I forgot about it......until I read your post. If it doesn't go bang, it's over my head. Probably welding involved???

[log man]

Did somebody change the link to try and improve lock up? Most Series70s ride the link anyway so a shorter link would bring the primer down, this is an iffy thing to do without knowing how much upper lug engagement it has. I would not go below .040" with .045" really being a minimum. That being said an off center hit is not normally a big deal.

LOG

[RickB]

If the gun goes bang every time, certainly not important enough of an issue to start messing with barrel lockup in order to change it.

[The Z]

Thanks for the replies.