Thanks. Love the older ones and you are right, they can be had for much less than new ones.
Gary, the rifle has been cleaned and oiled. Was a lot of crud and took some time to get it out. Sparkles now. Firing pin overall length is 4.672". It looks to be in great condition as do the springs. Tried 2 Federal brands and a Remington brand of ammo with same results. All were "bulk pack" types. I will try others by the weekend. Could the springs have become weak? What or who would be a source for new ones? Numrich does not show any results and if they did I'm not sure I would want used stuff that might not correct the problem. I'm not a smith and usually when I pretend to be one things get mis-assembled and/or lost. I'm learning a little lately however and getting braver.
Thanks.
Rob
