Originally Posted by
jjrothWA
Gents, Thanks for replies.
Talking about a 1884 stamped trapdoor , both the Firing pin and the ejector are under discussion.
The FP is a early one [1873?] that does not have the later "turned-down" section of the FP, the FP under the inertial impluse of the hammer striking it, after firing the cartridge, the spring pushes the FP towards the rear.
I just need to get the correct FP.
The ejector spring after getting a 1/2 coil removed, allowed the ejector to get into place, after using a pin punch to compress and hold the ejector, then the breech block to drops into position then a #4 drill bit insert from the hammer side and line the three bores to line up, then I can slip the "Hinge pin anad lock assembly to denter and push out the drill bit.
Perating the now swinging breach block as you open the action, the ejector snaps smartly.