Hello there! First post - thanks to all for the tips I've received reading through the archives! Now, I've got a question that I couldn't find an answer to - maybe you folks can help!
I got given my grandfather's H&R Topper M48 in 16ga, which was not too pretty, but serviceable. The only thing left is that it needs a new firing pin and firing pin spring.
It's got the type of pin that it listed as "0.095 inch" and is rounded down it's whole length - not the kind that's flattened on one side, where the set screw goes. I wonder if the other (newer?) style of firing pin would work? I have measurements (and pics) of the one that came out, but no info on the new one to compare it to. The newer-old-style firing pin is often labeled "#5" in the flat spot where the screw goes.
The spring probably needs replacing. It looks like the last coil or two snapped off and wedged along side the firing pin, and then the firing pin rode it until it wore grooves into the side.
Is the spring the same as the newer style? Any tips from a Canuck on where to find it? I tried talking to Gravel Agencies in Quebec, but they couldn't help.
Thanks for any help!
Bart