Educational Zone #51 - Changing the Firing Pin Springs in C&R Rifles

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Educational Zone #51 - Changing the Firing Pin Springs in C&R Rifles - Page 1

I sure enjoy shooting my C&R rifles, especially with the cheap military surplus ammo. But some of this ammo is over 60 years old and the primers can be "hard".

We were experiencing a lot of hang-fires and a lot of no-fires. I begin to wonder if the old firing pin springs in the Lee Enfields and Mausers might be a part of the problem.

So, I ordered some replacement springs from Brownell's. The original springs in the Lee Enfields were about 13 pounds. I bought some Wolff replacement springs that are rated at 20 pounds.

Changing the Firing Pin Springs in C&R Rifles

We begin by removing the bolt from the rifle.

Then you unscrew the bolt head from the bolt.

Remove it completely.

Then remove the firing pin retaining screw from the rear of the bolt.

To unscrew the firing pin from the bolt, you will need a removal tool.

These can be purchased, but Tman made us one from a piece of stainless steel tubing. It requires a couple of pins to grab the firing pin slots.