Replacement firing pins for all major gun manufacturers. I have seen this lower block broken off because of what you will have to do. Shop firing pins online at for the latest in titanium and stainless steel firing pin parts. Note that the handle itself is composed of the sheet metal arms that is bent out with a thicker block of steel silversoldered onto the bent over bar. The replacement parts may not be available anymore though, Winchester seems to liquidate parts. You should be able to find the specifics by using google. He had bought it new in about 1964 and I remember he got a number of dear with it in Eastern. It involved the firing pin breaking and a piece protruding past the bolt face, causing it to fire when the action closed. 308 passed down to me and found out about the recall.
#Winchester 100 recall firing pin update
This way you can mark the ramrod & lay it alongside the barrel & determine if it is indeed loaded.Ībout your only option is to place a block of wood against the protruding operating handle & briskly tap it rearward. Just an update for anyone that has the Winchester Model 100 in 308 and hasn't heard about the firing pin recall from about 1990. Or take a ramrod (not patch) & run it down the bore until it touches either the nose of the bullet or goes inside a fired case. If you own a Winchester Model 100 Rifle or Carbine, please send your firearm to one of the authorized Winchester Model 100 Firing Pin Replacement Centers indicated below. The new firing pins will be available in April 1991. Point the firearm pointing in a safe direction & treat it as if it is LOADED. A new firing pin has been designed to replace the firing pin originally made for the Winchester Model 100 Rifle and Carbine. These are great replacement parts for your rifle Includes firing pin only. Since that gun is prone to having the gas piston rust up, thereby creating resistance to the bolt closing /opening, it is hard to tell if your problem is either in the chamber or the gas pistion. Winchester 100 Rifle firing pin, in Very Good condition. Since the safety will not move, that is indicative to me that the hammer has fallen, & either has fired the round unbeknownst to you, or the primer did not detonate the charge.
You send them the firing pin, they send you a replacement, a guide piece for it, and 50 dollar gift card to have it put in by a smith. Winchester is STILL honoring it after 40 years. My guess is that you may be using reloads that one did not get resized proberly, OR there is debri or rust in the chamber. ALSO, has the firing pin been replaced yet There was a recall on the firing pins and a replacement shortly after they first came out.
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