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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 492995" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>I tend to agree with you, but also dissagree with you as well. With a long action gun it does make some difference, and with some short actions it's nearly worthless. A Remington short actions seems to gain a little bit, but nothing like the computer whizzes claim! (they only figure the mass in the bolt body, and not everything else in the equation). In a short action Savage; you just wasted a bunch of money! A 788 Remington is also a complete waste of time and money. In a Winchester there's some improvement. I think a MK. V. Weatherby would really gain a bunch if somebody did one. I saw some improvement in a long action Savage, but also think I created another monster at the sametime. I know of nobody that has done one in a long action Remington, but it makes sense to me.</p><p> </p><p> Everybody here is talking titanium firing pins, but there's also aluminum. I've done both, and speed wise I see little if any difference. But I think the titanium might just add some harmonics into the equation. Looking back at the rifles I've done; I don't think the light weight firing pin is the answer, but I do think a better spring is a plus. I can't prove it, but I'm kinda thinking that a light weight firing pin with a super heavy spring tends to bounce on the primer's anvil (note: there is nothing in the make up to prevent it from a multistrike). I think the solution is a completely new bolt design with a device to push the firing pin back as soon as it strikes the anvil. Wire or flat wound springs are also the wrong way to do this. The react slow, and have their own built in set of problems.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 492995, member: 25383"] I tend to agree with you, but also dissagree with you as well. With a long action gun it does make some difference, and with some short actions it's nearly worthless. A Remington short actions seems to gain a little bit, but nothing like the computer whizzes claim! (they only figure the mass in the bolt body, and not everything else in the equation). In a short action Savage; you just wasted a bunch of money! A 788 Remington is also a complete waste of time and money. In a Winchester there's some improvement. I think a MK. V. Weatherby would really gain a bunch if somebody did one. I saw some improvement in a long action Savage, but also think I created another monster at the sametime. I know of nobody that has done one in a long action Remington, but it makes sense to me. Everybody here is talking titanium firing pins, but there's also aluminum. I've done both, and speed wise I see little if any difference. But I think the titanium might just add some harmonics into the equation. Looking back at the rifles I've done; I don't think the light weight firing pin is the answer, but I do think a better spring is a plus. I can't prove it, but I'm kinda thinking that a light weight firing pin with a super heavy spring tends to bounce on the primer's anvil (note: there is nothing in the make up to prevent it from a multistrike). I think the solution is a completely new bolt design with a device to push the firing pin back as soon as it strikes the anvil. Wire or flat wound springs are also the wrong way to do this. The react slow, and have their own built in set of problems. gary [/QUOTE]
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