35 Whelen
Active Member
Good day Gentlemen
I have had my eye on a beautiful 94 AE in 356 Win for about 3-4 years now. The fellow who owned it had a hard time finding a buyer as brass is so hard to come by. I was finally in a position to buy it and picked it up yesterday, after securing 190 cases for it, with 140 of those handloaded ( which will be pulled down and reloaded by me....sorry, I won't shoot someones reloads.)
I have a question for those who are familiar with the rifle. When you drop the lever and the hammer is in the cocked position, I can see the firing pin protruding from the rear of the breach block. I am wondering if there is a spring that holds the firing pin in the rearmost position. I ask this as the pin seems to be free-floating with nothing holding it rearward to allow the hammer to strike it cleanly. The firing pin is able to move back and forth freely and not under spring tension. Is this normal?
Thank you Gents.
I have had my eye on a beautiful 94 AE in 356 Win for about 3-4 years now. The fellow who owned it had a hard time finding a buyer as brass is so hard to come by. I was finally in a position to buy it and picked it up yesterday, after securing 190 cases for it, with 140 of those handloaded ( which will be pulled down and reloaded by me....sorry, I won't shoot someones reloads.)
I have a question for those who are familiar with the rifle. When you drop the lever and the hammer is in the cocked position, I can see the firing pin protruding from the rear of the breach block. I am wondering if there is a spring that holds the firing pin in the rearmost position. I ask this as the pin seems to be free-floating with nothing holding it rearward to allow the hammer to strike it cleanly. The firing pin is able to move back and forth freely and not under spring tension. Is this normal?
Thank you Gents.