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I'd like someone to make an extra set of stikers for me. I need something to put in my new striker pot for my gun case. I have a good close-up photo and measured drawings. Any reasonable recommendation?
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Any good machine shop can turn a set of strikers. Dunlap ("Gunsmithing") suggested hardening then bringing to spring temper. A good deep blue color. I had some made for very little money by my local shop.
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I have made a few for my own guns. I just treated them with Kasenit. If they are fairly simple you can make them by chucking the rod in a drill press or even a hand-held drill motor. Cut to shape with a file. I do have a small lathe but made some, as described, before I had one.
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I believe that the annealing and re-hardening process may beyond my capabilities. Plus, I wouldn't know what rod to start with. Know anyone who could do this properly?
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Cole Haugh, Indianapolis, made me an extra set for my Uggie. I think it was $15-20.
Cole phone 513-518-6722
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Mark,
Any machine shop or hobby engineer should be able to make you pair of strikers in less than a hour's labour.For material you could use a pair of capscrews (allen bolts) without having to heat treat at all.There are many schools of thought on the making of strikers, some people harden, some don't.
My thoughts are that the purpose of a striker is similar to that of a metal punch, which are hardened and tempered so that is what I do.
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A 'striker pot' is an accessory often found in the hard case of a hammer gun to hold a spare pair of strikers or firing pins, similar in appearance to an oil bottle often made in ivory, ebony, horn, pewter, silver or plated brass.
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If starting with steel stock, select O-1 rod of a diameter equal to or slightly larger than the largest diameter of the finished striker. O-1 is easy to harden and temper, but works well unheat treated. Grade 8 bolts are also a good source of high quality steel that is hard enought to not need heat treat, but is workable with common steel cutting tooling.
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Rocketman:
Are you interested in making a pair for me?
I have good measured drawings and photographs. These are back up pins, the existing pair are fine.
Please email me at mgruber@state.nm.us
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