Gunwolf.
Thanks for Dieter's email address. I sent him an email and have asked a friend to call him to see if he speaks English and is willing to correspond with me.
Mike.
One of the things that I've never been accused of is knowing everything, so I do appreciate your advise and comments even the ones that don't work. I'm just about ready to give up on the inertial firing pin. The one critical dimension is its length which must be no longer than the breach block or the firing pin hangs up on the primer. The length that it extends front and back, the presence or absence of a retracting spring, firing pin tip diameter, and hardening all were unsuccessful in improving ignition. I've started to think of ways to retract the striker before the breach block rotates. The striker only needs to go back .060", to allow the firing pin to retract, before it is picked up by the rotating breach block, which completes the cocking.
Otto
