just finished the job over the weekend and put it back together.

made a new firing pin while I was at it - the old one was slightly bent and snapped when I tried to straighten it.

set the bushing in with Loctite 603 bearing compound and hope that it will stay put.
If not, then I'll have to make a threaded bushing which means machining deeper and then tapping a 6mm thread into the 5mm hole.
at the angle of the firing pin a flange on the bushing would interfere with the crossbolt

I tried to machine/drill for a small retaining screw on the bushing, but could not get the action into a vise at the right angle - the top tang is too long and gets in the way and also the clamps to hold the bushing in when drilling - all prevented a vise-hold at the right angle.

So I can only hope that the Loctite might hold the thing
otherwise I'll have to find a bigger milling machine with a larger vise.

Best regards from England

Günter
NRA Life 1974