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    If it is going to be replaced, Why not cut the tip off the old one, Drill and tap a hole in the center, put in a bolt, cut it to length then chuck it in a lathe or drill press and work it down to size?
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    Because the old striker has already been cut down and part of the tapered boss has been butchered it needs replaced.

    It is an easy process to retip one of these that has broke off. Simply face off the old striker, drill a hole and solder the smooth end of the drill in the hole. Cut the drill end off to length and round the tip.

    Never heard of Wortners and can not comment on there prices...but if I still had my shop I wouldn't charge much more than $30-$40 if that much to turn down the striker.

    Realigning the the breech block would cost a bit more.
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    Now, what would happen if I had them "turn down" (wow neat terms, I suppose that means remove diameter/thickness?) the new striker, and just installed it into my bolt, will I necessarily NEED to have it aligned? I know it sounds cheap but being a University student without a job really burns the pocket books.

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    Now, question, if I took a hacksaw, cut the striker tip flat at the base, used a crap drill bit and drilled into the spot where the striker had been, get the bit "stuck" in the metal and just cut the drillbit off to a certain length and smoothed it down a bit with file/sandpaper, would that work?

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    Good news. I am in contact with the fellow who sold me the rifle. He has agreed to send me a new striker from a parts Martini-Enfield of his here in Canadaicon in a day or two for free, with appologies for the non-functionality with the rifle. I will post a picture of the pin before he ships it on here to confirm it's what I need.

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    Striker repair.

    Yes, it would work.

    Essentialy that is the procedure that I would use. I would probably work on it chucked in a lathe simply because of the need to be accurate and drill that pin hole positiioned and aligned with the hole in the block.

    Your striker has been repaired once before, you will need to cut back a bit. My concern might be a long unsupported firing pin, but drill steel is quite tough and strong.

    But in all honesty, I would probably use that striker as fishing sinker and get myself a replacement.

    You have a project that you can fix yourself by finding replacement parts, no smithing involved. That is yet another thing I love about these old rifles, they were manufactured to high standards with regards to dimensions and parts interchangeability. Parts are around, you should be able to find a 303 striker, you might have to hunt hard and long, but it is all part of the hobby. Fix it up and then get your smith to give it a double check.

    You have a very nice example of an 1888 Martini Enfield 303 Aritillery Carbine II. From an investment point of view, a repaired part is still a repaired part no matter how well done. I would recommend that you find the proper make and model of replacement part, otherwise you will hurt its value with home made repairs. It is worth spending money on.

    Your rifle still has its unit info intact and this gives it significant collector interest as one could research this rifle's history. It is a collectable antique, so much will be added to this specimin's value if it is 100% functional with properly marked authentic Enfield parts.

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    Start over.

    As I recall from the start of this thread you had the striker upside down to start with. Get the new striker and test fire. Lets see where we are.
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    New Striker

    Hello Englishman, good to see you on the other side of the CGN hill *grins*

    I spoke to the gent I bought the rifle from and he has offered to send me a Martini-Enfield striker from a parts artillery carbine he had sitting about. For free at that! I asked for pictures of the striker, and he sent them too me. Let me know if it looks OK. Seems fine to me, and it's about 3/10 inch longer than mine :P








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    Ya, looks good. Ask for the complete breech block assembly to try fit. Your primer strike is currently low and to the left, something that might still need to be addressed even with a new striker fitted. The pic of the firing pin hole in the face of the parts gun breechblock looks to be better aligned.

    If it is from a parts artillery carbine, it is probably a good match and maybe correctly marked too.
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    The replacement striker looks like a turned down pin.

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