Hey everyone! Is it still sacrilege if it looks good? Picked up this 1907 back in 2020 during the great panic buy. When I got it the bluing was maybe 10% (small spec of blue behind the safety left) but in overall great condition. Well, got into caustic bluing and got blasting cabinet and took a chance. Gotta say, I think it turned out great. A few months later, browsing Reddit and I see another savage owner talking about how deformed his firing pin was and was having safety issues. Decided to take a peek at mine and found identical damage. For those not aware, the firing pin is supposed to be symmetrical and round, not wedge shaped. I looked around online and it seemed that most were old stock and were either worn themselves or would become after some use. Well since I have a CNC and some 4140, I made a new one! (And then some). Looks like I’ll get a lot more life out of the new pin and it’s been functioning great so far. Anyone else here ever made new parts for their pistols?
