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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM MURRAYS
« on: February 09, 2006, 05:09:24 PM »
In an effort to supply all of our “friends” the best product possible, Murray’s would like to announce a change to the SS SKS Firing Pins.

The forward tip of the original Russian FP is rounded, (has a full radius on the tip) [as do all center-fire firearms that we know of] and the later Russian, Chinese, Romanian, Yugoslavian, and Albanians have varying degrees of a “flat tip.”  Why these design changes were made is anybody’s guess, but through our testing we’ve determined that round is better. The “flat tip” and Russian ammo just don’t mix! Misfires and pierced primer incidents are common. With the original FP you’ll end up with a tiny piece of the primer lodged inside the FP hole that generally prevents the rifle from firing. Remove that obstruction and your back up and running. With Murray’s kit, a pierced primer will ruin the spring. But, the newly designed Murray’s round tip FP has cured all that!
You can now use “Any and All” ammo in your SKS with more safety and confidence!

Therefore, Murray’s would like to announce that all FP’s now have the full radius tip. The last 100+ customers that ordered kits already have the new design. AND, if you have the “flat tipped” earlier FP we supplied, send it to us and we’ll update and return, at no charge. We’ll change the tip to the round style and check for proper FP protrusion while we have it. We’ll also return it with a new spring.
(Send firing pin only!)
NOTE: If you send through USPS spend the extra 13 cents and mark the envelope “NONMACHINABLE.” Those postal machines will eat up your envelope and FP. (be sure and include a return address!)
If Murray’s installed a kit in your bolt, send us your bolt and we’ll update at no charge, but we request $2.00 for additional return shipping costs.

Also, beginning tomorrow, 2-10-06, all kits shipped will have FP’s that have been stamped: made in
        USA


This was not done for compliance parts reasons, just proud to be an American, PLUS, when your FP is installed correctly, the “made in USA” is visible through cutout in top of bolt.

So check your Murray’s FP’s and be sure you have the latest and best!
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If you feed it junk ammo, why should you expect filet mignon results? Well now you can, with our new "Neck & Throat" chamber reaming service!

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Re: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM MURRAYS
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2007, 10:17:20 AM »
Well, it's been a year since we posted the above, and a few things have changed!
The pierced primer issue, or as I'm starting to call it, the "popped primer" issue, (since a small round piece of primer is getting popped out and into bolt or receiver) cannot necessarily be blamed on a flat-tipped FP. Don't think it helps, and Murrays will still "round off" your "Original Murrays" FP tip at no charge, but the real culprit is the ammo, with the current crop of Yugos taking a small amount of blame. Check the edge around the FP hole on the bolt face of your Yugos. If it's sharp, or worse, has a raised burr around hole, then it needs to have the edge taken away. We do this with a 82 degree countersink bit and a very small amount of material is removed. I stress, very little. You can go too far very easily, so if your local 'Smith or Machinist friend doesn't have the tool or want to risk doing the job, we'll be glad to help. If we install a kit in your bolt, this is done as part of the installation, no extra charge.
You can view more discussion on this subject in several other places here on the boards, but the link below is 2nd page of a thread with posts including full description of countersinking and pics.
http://www.sksboards.com/smf/index.php?topic=17389.15

Also, we are going to start machining some bolts like the SKS "M" bolts. We'll have a very few for sale, but can machine your bolt as well. Please call, email, or PM for details and prices. (machining "stripped" bolts will be cheaper)  ;)




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Re: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM MURRAYS
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2007, 10:41:35 AM »
Announcing a new and improved replacement firing pin kit that will take the place of the previous kit, for ALL SKS rifles. That’s right, All SKS’s. The new design allows for use in either the most common, post 1951 versions that have a “free-floating” type firing pin, (Russian, Chinese, Yugoslavian, Romanian, Albanian, etc.)  Or, in the more rare pre-1951 Russians. If you have a pre-51, you’ll need a different spring than for other SKS’s. Just let us know. Either way it’s still a simple drop-in fit with absolutely no alteration to the bolt. And, an “extra” spring is supplied.

This will revert any free-floating type to the original pre-51 “spring loaded” design. It will preclude any possibility of the tapered pin bottoming into a like tapered hole scenario that is truly the basic cause of slam fires and uncontrollable full-auto incidents peculiar with post-51 SKS’s. It has also been designed to avoid those pesky mis-fires and pierced primer incidents that seem to be happening with “that” ammo.

We still stand behind our original “SS SKS Firing Pin Kits” 100%. The change is not being made due to any problems with the kits. Just decided “one” firing pin for all SKS’s was a better idea.
And the best news of all!!
The BATFE has authorized the use of Murrays SS SKS Firing Pin Kit in C&R weapons, without affecting their C&R status. Nor will it cause any mandatory 922 compliance requirements.

So please continue having fun, but “Be Safe!”
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