Locking head pin?

[Drundel]

Anyone else notice the slot on half of the locking head pin? I can't found anywhere that says it matters if its facing back or forward. Anyone know?

Thx

[Chester-TN]

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Don't know if it matters but the mark is facing toward
the rear on a new gun.
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[Drundel]

Chester,

Shouldn't you be fixing the e-mail notification problem on the 'fuge instead of surfing here?

[Chester-TN]

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[threeshot]

Maybe it does not matter the half line on the locking head pin faces forward or rearward.

Perhaps the key is consistency. On my SBEII, I have reassembled the half line facing forward on the locking head pin (I did not pay attention to the direction it was facing when I first disassembled the bolt assembly).

My locking head pin is showing the same wear marks as shown in the picture in the following thread: worn part

BenelliGirl, to answer Drundel's question, does it matter if the half line on the locking head pin is facing forward or rearward? Or is consistently facing the locking head pin forward or rearward when reassembling the bolt assembly after cleaning more important?

Thank you, threeshot

[threeshot]

BenelliGirl,

Can you get an answer to the question regarding if it matters if the half line on the locking head pin is facing forward or rearward? Or is consistently facing the locking head pin forward or rearward when reassembling the bolt assembly after cleaning more important?

Thank you, threeshot

[dagrizz]

I must be some what lucky. I have the same pin on my M2 and it does not seem to matter which way it points. The way it was explained to me by the gun shop where I bought it was that this line was as an "assembly aid" for getting the firing pin back in throught the hole in it. If you look at it, the part is a cylinder with no special keying cutouts or faces on it. The only distiguishing feature is the hole for the firing pin.

I have had it pointing both directions and no problems. But I generally try to put it in pointing towards the rear. That is the way that it came from the factory.

[threeshot]

Thanks for the replies. I guess it does not matter. Is anyone seeing the wear on the locking head pin like the one in picture from the post worn part ?

I think this is normal wear.

Thanks threeshot

[Drundel]

dagrizz:

That makes some since, but why not do the line the whole length instead of just half way? But like you, I try to have mine face the back.

[birddog]

hasn't made any adverse effects with mine .. how ever its in my hands is the way its gone in.