Just read that whole thread on N54 that you've been contributing to Barry. Read right up to yesterdays date.Originally Posted by Barryg
I accept the feeling that the crimp may be the only thing holding everything together but do wonder whether that crimp would be able to exert enough force to distort the solid head enough to make a hold on the piston rod groove. Reasonable thought on my part suggests not and a pin would be needed. Relying on a distortion of the solid head to hold the rod would be sketchy at best and massively negligible at worst.
The thought of a loaded rifle having an unintentional discharge due to a rod detatching doesnt bear thinking about.
The thought of wobbly piston rods being common is more than enough to get my bum a little twitchy with worry.
I may have to resort back to my thought of a pin holding the rod to the head before being crimped in the piston body (surely ?)
Guess until a bandsaw if fired up, we'll never know
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