Awesome video Josh and always very interesting plus I certainly learnt something new today

This was a good video thanks Josh

Sorry but… What was the difference? I’ve watched this video 3 times and haven’t actually been able to determine what the effect of the modified firing pin is??

Love your channel Would like to see exactly what you do to a Stock 457 right out of the box to competition ready

Like your testing. No BS just like it is. Found similar results when testing firing pin strikes in other brand rifles.

Another great video

thanks for sharing all these great videos sir

Thanks for making a video about the firing pins. It looks like you go all out to try to make a improvement in your performance. I have found that the biggest difference that I have gotten is with the Neil walk 22LR die. It will make ordinary ammo amazing and amazing. Now the cat is out of the bag.

Verrrrry interesting. ...never thought a firing pin has secrets .

Seemed like one round threw it off, the factory pin was looking good up to that point. Interesting stuff! Thanks for the education.

Thanks Josh! I just reshaped mine. We'll see how much it will improve "stats" :)

Thanks for the info

Another Great Video 💯 Thank you💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

I need some education, why is there a difference between the performance of the firing pins? I thought ones the pin stricks the rim and crushes the edge they would all do the same!

In RFBR firing pin shape and strike is not about ES or SD but about firing pin induced vibration affecting the accuracy , would be interesting to test that as well

KZfaq keeps unsubscribing me from your channel. If it were me, I'd be recording every instance where this occurs, then handing it off to multiple Capital Hill representatives. I'd be very angry that this will cost you money. I check back a couple times daily now . . . and resubscribe. Great work.

Modified mine no issues so far.

Thanks for posting this Josh . If it gave a proportional improvement on ammo with a greater spread and sd , it could prove to have greater effect on cheaper ammo . Did you use a Modcam pin , or Pete’s for the modded pin?

I didn't expect there to be a difference.

Questions not comments, Do you know of anyone who makes a 6 power hunter BR scope and sources for SK rifle match. As per your suggestion to buy one or two boxes of each lot then a quick test of each and a buy of a brick or two of the best lot. I know you have posted the information before but I couldn't find it again. Thanks

Firing pins are a fun tweak and easy to do with a file and some time. That little bit of difference adds up when it comes to keeping precision at long range with rimfires. However, I’m not a fan of the modification as shown in the video which also appears to be the modification design that Modacam uses. All due respect to Modacam as I know they put out some of the best if not the best rimfire custom rifles but the modification makes me uneasy. Looking at an unmodified CZ firing pin the entire face is flat. The benefit of this is that when dry-fired the entire face of the firing pin strikes the rear face of the breach. Therefore, when you dry-fire you do not peen the edge of the chamber and create the dreaded burr and ruin the chamber which is the cause of the rule of not dry firing rimfires. If you look at the modification design that is in the video and that Modacam uses you will see that if you were to dry-fire with that firing pin design the only part of the breech that would be contacted is the edge of the chamber and could potentially cause damage. I like to leave the fat part of the firing pin up top untouched so that if the gun is dry-fired it will contact the back of the breechface and prevent the firing pin for peening the chamber mouth. I know when shooting I occasionally lose count of the rounds I fire and accidentally dry-fire on an empty chamber. Just removing metal on the thin part of the CZ firing pin between the tip that you want to contact the round just inside of the rim edge and the part where it gets fat gives you the same bit of improvement on ignition while still maintaining a dry-fire safe firing pin. Just my thoughts on CZ firing pins. But I’m open to learning more if anyone has a explanation for me being incorrect.

No modified firing pins that's cheating LOL just kidding. I really enjoyed this video thank you for taking the time and putting in the work. This is AWESOME data to have because I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET!

It's amazing how something as simple and common as a firing pin can add value to your consistency. I'm a big fan of MDT. What chassis are you using on your build? Great video as always. Keep 'em coming!

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Didn’t think it was going to make that much difference. Cool review. Which one did you put in or did you just modified it yourself. I looked it up to see what was changed. Never thought about not hitting the rim. Thought that was where the primer was, guess not. I’ll have to look at my 10/22 and my model 41 and see how they strike the round. Congrats, even after all these years you still find cool stuff to show.

Interesting. The difference in the results seem quite slight to me. What is the factor that shows the modified pin to be bettter? Lower SD? Higher BC?

Having read the comments thus far, it seems that everybody agrees that modding the firing pin is beneficial. My question is mod to look like what? What am I looking for on the pointy end? Good video. Thanks Josh.

good evening . i am new to your videos and think it is great !!!!! I am from South Africa so we are always a couple of years behind the rest of the world. What trigger are you using in this 457 ?

Why is it better is it getting more consistent striking force on the rim that's doing it ? Is there a spring that comes with it or is the same bolt spring used ?

How did the groups compare?

Hey what brand of chronograph do you have in this video.?I have Labradar, BulletSeeker/ SpeedTracker gen 2 and now Garmin Xero .Do you like? Would you buy again?.

I wonder will this mod affect firing pin premature wear (since there is less material left) What you think Josh?

Hey, if you had to pick two rimfire rifles: 1 under $1000 and 1 over $2000, which two would you pick? Thanks

I know someone that would put this down to statistical anomaly... not that either one is better or worse 🤷

Nice video, Can we share it in our feeds?

When are you getting a Garmin Xero C1 Pro?

What about group sizes?

I think you would see better results with the stock firing pin and a stronger firing pin spring.

What's the theory of why it works?

Where can I find the RULES for NRL22 , both rimfire production, and also airgun? Im new, interested in entering, but I have sooo many unanswered questions....Thanks in advance,