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So there have been a few of post in the last two weeks with members requesting confirmation that there firing pin bridges were buggered up. Seems as though it's the latest and greatest when it comes to issues with springfield armory rifles. Last month it was hammer hooks.
Well I think I remeber seeing this issue once before but it has been awhile. So I am opening up the newest chapter regarding the inferior commercial components SAI is using in there rifles. After seeing all the post I decided to inspect my bridge. I am happy to report my bridge is good to go. On the other hand I was extreamly disappointed to discover the back of my bolt looked like it was hit by a Mac truck. I called SAI and briefly spoke to customer service. I bet you can guess what they said, they want the rifle back. I'm not so sure I am going to send it at this point. I will call my dealer rep over there tomorrow and see what he has to say. I may just lap a gi bolt in myself, it all depends on the replacement bolt I find. I want to keep the headspace down around 1.630-1.631. So take a look for yourself. It seems as though it's a soft bolt! I have come to this conclusion because the only thing that part of the bolt comes into contact with is the hammer. It's the part of the bolt that initially resets the hammer. No marks on the bridge or on the back end of the receiver under the heal. I took pics of it next to a USGI NOS bolt I have for another build I'm working on. Feel free to tell me what you think.
Well I think I remeber seeing this issue once before but it has been awhile. So I am opening up the newest chapter regarding the inferior commercial components SAI is using in there rifles. After seeing all the post I decided to inspect my bridge. I am happy to report my bridge is good to go. On the other hand I was extreamly disappointed to discover the back of my bolt looked like it was hit by a Mac truck. I called SAI and briefly spoke to customer service. I bet you can guess what they said, they want the rifle back. I'm not so sure I am going to send it at this point. I will call my dealer rep over there tomorrow and see what he has to say. I may just lap a gi bolt in myself, it all depends on the replacement bolt I find. I want to keep the headspace down around 1.630-1.631. So take a look for yourself. It seems as though it's a soft bolt! I have come to this conclusion because the only thing that part of the bolt comes into contact with is the hammer. It's the part of the bolt that initially resets the hammer. No marks on the bridge or on the back end of the receiver under the heal. I took pics of it next to a USGI NOS bolt I have for another build I'm working on. Feel free to tell me what you think.


