Don't dismiss the rifle out of hand just yet.Ranch Dog wrote:Thanks pricedo! When we this happened out on my range, we called Winchester and they pulled up the record as to his dad having actually sent the rifle in and Winchester installing the new style pin. Their attitude at that point was "good luck". Like I said, I'm not interested in working on the rifle but I will pass this along.pricedo wrote:Winchester apparently still honors the model 100 firing pin recall.
Contact them at 800-852-5734 or write them at:
Winchester Firing Pin Recall Notice
PO Box 10 Cottage Hills, IL 62018
If you will send them the old firing pin along with the s/n they will send a new pin and a gift card for $30.00 to cover installation.
Be sure the pin has not been changed to the new style before tearing into the action. The old style pin can be rotated in the bolt while the new style has a milled flat that prevents rotation. The back of the pin can be examined through the magazine well without disassembly.
As to what is happening, the first trigger pull empties all the rounds in the rifle. If you could control it and had a large capacity magazine, it would make a heck of a battle rifle!
Just imagine........a whole sounder of hogs with 1 trigger squeeze.
Doubt if BATFE would approve but I won't tell if you don't.
Seriously, I find it disconcerting that the full auto occurrence happened AFTER the recall fix.
My friend with the carbine model 100 hasn't had a single problem.
I presume that his rifle had the recall fix but he never mentioned it.
I'll ask him next time I see him.
**If the rifle goes up in a blaze of full automatic glory at least I'll have the Bushnell ScopeChief IV scope with the Command Post reticule.
