One of the problems in lightening the action of a '73/'66/'60 Lever Gun is making the mainspring light enough to feel light and smooth and yet heavy enough to set off a primer. An obstacle in achieving the lightest possible mainspring is the inertia/weight of the standard solid steel firing pin extensions found in all link gun clones. The Smith Shop Feather Rod cuts that weight in half.

Here's what we've done:
In attempting to develop a lighter firing pin extension, we tried a number of solutions. Titanium, due to it's strength and lightness, was tried but we found the dissimilar metals of the extension and the frame and the hammer resulted in galling or chaffing of both the frame and hammer as the hammer was being cocked. Other attempts to lighten the firing pin through machining were made but the best solution was a titanium/steel combination. The Feather Rod is a hollow titanium rod with permanently attached pre heat treated 4140 polished steel on the working end. The weight of a Feather Rod is .7 oz. verses the 1.4 oz. of a standard steel firing pin. Other than weight, the Feather Rod is virtually indistinguishable from a standard '73/'66/'60 firing pin.

The Feather Rod is coated with CERAKOTE. CERAKOTE is a flexible ceramic coating that provides excellent corrosion protection, outstanding abrasion resistance, extreme hardness and unmatched durability. The coating has a unique, ultra slick feel, while providing a sleek satin stainless finish. The Titanium of the Feather Rod never touches your rifle frame or hammer.

The Feather Rod is available for the '73, '66 and '60 Henry rifles.

Additional Safety Feature:
'73/'66/'60 firing pins are attached to the bolt with a small (usually 1/16") cross-pin. If this pin were to snap or shear, there is nothing to retain the firing pin extension in the bolt and the extension could come out the back of the bolt into the face of the shooter. As an additional safety feature, the Feather Rod has an elongated pocket in the bottom of the pin which allows a Safety Set Screw to be attached to the bolt. The screw can be used alone or as a back up in the event of a cross-pin failure.

Please advise us if your rifles Extension Rod has the new side plate retaining method.  We will provide the Feather Rod with the proper cut.

Pricing:

Model 60/66 - Cerakote Coated .................... $85.00 Model 73 - Cerakote Coated ......................... $85.00

Note all Feather Rods have the Safety Set Screw slot.

One Rate Shipping for Feather Rods is $3.00 to lower 48 and Alaska

Note: If you cannot find anyone locally to drill and tap your bolt for the Safety Set Screw, send your bolt to us. The price to drill and tap the bolt is $25.00. (Includes return shipping)

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