I have a Savage 1899 in .303 Savage, serial 11.xxx, made in 1899 or 1900 depending on which dating system you use. It is a great shooter that I have shot quit a bit; however, it hasa reliability problem. It will misfire about 20% of the time unless I use Federal GM210M primers. That’s OK at the range but I want to take it up to Washington state and introduce my grandson to a real rifle.

I think that either the firing pin spring is weak or the firing pin itself is worn down a bit. I know there were different types of strikers made over time. Can anyone tell me what type it takes and where I can get a replacement? Numrich has been out of stock on the older types for a long time.