Anschutz 54 Action Question

[whatsupdoc]

I have older Anschutz with a 54 repeater action. I disassembled the bolt to clean it and there are two springs in the bolt one that is around the firing pin and another behind the firing pin.

It appears that both are compressed when the bolt is cocked, seems kind of a strange setup
but apparently it works.

Anyone know why two springs?

So should I replace both springs simply for maintenance?
Part numbers are 1807-15/1 and 1807-17/1.

Is Anschutz USA the only source of parts in the US?

 

[1Merlin]

Neil Stepp

Extremely knowledgeable on all things target rifle.

 

[grauhanen]

The heavier spring is the firing pin spring. The other spring is for the signal pin. Some shooters may replace the firing pin spring regularly, but the signal pin spring shouldn't require much concern.

 

[Hi-NV Shooter]

I have older Anschutz with a 54 repeater action. I disassembled the bolt to clean it and there are two springs in the bolt one that is around the firing pin and another behind the firing pin.

It appears that both are compressed when the bolt is cocked, seems kind of a strange setup
but apparently it works.

Anyone know why two springs?

So should I replace both springs simply for maintenance?
Part numbers are 1807-15/1 and 1807-17/1.

Is Anschutz USA the only source of parts in the US?

The spring 1807-15/1 is the main striker spring you should replace this each year. the other one is like an added assist to the striker spring and also serves as the return spring for the cocking indicator. you can get main striker springs from Wolff springs pn 61023 these are rated at 23lbs. about 4-lbs higher than factory. using them IMO would not have the need to replace the cocking indicator spring.

Lee

 

[Tim Slater]

It appears that both are compressed when the bolt is cocked, seems kind of a strange setup
but apparently it works.

Anyone know why two springs?

Anschutz have had two springs inside the bolt since the mid-1960s. At first the smaller spring was small, and just there to ensure the signal pin popped in and out.

This changed in the 1970s when Anschutz embarked on a programme to update the Match 54. This resulted in the 16xx (aka "transition" series or x-barrels). As Lee describes above, the smaller rear pin now powered the firing pin. Anschutz made the rear spring slightly stiffer still when they tweaked the 1600s into the 1800s, presumably because the main spring (and pin) were lightened.

Practically I find changing the firing pin spring regularly is enough to gey good ignition.

 

[grauhanen]

I have older Anschutz with a 54 repeater action. I disassembled the bolt to clean it and there are two springs in the bolt one that is around the firing pin and another behind the firing pin.

It appears that both are compressed when the bolt is cocked, seems kind of a strange setup
but apparently it works.

Anyone know why two springs?

So should I replace both springs simply for maintenance?
Part numbers are 1807-15/1 and 1807-17/1.

I made my comments above thinking you had a sporter rifle, such as a 142x or an older 17xx.

An older 54 repeater with those part numbers must be an Anschutz 54.18 MSR (or possibly a rare 1907 R repeater.)

Tim Slater's post above is good information.

 

[whatsupdoc]

It is a 1808 MSR