Smle excessive firing pin penetration

17 Oct While at the range I took my Savage built SMLE out with some PMP I'm assuming the firing pin is protruding too much, possibly due to dry.

How deep is the firing pin supposed to hit? If I open my shotgun and manually push it out, it goes almost inches (3 mm) out of the frame.

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