Tom,
If you mean Chambersburg Pa, yes it's about 45 minutes away. I'd be more than happy to meet you and see what's going on with your Parker.
I put a nail through the firing pin holes and it went to a depth of about 1" before hitting something, they are not free floating like some shotguns. As Autumn Daze said, there are no separate firing pins on a Parker. They are integral to the hammers and when the hammers are cocked, they are a good distance back from the breach face. Please see the Home Page, then Technical Info for pictures of what the hammer/firing pin looks like.
As far as the safety not working, as Richard Flanders stated, it's very easy when reassembling the stock to get the linkage not properly configured with the safety. It's a pain in the neck but that could be all that's wrong with it. Have it taken apart (wouldn't recommend it unless you've done it before) and properly reassembled.
Let me know if I can help.
Chuck Bishop
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