So....took the bolt apart again and did some internet sleuthing comparing parts. Seems I was wrong, Bubba did his magic on the action bar lock. The point that contacts the pump assembly was ground to a taper, it looks like heat was put to it and the nose is battered. A replacement is on the way.
Joe
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- Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:18 pm
- Forum: RR / Post - 1898
- Topic: Model 14 Doesn't Lock in Battery
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- Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:49 pm
- Forum: RR / Post - 1898
- Topic: Model 14 Doesn't Lock in Battery
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Re: Model 14 Doesn't Lock in Battery
Thanks for the input. Time to go shopping.
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:38 am
- Forum: RR / Post - 1898
- Topic: Model 14 Doesn't Lock in Battery
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Model 14 Doesn't Lock in Battery
I have recently acquired a Model 14 Sn. 97XXX chambered in .35 Rem. and the bolt does not lock when in battery. After cycling the slide it will open without pressing the bolt release button. I have disassembled and cleaned the rifle and did not observe any broken or worn parts and as far as I can te...
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 6:04 pm
- Forum: RR / Pre -1899
- Topic: 1882/85 Remington-Lee
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1882/85 Remington-Lee
Hi all, I have recently registered and I am hoping someone can give me some insight on a rifle I recently purchased. The noted rifle is a 1882/85 Remington-Lee Sn. 22949 chambered in .45-70/500. I know that it falls in the 200 serial number block of rifles built for Ordinance Department testing and ...