Hi All. New to the forum.
Thought I'd join in with my J.C. Higgins Model 30, (583.70).
It's been in the family since my grandfather purchased it new.
Personally put a few thousand rounds through it when I was a kid.
Dad, and brothers had their fun with it too.
I'd get a couple bucks to mow some lawns in the neighborhood and have cash for ammo. The local Ace Hardware sold a box of 1000 for $10.
Hop on my 1974 CR125 Elsinore (using the strap that retracts nicely in the stock) and ride the trails with my buddies to find a good place to shoot.
Lots of memories & good clean fun..
Considering it's age and amount of use it's gone through over the years, it's in pretty good shape.
Just pulled it out of storage.
Shot some rounds and had a few failure to load, a couple failure to eject and failure to fire.
Working on the cartridge lifter for the load issue.
It wobbles on the pin a bit much causing the cartridge to get wedged between the lifter and the magazine throat.
Got a new pin on order (Numrich), no luck finding a new lifter.
Probably going to peen around the hole to tighten it up and possibly widen the area where the lifter contacts the cartridge (weld/file,etc.).
Took the ejector out of the bolt. Cleaned, lubed, etc.
Thoroughly cleaned the inside of the receiver, paying close attention to where the ejector rests. Pulled lot's of gunk out of there.
I think the few failure to fire's were caused by the old Remington ammo I have.
One of the rings on the original scope is broke.
Ordered a new ring from Numrich. Tried calling before purchasing but Obama must have their phone ringing of the hook. I couldn't get through.
We'll see if it's the right one when it get's here.
The tightening screw is also stripped.
It only goes about halfway through the hole. A new screw about 1/4" to 3/8" longer, would probably do the trick.
If anyone knows a source for the ring, give me a holler. It is original and clamps on to the scope base. Same for the tightening screw.
Regards, Ken