tws3b2
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It has been a little over a year now since I started looking for a bolt assembly for my Stevens model 54, 410. I'm a poor old man living on a fixed income that has learned over the years that in this country there are fewer and fewer people that can be trusted not to steal you blind if they get a chance. This is the way my hunt for the bolt assembly has gone so far. Keep in mind that I have never seen another model 54, bolt assembly and only a few bad photos of the gun or found anyone that can give me any good info on it.
A very, very popular internet gun parts site ( I won't mention the name because they did offer a refund in the end) showed that there are several variations in the model 54 with all of them using the same bolt body. Mostly just change the bolt head and extractor. I found one variation on eBay. Bought the parts I thought I needed, then more parts and Wrong. Will not work at all. I posted photos of the make/model stamp and bolt assembly on the gun parts site and tried to tell them their info was not correct and why. Even the schematic they show is not correct. They still show the same incorrect info today.
I put ads on some gun forums and Armslist.
Finaly after several months I got a response from a gun forum. The guy said he had the gun and wanted over $250 for it. I told him that was way to much for the gun but I would give him $100 for the bolt alone. He said ok, send the money PayPal as friend/family. I know PayPal will not reimburse if sent as friend/family. I told him the only way I could do it was if he sent photos of the make/model stamp on the gun, the bolt assembly and send it USPS cod. The only fair way for both. Never heard from him again. Scam.
Next response came from Armslist. Wanted way to much for the gun. Told him I'd give $100. He said ok, send it PayPal friend/family. When I told him I needed photos and only do USPS cod. Never heard from him again. Scam.
A month later. Another from Armslist. The exact same thing. Scam.
This past month another from Armslist. This guy wanted a more reasonable price. I thought this was it. Made my offer and he said ok. I asked for photos of the make/model stamp and bolt assembly. A few days went by Without hearing from him. Finaly I got the photos. Remember the very very popular gun parts site I told you about at the start? Remember I posted photos of my make/model stamp and bolt assembly? This guy must have spent days on the internet looking for photos. The photos he sent were mine. The photos I posted on the gun parts site. SCAM.
Fewer and Fewer.
But I'm still looking.
A very, very popular internet gun parts site ( I won't mention the name because they did offer a refund in the end) showed that there are several variations in the model 54 with all of them using the same bolt body. Mostly just change the bolt head and extractor. I found one variation on eBay. Bought the parts I thought I needed, then more parts and Wrong. Will not work at all. I posted photos of the make/model stamp and bolt assembly on the gun parts site and tried to tell them their info was not correct and why. Even the schematic they show is not correct. They still show the same incorrect info today.
I put ads on some gun forums and Armslist.
Finaly after several months I got a response from a gun forum. The guy said he had the gun and wanted over $250 for it. I told him that was way to much for the gun but I would give him $100 for the bolt alone. He said ok, send the money PayPal as friend/family. I know PayPal will not reimburse if sent as friend/family. I told him the only way I could do it was if he sent photos of the make/model stamp on the gun, the bolt assembly and send it USPS cod. The only fair way for both. Never heard from him again. Scam.
Next response came from Armslist. Wanted way to much for the gun. Told him I'd give $100. He said ok, send it PayPal friend/family. When I told him I needed photos and only do USPS cod. Never heard from him again. Scam.
A month later. Another from Armslist. The exact same thing. Scam.
This past month another from Armslist. This guy wanted a more reasonable price. I thought this was it. Made my offer and he said ok. I asked for photos of the make/model stamp and bolt assembly. A few days went by Without hearing from him. Finaly I got the photos. Remember the very very popular gun parts site I told you about at the start? Remember I posted photos of my make/model stamp and bolt assembly? This guy must have spent days on the internet looking for photos. The photos he sent were mine. The photos I posted on the gun parts site. SCAM.
Fewer and Fewer.
But I'm still looking.