Bought a .30-30 chambered Remington 788 at apawn shop today. Got a good deal because the safety wouldn't budge. I got it home and took it apart to get a better look and compare to one of my other 788's.
The other 788's have a different safety than the older .30-30 rifle. The newer style externally engages a lever that I assume blocks the sear internally.
Here are a couple pics of the new (functioning) safety for reference.....
Now onto the old (stuck) safety. It has a spring loaded pin that hits two holes in the inside of the safety lever (similar to the new style but a larger pin). When I disassemble the safety and remove the pin the safety lever has full range of motion. When I replace it the pin will not allow the lever to move out of the larger hole, effectively locking it in place. My guess is the pin is incorrect and is too long possibly, it seems to bottom out in the hole and not allow the lever to slide past.
Here are some pics of the old non-functioning safety. Does anything look glaringly incorrect??
I guess if I have to take it to a 'smith I'll still be OK, but I really wanted to give fixing this a whirl. If I had the same rifle in functional form to compare against I guess it would be pretty easy.
Thanks in advance for any help,
ElKabong
The other 788's have a different safety than the older .30-30 rifle. The newer style externally engages a lever that I assume blocks the sear internally.
Here are a couple pics of the new (functioning) safety for reference.....
Now onto the old (stuck) safety. It has a spring loaded pin that hits two holes in the inside of the safety lever (similar to the new style but a larger pin). When I disassemble the safety and remove the pin the safety lever has full range of motion. When I replace it the pin will not allow the lever to move out of the larger hole, effectively locking it in place. My guess is the pin is incorrect and is too long possibly, it seems to bottom out in the hole and not allow the lever to slide past.
Here are some pics of the old non-functioning safety. Does anything look glaringly incorrect??
I guess if I have to take it to a 'smith I'll still be OK, but I really wanted to give fixing this a whirl. If I had the same rifle in functional form to compare against I guess it would be pretty easy.
Thanks in advance for any help,
ElKabong