Traffer
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Hi Folks,
I broke the bolt handle off of my Remington 514, 22 rim fire rifle. I see that it had been factory brazed or soldered with copper. How would you recommend that I re-attach it. Also someone had cut and welded it previously in a different place and did a really bad job, even put it on crooked(over 50 years ago). If I can weld it or rather have it welded, I will go ahead and fix that also. I read that people tig weld them on now.
How did I break it off you ask? I was banging on it with a rubber hammer. The crookedness of the handle made it eventually wear incorrectly and it would bind when opening and closing. It had slop in it that allowed the bolt to "cant" to the side causing the bolt to bind on closing. I tried to eliminate the slop by bending the back of the receiver area closed a little. I was successful at that but it only made the binding worse. I was pounding on it with a rubber hammer, bouncing it against the spring to try and "re-seat" it. I know I am a genius thinking out of the box like that. Anyone need a gunsmith who is not afraid of experimenting? (joke)
I broke the bolt handle off of my Remington 514, 22 rim fire rifle. I see that it had been factory brazed or soldered with copper. How would you recommend that I re-attach it. Also someone had cut and welded it previously in a different place and did a really bad job, even put it on crooked(over 50 years ago). If I can weld it or rather have it welded, I will go ahead and fix that also. I read that people tig weld them on now.
How did I break it off you ask? I was banging on it with a rubber hammer. The crookedness of the handle made it eventually wear incorrectly and it would bind when opening and closing. It had slop in it that allowed the bolt to "cant" to the side causing the bolt to bind on closing. I tried to eliminate the slop by bending the back of the receiver area closed a little. I was successful at that but it only made the binding worse. I was pounding on it with a rubber hammer, bouncing it against the spring to try and "re-seat" it. I know I am a genius thinking out of the box like that. Anyone need a gunsmith who is not afraid of experimenting? (joke)
