Gunsmith Practice

[bngthmpsn]

Recently I inherted a couple of gun projects, one is a Remington 512 with a bolt that will not operate, the second is a Winchester 121 that will not extract the round. If anyone has any experience with these please let me know, as I need all the help I can get, my thing is blackpowder so don't know much about these new fangled weapons.

 

[Mike Kerr]

New Fangled??? Say What??? Those models are older than me and I have seen more than 60 summers.

regards,

 

[TurtlePhish]

I have a Remington 512. What do you mean by "the bolt will not operate"?

 

[Jim K]

The Remington 510-511-512-513 were about as reliable as any guns ever made. Saying the bolt will not operate is a bit like saying a sledge hammer won't work.

Can you describe the problem a bit better.

Jim

 

[bngthmpsn]

The bolt seems to be stuck, originally the bolt handle was broken so a new part was ordered, unfortunately my friend died before he could put it back together. I replaced the handle and put the bolt back in, now it will not turn, extract or any of the things a bolt is supposed to do. I assume it needs some type of fitting, but I'm not sure what!

 

[Jim K]

I don't know what is wrong, but there should be no "fitting" involved. I suspect something is together wrong, but have no idea of what without seeing the gun.

Jim