savage 99 barrel stud stripping loose issues

[BigBangTheory]

Hi all,...Savage 99 brush gun, .358 winchester, bought used a few months ago, after first few (4) rounds, fore end rattled loose, tightened down, loosend again and fell off, stud stripped out of dovetail- replaced stud and it did the same thing (this is the stud stripping out of the dovetail, not the screw stripping out of the stud)-

Could too tight a fit for the fore end between the stud/barrel and the receiver cause too much stress during firing (i.e. sand down the receiver end of the fore end?) and bust it loose? Its a little frustrating-

help always appreciated!

 

[BigBangTheory]

more pics if it matters.....

its sorta purdy even though its broke!

 

[N.Schafer]

Those are nice rifles, I've always enjoyed working on them.

It might have pulled out because of the wood swelling and pushing against the barrel. It also might be a replacement stud that wasn't fit well.

I would solder the lug on. Any decent gunsmith should be able to do this without hurting the finish. When repaired, maybe blue loc-tite the screw so it doesn't shoot loose.

 

[rcmodel]

Looks like both the barrel dovetail and the stud dovetail have metal displaced in the edges from the stud pulling out.

Use a smooth-face flat punch and hammer to tappy-tap everything back where it came from and get a good tight fit.

Then remount with red lock-tight and let it cure a day before reattaching the forened screw.

rc

 

[BigBangTheory]

Thanks, fellas! We'll give it a shot and see how she does- hoping to get it fixed to hunt with, there's kinda a cool feeling about carrying the 99 palmed in the receiver bottom- no nagging extruding clip to bug your hand, and balances so well you'd almost feel guilty using a sling-