Malikovski
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I recently picked up a Springfield (aka Savage aka Stevens) model 67E pump shotgun, to convert to a replica of the Stevens 77E shotguns issued in Vietnam. Numrich has the original military buttstocks for these, so it's a fairly simple project.
The 67E has issues with the lifter I was warned about, and other folks mentioned that the internals were "a nightmare".
How true that is! I cannot get the lifter to lift or the bolt stop to engage and disengage correctly. I've obtained a good parts diagram, so I can see that all the parts are there. They just don't do what they're supposed to.
What's worse, I can't even understand HOW the parts and mechanics involved CAN do what they're supposed to. The lifter spring, which pushes the lifter DOWN, somehow has to push it UP when the bolt rotates the lifter pawl back. I don't get it. Clearly the spring is in the wrong shape, but I can't imagine any spring shape that would do that. The fact that I've never had a working example to examine is the main obstable here.
Is anyone familiar with the 67/77 action? If so I'll post details and pics.
I've always done my own gunsmithing and had good results, but this has me ready to pull my hair out...
The 67E has issues with the lifter I was warned about, and other folks mentioned that the internals were "a nightmare".
How true that is! I cannot get the lifter to lift or the bolt stop to engage and disengage correctly. I've obtained a good parts diagram, so I can see that all the parts are there. They just don't do what they're supposed to.
What's worse, I can't even understand HOW the parts and mechanics involved CAN do what they're supposed to. The lifter spring, which pushes the lifter DOWN, somehow has to push it UP when the bolt rotates the lifter pawl back. I don't get it. Clearly the spring is in the wrong shape, but I can't imagine any spring shape that would do that. The fact that I've never had a working example to examine is the main obstable here.
Is anyone familiar with the 67/77 action? If so I'll post details and pics.
I've always done my own gunsmithing and had good results, but this has me ready to pull my hair out...