loose noose
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Recently acquired the above .22LR, L, and S, it was disassembled, (field stripped). I noted it to be a hammerless, tube fed, takedown, slide action model. The owner included a broken extractor, and a small spring, which he indicated needed to be replaced on the bolt.
To make a long story short, those parts were no way connected to this rifle, as the bolt had both the extractor and ejector on the bolt, and once assembled worked very well, throwing the empty casings, and also the loaded cartridges halfway across the range.
Getting to the problem, I tried using my reference material to find out who made the rifle for Western Field in the model 81 to no avail. The best I could figure it was either Marlin or Savage, although the owner insists it's Winchester. Both schematics basically showed the action as assembled, to be either the Marlin or the Savage.
Further after re-assembling the rifle I took it to the range and noted it had difficulty feeding the lead projectile bullets, however the copper jacketed rounds fed quite well, not perfect but well. My question is, the way it feeds the cartridge is rather unorthodox, and I was wondering if anyone out there is remotely familiar with this pump action rifle and was it a mistake in manufacturing. This is the first time I ever ran across such a beast.
To make a long story short, those parts were no way connected to this rifle, as the bolt had both the extractor and ejector on the bolt, and once assembled worked very well, throwing the empty casings, and also the loaded cartridges halfway across the range.
Getting to the problem, I tried using my reference material to find out who made the rifle for Western Field in the model 81 to no avail. The best I could figure it was either Marlin or Savage, although the owner insists it's Winchester. Both schematics basically showed the action as assembled, to be either the Marlin or the Savage.
Further after re-assembling the rifle I took it to the range and noted it had difficulty feeding the lead projectile bullets, however the copper jacketed rounds fed quite well, not perfect but well. My question is, the way it feeds the cartridge is rather unorthodox, and I was wondering if anyone out there is remotely familiar with this pump action rifle and was it a mistake in manufacturing. This is the first time I ever ran across such a beast.
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