A couple years ago I acquired the rifle pictured below. It is a Type 44 receiver and bolt on a hefty target style stock with the stock wood filling up into the magazine well (single shot).
The...
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A couple years ago I acquired the rifle pictured below. It is a Type 44 receiver and bolt on a hefty target style stock with the stock wood filling up into the magazine well (single shot).
The...
Thanks everyone for the replies and assistance.
First off through some YouTube research and guidance from Cosine26 it turns out that the Jaeger trigger is very similar to Timney type triggers. ...
Was able to get the bolt apart this weekend. I haven't tried dryfiring it again yet, still waiting on the sear spring.
I did notice a slight burr on one side of the striker pin which i was able to...
Just to close out the thread I was able to get the bolt apart using Cosine26's instructions. I had to use a pair of vise grips on the end of the cocking piece since my rifle doesn't have an actual...
hey all, sorry for the delay in testing / sending a reply, I had a family emergency to attend to.
I think this may be a two part problem.
For the firing pin dropping without the trigger being...
Thanks to everyone for the replies.
To those that suggested dry firing with the action off of the new stock I tried this and encountered the same issue (issue wasn't present before stock fitment...
Thanks for the reply. I omitted one piece of information in this post which was in my other thread. And that is that the cocking piece knob is missing from my bolt assembly. I'm thinking for purposes...
I have another open post about the same rifle trying to troubleshoot a hard to open action.
As a related question I’m not sure how to proceed with bolt disassembly.
This rifle is fitted with a...
Got a few questions about an 03A3 Smith Corona 1944 action I recently acquired.
A bit about the action it has been drilled and tapped for a scope, rebarreled with no markings on barrel and no front...
Hi everyone, stumbled onto the forum doing some research on a recent SMLE purchase. I'm trying to determine more about the history of my rifle and figuring out some marking oddities.
What I have...