No.4 Resto questions

[Peter Laidler]

I think that all this talk of sanding this that and the other is worrying the fastidious on the Forum DBomb! Are you sure that instead of 'sanding' you dont mean '.......careful fitting using a razor sharp chisel'?

There ain't much you can sand on a butt or fore-end to get them to fit properly. Just my worried 2c's worth!

[bigduke6]

forstock to sand a bit to get the action to drop in.

Its Fore-end, but would use the link that paulsemus provided in post 8, not just a case of dropping it in, need a sharp chisel and patience.

[D-BOMB]

Alright so progress is going great and I am in the final assembly stage. When attempting to put the rear handgaurd retaining band I realized that the front sight is going to have to come off. The sight protector came off easy enough but I am unsure hoe to actually remove the sight band assembly, any tricks? or should I order a front sight tool and remove the sight blade?

My next question is for the bolt, the rifle did not have one and I ordered a spare and a firing pin tool. I was able to assemble a complete bolt from parts and checked it to verify that it was making the correct contact on the bearing surface. The problem being that I seem to have a bit of firing pin protrusion even though I attempted to screw the pin in as far as I could. Any suggestions?

All info greatly appreciated.

[paulseamus]

D-Bomb

You should only need to remove the foresight protector to fit your rear handguard retaining ring.

The foresight block can be removed by carefully driving out the retaining pin with a suitable diameter drift/punch. If it is not damaged and needing replacement, I cannot see why you would want to remove it.

You can quickly make yourself a foresight blade adjusting tool by sacrificing a old screwdriver. Simply cut off the old tip, square to the shaft, then carefully cut a slot into the shaft. Then you will have one less old screwdriver and one new foresight blade adjusting tool, giving you the ability to zero your rifle on the range. (you can use an old screwdriver or an old allen key)

Some shooters replace the original sight block screw with a cap head screw. Then you can make your zeroing adjustments with a suitable sized Allen key.

Refer to Peter Laidlers Articles on setting up your new bolt and striker (firing pin). Index of Peter Laidler's on-line series of articles.......

Peter has written a very detailed step by step guide to fitting a new rifle bolt. Parts 2 and 3 detail all of the various steps you must take to set up your new bolt correctly to ensure both safety and performance.

Cheers

Paul