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January 11, 2005, 07:36 PM | #1 |
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ruger carbine bolt locks open
I have a Ruger carbine in 44 mag., not the Deerfield carbine, but the older version, SN starts with 102.
I don't have the manual in front of me- please correct me if I use part names like "thingamajiggy". I bought this used and fired it once. I pulled the action and barrel off the stock to clean it. When I did two screws fell out. I found where the screws went- one slotted screw at the rear of the receiver, and one allan screw at the front of the mag tube- I think it's the assembly with the gas piston. I put the screws back in and cleaned and oiled everything. After I put it together, it would not cycle ammunition- the bolt would lock to the rear when hand-cycling, as if the magazine were empty. I don't think it ever did that before. What's wrong? |
January 11, 2005, 08:42 PM | #2 |
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Never even handled one, so this is a SWAG*: did you somehow trap the the piston with the screw or or reverse it?
Good luck! Larry *SWAG=Scientific Wild-A$$ Guess
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November 1, 2005, 08:41 PM | #3 |
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I'm having same exact problem - if it is a problem indeed. I picked up a 44 mag at a gun show, never shot it yet; played with blanks though and observed identical behavior. Is it the way it's supposed to work? Perhaps the chamber needs that burst from a real cartridge to induce feeding from the tube, and so it will act differently when actually fired? Too bad I won't make it to rifle range any time soon. wayneinFL - or anybody else - did you find out anything? -Cheers!
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November 2, 2005, 11:22 AM | #4 |
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Never owned one or worked on one.
But lets see. Samoand use real ammunition. Wayne I have two books on disassembly/reassembly of that rifle, neither of which is very clear. The one does however mention the hole in the magazine tube and they say to install a nail in it to ease reassembly, but it doesn't stay in the gun. They both do say that the gun can be tricky and left to a competent gunsmith.
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November 2, 2005, 11:05 PM | #5 |
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Of course, the range is closed due to hurricane damage, so it's not going to happen this weekend. Quote:
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November 3, 2005, 10:15 AM | #7 |
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hmm... it appears that it's a fairly rare rifle - if even a competent bunch here holds their silence. I'll make sure to report the results when I get around to taking it to a range. -Best regards!
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November 10, 2005, 04:12 AM | #8 |
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Greetings all! Mine works fine with live ammo; cycles them just as expected. I won't go into speculations as to why hand-cycling causes different behavior. - Best regards.
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November 17, 2005, 08:49 PM | #9 |
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ruger carbine bolt locks open
The bolt will stay locked open untill the release in back of
the loading gate is pushed in that is how mine works |
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