I need a new bolt!!!!!

dmwm94 · December 30, 2011, 05:37 PM

Has anybody ever made a bolt and breech for a .22. I have an old savage arms .22 rifle re-bored to a .22 magnum. I need a new bolt because this one can't eject the magnum shells very good. Has anybody ever tried to make a new bolt and breech? If you have do you have any blue prints or advice for me?

Fleet · December 30, 2011, 11:02 PM

Yeah, the advice is...take it to a smith and get him to fix the extractor/ejector. Chances of needing a new bolt are slim.

dmwm94 · December 31, 2011, 11:47 AM

how about if i need a tool bar for a scope? PC310057.jpg this is the top view of the bolt. I want to put a scope on how should i go about it?

Fleet · December 31, 2011, 05:58 PM

What model Savage is it?

dmwm94 · December 31, 2011, 07:28 PM

3C

Fleet · December 31, 2011, 09:50 PM

Putting a scope on that will likely be a custom proposition, as it would need to be mounted on the side of the receiver.

James K · December 31, 2011, 11:53 PM

That gun was made for .22 LR and the barrel is quite soft. Firing a few boxes of .22 Magnum should take care of the rifling and solve your other problems automatically.

Jim

gyvel · January 1, 2012, 12:50 AM

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Amen to that. For starters, the bore, if done to specs, is undersized for a .22 Magnum bullet. This is going to raise breech pressures. That bolt really doesn't look strong enough to withstand the pressures generated by a .22 Magnum, and my guess, in addition to wearing out the bore REAL FAST, is that you are going to get excess headspace in a hurry, too.

This is not a well thought out project; You would be better off going to Walmart and buying a .22 Magnum rifle, if that's what you want.

dmwm94 · January 2, 2012, 12:24 PM

I bought the gun form a friend who already had rebored it. What are your suggestions on how to fix this problem?

Fleet · January 2, 2012, 01:52 PM

Have the barrel sleeved, and a new .22LR chamber cut.

dmwm94 · January 2, 2012, 02:42 PM

What are some suggestions on how to put a scope on the gun if i have to do custom work?

Fleet · January 2, 2012, 03:12 PM

See my previous. It's not grooved like a lot .22's are, and the receiver is split down the middle, so a typical center fire mount with the correct radius won't work. It would be cheaper and easier to get a different rifle.

dmwm94 · January 2, 2012, 03:35 PM

ok thx

jaguarxk120 · January 2, 2012, 03:36 PM

The gun was not rebored but rather rechambered by someone that did not know what they were doing.
Any competent gunsmith would never do a rechamber on a 22RF(.223 dia) rifle.
As said before the 22RF bore is too small for the 22MAG(.224 dia) bullet and the steel is too soft.

The magnum pressures are high enough to cause the bolt to fail. Not to good walking around with a rifle bolt sticking out of your eye.

December 30, 2011, 05:37 PM	#1
dmwm94 Junior Member Join Date: December 28, 2011 Posts: 11	I need a new bolt!!!!! Has anybody ever made a bolt and breech for a .22. I have an old savage arms .22 rifle re-bored to a .22 magnum. I need a new bolt because this one can't eject the magnum shells very good. Has anybody ever tried to make a new bolt and breech? If you have do you have any blue prints or advice for me?

December 30, 2011, 11:02 PM	#2
Fleet Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2011 Posts: 108	Yeah, the advice is...take it to a smith and get him to fix the extractor/ejector. Chances of needing a new bolt are slim.

December 31, 2011, 11:47 AM	#3
dmwm94 Junior Member Join Date: December 28, 2011 Posts: 11	how about if i need a tool bar for a scope? PC310057.jpg this is the top view of the bolt. I want to put a scope on how should i go about it?

December 31, 2011, 05:58 PM	#4
Fleet Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2011 Posts: 108	What model Savage is it?

December 31, 2011, 07:28 PM	#5
dmwm94 Junior Member Join Date: December 28, 2011 Posts: 11	3C

December 31, 2011, 09:50 PM	#6
Fleet Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2011 Posts: 108	Putting a scope on that will likely be a custom proposition, as it would need to be mounted on the side of the receiver.

December 31, 2011, 11:53 PM	#7
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	That gun was made for .22 LR and the barrel is quite soft. Firing a few boxes of .22 Magnum should take care of the rifling and solve your other problems automatically. Jim

January 1, 2012, 12:50 AM	#8
gyvel Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2009 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,172	^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Amen to that. For starters, the bore, if done to specs, is undersized for a .22 Magnum bullet. This is going to raise breech pressures. That bolt really doesn't look strong enough to withstand the pressures generated by a .22 Magnum, and my guess, in addition to wearing out the bore REAL FAST, is that you are going to get excess headspace in a hurry, too. This is not a well thought out project; You would be better off going to Walmart and buying a .22 Magnum rifle, if that's what you want.

January 2, 2012, 12:24 PM	#9
dmwm94 Junior Member Join Date: December 28, 2011 Posts: 11	I bought the gun form a friend who already had rebored it. What are your suggestions on how to fix this problem?

January 2, 2012, 01:52 PM	#10
Fleet Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2011 Posts: 108	Have the barrel sleeved, and a new .22LR chamber cut.

January 2, 2012, 02:42 PM	#11
dmwm94 Junior Member Join Date: December 28, 2011 Posts: 11	What are some suggestions on how to put a scope on the gun if i have to do custom work?

January 2, 2012, 03:12 PM	#12
Fleet Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2011 Posts: 108	See my previous. It's not grooved like a lot .22's are, and the receiver is split down the middle, so a typical center fire mount with the correct radius won't work. It would be cheaper and easier to get a different rifle.

January 2, 2012, 03:35 PM	#13
dmwm94 Junior Member Join Date: December 28, 2011 Posts: 11	ok thx

January 2, 2012, 03:36 PM	#14
jaguarxk120 Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,620	The gun was not rebored but rather rechambered by someone that did not know what they were doing. Any competent gunsmith would never do a rechamber on a 22RF(.223 dia) rifle. As said before the 22RF bore is too small for the 22MAG(.224 dia) bullet and the steel is too soft. The magnum pressures are high enough to cause the bolt to fail. Not to good walking around with a rifle bolt sticking out of your eye.