Butzbach
10-13-2020, 07:47 AM
Folks,
My first rifle, a Savage Model 65M (.22 mag bolt action) is having ejector problems. The ejector does not appear to be riding over the rim as is should. As a result the bolt will not go into battery as the ejector winds up pushing against the back of the rim instead of grabbing it. Even on that first range trip back in the 70s I recall hard extraction.
The ejector is not, as you would expect on an inexpensive rifle, a masterpiece of engineering. I wouldn't be bothering but this is the first gun I ever fired and I'd like to get it running again.
As much as I value it sentimentally, I don't keep wall hangers. Any advice would be appreciated.
My first rifle, a Savage Model 65M (.22 mag bolt action) is having ejector problems. The ejector does not appear to be riding over the rim as is should. As a result the bolt will not go into battery as the ejector winds up pushing against the back of the rim instead of grabbing it. Even on that first range trip back in the 70s I recall hard extraction.
The ejector is not, as you would expect on an inexpensive rifle, a masterpiece of engineering. I wouldn't be bothering but this is the first gun I ever fired and I'd like to get it running again.
As much as I value it sentimentally, I don't keep wall hangers. Any advice would be appreciated.