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<blockquote data-quote="Catt57" data-source="post: 3908551" data-attributes="member: 34578"><p>I recently acquired this 1949 Winchester 74.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]323556[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Overall condition is pretty rough but it works... almost.</p><p></p><p>It would fire, cycle, eject the empty case and chamber the next round but would not cock.</p><p></p><p>I found if I pressed in on the back of the bolt assembly it would work correctly most of the time. Not having access to anything else at the range, I came up with this field expedient "repair". As long as the "shim" stayed in place it would work flawlessly. With this in place I was able to hit a 6" plate at 100yrds 14 times in a row.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]323557[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Does anyone know the best way to fix this issue? Do I have to weld the hole in the reciever to add material and then file it back down to the correct shape?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catt57, post: 3908551, member: 34578"] I recently acquired this 1949 Winchester 74. [ATTACH type="full"]323556[/ATTACH] Overall condition is pretty rough but it works... almost. It would fire, cycle, eject the empty case and chamber the next round but would not cock. I found if I pressed in on the back of the bolt assembly it would work correctly most of the time. Not having access to anything else at the range, I came up with this field expedient "repair". As long as the "shim" stayed in place it would work flawlessly. With this in place I was able to hit a 6" plate at 100yrds 14 times in a row. [ATTACH type="full"]323557[/ATTACH] Does anyone know the best way to fix this issue? Do I have to weld the hole in the reciever to add material and then file it back down to the correct shape? [/QUOTE]
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