1899 Savage Bolts
- Thread starter cdupuy
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what caliber ?? cartridge
22 Savage High Power.
Pete Wass
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Takedown?
Old Takedown 99's can get worn and this could contribute to excess headspace. I have tightened a couple of them up, over the years. The last one had flat threads that were stretched quite badly.
Pete
Old Takedown 99's can get worn and this could contribute to excess headspace. I have tightened a couple of them up, over the years. The last one had flat threads that were stretched quite badly.
Pete
Pete Wass
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Perhaps:
One of the cures has been to wrap string and the like around the male thread but it shoots loose quite readily. The most recent one I did I peened the threads back toward their original shape. and that tightened it up. The owner did not plan to fire the rifle but bought it for a collection. I told him it would loosen again if he shot it much.
I Locktited another years ago and that tightened it up and it shot ok after but that rifle was retired to a wall hanger after the owner died. I don't know what a permanent fix might be. The problem is the threads are very small and not made to last under heavy use, apparently.
If you peen the threads back and locktite it, it may become serviceable once again but the value of it will be destroyed. Likely if it's that loose, it's a shooter anyway.
There may be folks who specialize in doing a proper repair, I don't know.
Pete
One of the cures has been to wrap string and the like around the male thread but it shoots loose quite readily. The most recent one I did I peened the threads back toward their original shape. and that tightened it up. The owner did not plan to fire the rifle but bought it for a collection. I told him it would loosen again if he shot it much.
I Locktited another years ago and that tightened it up and it shot ok after but that rifle was retired to a wall hanger after the owner died. I don't know what a permanent fix might be. The problem is the threads are very small and not made to last under heavy use, apparently.
If you peen the threads back and locktite it, it may become serviceable once again but the value of it will be destroyed. Likely if it's that loose, it's a shooter anyway.
There may be folks who specialize in doing a proper repair, I don't know.
Pete
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martin zuck
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Pete,
I suspect that most of the old 99 take downs that are loose is that they were taken apart and put back together a lot more than they were ever shot. As you stated I believe the prewar 99’s used a square thread. I don’t when they started using a V thread.
Pete Wass
Well-known member
The V thread
I remember working on was likely made in the 30's. The owner was likely in his 60's when he had me fix it and his father had won the rifle from a lottery ticket on the rifle.
I remember working on was likely made in the 30's. The owner was likely in his 60's when he had me fix it and his father had won the rifle from a lottery ticket on the rifle.