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Sidelock
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 I purchased this 1903 M-S and would like the bolt returned to it's original style. I am worried about warping the bolt and damaging the heat treatment of cocking and locking surfaces. Any suggestions as to where I should send this? Thanks in advance for your help.
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I looks as though the original bolt handle was bent to the rear and knob added. I would think that it would be comparatively easy to reverse that procedure, by removing the knob (brazed on?) and re-bending the rest of the handle back to the original vertical position.
Whoever does this job should be able to improvise a fixture which would allow the bolt body to be immersed in water during the entire procedure. This will protect the body of the bolt from the effects of the heat applied to the bolt handle.
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That is a straight forward TIG welding job, no rocket surgery at all. I have a heat sink for those M-S bolts when I repair "work" like this.
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I'm glad to hear this may not be a big deal to repair. The only other big issues with the gun are a poorly repaired chip at the toe and a missing Lyman 36 sight.
The chip at the toe I can fix and I'm pretty sure I can locate a Lyman 36 in time.
Thanks for the replies so far. The rifle hasn't arrived yet but the ammunition has. 156 grain SPRN from Prvi Partizan. I tried to find ammo as close to the original 160 grain as I could find.
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I agree the gun with the present bolt looks weird but I bet that it feels and works good - it was not modified without a good reason. I think I would prefer it for rapid fire, such as in boar hunting. So probably some testing should be done before a final decision.
With kind regards,
Jani
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Oh my,,that needs to be put right again. Too classy of a rifle to be made to look that way.
Someone figured they make a speed bolt for the M/S and got an idea from staring too long at a 1917 Enfield I'd guess.
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As a matter of fact it looks very up to date - just compare it to the newest Browning rifle, the Maral!
With kind regards,
Jani
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It may be up to date,,but it's ugly. That goes for both the Maral and the bolt handle conversion on the M/S.
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I saw one of these on an auction site, that was also articulated. It was opined that it was for a lefthanded shooter.I don't know, but it makes sense."Form follows function"(It could still be ugly though).
Mike
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Speaking of guns, ugly is an ugly word; some are beautiful, some nice, and some ... well ... interesting.
With kind regards,
Jani
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