I did not have the chance to say "Thank You"

hallobay

February 04, 2015 13:49

To, Ray B, MG1890, tsr1965 and Charliemeyer007

Thank you for taking the time to offer such quality advice on my model 70, 257 roberts firing pin extraction problem.

I did not have a chance to tell you before the forum closed that I really appreciated your time and advice. Thank You

If you ever get up to Homer, Alaska, look me up, the coffee is always on

Clint

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  MG1890

  February 04, 2015 14:05

  You are very welcome, Clint.
  
  Have a good night.

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  tsr1965

  February 04, 2015 17:14

  Clint,
  
  You are very welcome. We have a great group of folks on here, with tons of hands on experience. It is never a mistake to come here to solve problems, or scratch for advice.
  
  I am sure all of us hope everything is OK with that rifle, as it is a pretty rare, and valuable rifle. Every good rifleman, should have at least one Pre-64' Winchester Model 70 in their collection. In many cases, they are still the standard, by which all other's are judged, and copied from, even though the 70, itself is a rendition of the Mauser 98.
  
  Best

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  Ray Boone

  February 05, 2015 15:10

  there are 2 257 Roberts that I have access to; one is a 1938 Win 70 the other is a 1935 Rem 30S. They both have factory chambers but the Win is on the short end and the Rem is on the long end. If cases that were fired in the Win are then loaded and fired in the Rem they stretch to the point of separating ahead of the case web. Both rifles are owned by the same guy, so if I reload for him I need to make sure which rifle he fired them in. If I'm loading new cases, I find which rifle he intends to shoot them in, then I have two sizing dies, one for each rifle. I expand the necks to .284" then neck down with the appropriate die, then load, so that when loaded in the designated rifle the shoulder of the case pushes snugly against the shoulder of the chamber. Strange that there would be such differences in two factory rifles of the same era. I suppose they both could have been Winchesters and had the same results had they been at the extremes of the tolerance scales.

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