Any Ideas?
Gun:Remington Sportsman 48 12ga.
Problem:I shot it for the first time today.Using Wally World ammo 2 3/4".First shot ejected as it should,but the bolt locked up,all the way back and won't budge.I haven't tried hitting on it or anything,thinking I should ask the experts first.I didn't clean it first,as it looked good and had been oiled(Rem Oil).
Any and all help/advise is appreciated.
BW
IT'S WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM AFRAID.
Problem:I shot it for the first time today.Using Wally World ammo 2 3/4".First shot ejected as it should,but the bolt locked up,all the way back and won't budge.I haven't tried hitting on it or anything,thinking I should ask the experts first.I didn't clean it first,as it looked good and had been oiled(Rem Oil).
Any and all help/advise is appreciated.
BW
IT'S WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM AFRAID.
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Sounds like the screw that goes through the bottom tang and up through
the stock to hold the stock on is screwed in too far. That is where I
would check first. On these old guns, the wood gets compressed in
this area and the natural inclination is to tighten the screw. The
only problem there is that now the screw becomes too long, in effect,
causing it to stick up through the main spring tube. Try backing off
the screw a bit and see if the bolt will come free. If that works,
trim the end of the screw a little and that should solve the problem.
HTH
Regards,
Tip Burns
Burns Gun Repair& Refinishing
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Thanks Repairman,I'll give that a try.
BW
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Well,that didn't work,since it doesn't have a bottom tang(or screw).
Any other ideas??(Before I start gettin' rough w/it?)
BW
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Did the barrel stay back or did it return to battery?
quote:Originally posted by BOBBYWINS
Gun:Remington Sportsman 48 12ga.
Problem:I shot it for the first time today.Using Wally World ammo 2 3/4".First shot ejected as it should,but the bolt locked up,all the way back and won't budge.I haven't tried hitting on it or anything,thinking I should ask the experts first.I didn't clean it first,as it looked good and had been oiled(Rem Oil).
Any and all help/advise is appreciated.
BW
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Well, Bobby, as you have learned the Rem. '48's don't have tang screws. They also don't have a thru-the-stock- longitudinally screw. There is a large nut under the buttplate in a deep hole that holds the stock on using the rear operating spring tube. Just how one would lock up as you describe is not too clear to me. Have you pressed the action closing button to see if the bolt will close? Don't put any fingers in the receiver when you try this. If it doesn't close, I think it would be wise to get an owner's manual from Remington andsee whether it helps.
If I were working on it, I'd remove the forend nut carefully,and the forend. You must be careful doing this as that gun has some powerful springs. Then the barrel will come off. Take off the stock, remove the spring cross pin, and remove the spring to get spring pressure off of the bolt if it's still to the rear. Then take out the trigger group by removing the two pins thru the receiver. Pay attention to the shell latches as one of them might try to come out and it's got to go back in the right place.
Examine the trigger group and see if anything looks bent or otherwise de-ranged. If it's dirty, spray it with some carburetor cleaner and verify that everything works smoothly. Then lightly oil the pins, pivots, etc. If someone has taken it apart before, the links might be upside down. A picture helps in getting them back right. With everything clean, put it back together and give it a try.
They are reliable, tough old guns and generally are pretty trouble free.
I've been shooting one for fifty years and all it does is get slicker.
Let us know what you find out!!!
Good luck,
OleDuk[:)][:)]0 -
Oop's I was thinking of the 11-48. My mistake. Sorry about that.
Tip Burns
Burns Gun Repair& Refinishing
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This is getting embarrassing. I meant to say I was confusing this model with the earlier mod.11. Sorry if I caused any confusion.
Tip Burns
Burns Gun Repair& Refinishing
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disassemble as ole duke suggested but start by removing the trigger assy. first. if the bolt is locked back and you remove the action spring cross pin you will have a handfull of angry spring. 0 -
Ok guys,
I had my son-in-law look at it yesterday.He's more up on these things than I am.The first thing he said was "I've never seen one do that",and he's had many Remingtons.Anyway,he removed the bbl.and trigger group,and had to pry the bolt w/a screwdriver to get it loose.Once out,cleaned,oiled and re-assembled,it seemed to work perfectly.So,I went home(he lives in town so we couldn't test it there),loaded it with 2 shells(low power Wally World Winchester)and let one fly.It ejected fine but again,the bolt stayed back,but this time,just a little push got it to release and load the next shell.
Second shot,and it locked up TIGHT again.[:(]
It's like the bolt is going too far back or something.
We haven't dis-assembled the butt stock,so is it possible that maybe that spring is weak(or broken),letting the bolt go too far back[?][?]
We tryed to make it lock up by pulling the bolt back as hard as we could,but couldn't make it do it.It works perfectly every time w/a nice,strong bolt closing(did I say that right?)
All help is appreciated,
BW
BTW, Repairman,don't fret it.We all have those days.[:D][:D]
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I have seen this happen in a 28 ga 11-48. What was happening with that gun was one of the links was not going in the action tube properly when the bolt came back, and getting jammed inbetween the tube and spring. Hope this helps, and happy shooting. 0
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