moziyimorin
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Eureka! After taking the bolt out and just trying to fit the safety knob in by hand I realized that even with the knob centered it wasn't sliding back into that slot. But, if I turned it a tad more it slipped down in. So, out came the dremel and off came a sliver of metal from the bolt stop and the stud on the safety knob, and now it slides in every time, and the bollt is locked in place just like it should be, with the rifle perfectly safe! Thanks so much everyone for their expert advice, and especially thanks to gunplummer for sharing your extensive knowledge of Arisakas with this Arisaka newbie.