Harry Bonar
New member
soldering/welding/brazing
Dear Sir:
If I seemed patronizing, short or pedantic it wasn't intended to be anything personal; you came to the forum with a valid question and you're to be commended for that. All of us here have asked questions. But, on this particular action the locking lug recesses are milled into the rear of the reciever very close to what some are refering to as the tang, and correctly so. These recievers are high quality tubing (?) and are alloy steel that is heat-treated at Remington, probably to a hardness of about 35 to 40 on the C scale of the steel hardness tester they use. Now, heat-treating strengthes the action and bolt! So, if it is heated very much as in welding, soldering or brazing it can change the chemical state of your reciever and make it dangerous.
Now, if you're refering to the stud that the rear screw that holds the gun in the stock with, if you wrapped the action in cold rags so that just that area is heated, yes, you could braze that stud back in place yourself. I'm sure you're a good welder and brazer; just make sure your joint is clean, properly fluxed and what you need to braze do it quickly but we don't want any lug area heated above what you couild feel with your hand.
If the area is up around where the bbl screws into the action I'd junk it - but at the rear under the tang, yes, you could braze it if you're careful.
I'm sorry if you felt we were making fun, or talking down to you - we didn't intend that. If you would, after checking your action and have it fixed let us know how it went.
Your friends on the Forum Harry B.
Dear Sir:
If I seemed patronizing, short or pedantic it wasn't intended to be anything personal; you came to the forum with a valid question and you're to be commended for that. All of us here have asked questions. But, on this particular action the locking lug recesses are milled into the rear of the reciever very close to what some are refering to as the tang, and correctly so. These recievers are high quality tubing (?) and are alloy steel that is heat-treated at Remington, probably to a hardness of about 35 to 40 on the C scale of the steel hardness tester they use. Now, heat-treating strengthes the action and bolt! So, if it is heated very much as in welding, soldering or brazing it can change the chemical state of your reciever and make it dangerous.
Now, if you're refering to the stud that the rear screw that holds the gun in the stock with, if you wrapped the action in cold rags so that just that area is heated, yes, you could braze that stud back in place yourself. I'm sure you're a good welder and brazer; just make sure your joint is clean, properly fluxed and what you need to braze do it quickly but we don't want any lug area heated above what you couild feel with your hand.
If the area is up around where the bbl screws into the action I'd junk it - but at the rear under the tang, yes, you could braze it if you're careful.
I'm sorry if you felt we were making fun, or talking down to you - we didn't intend that. If you would, after checking your action and have it fixed let us know how it went.
Your friends on the Forum Harry B.