Roger Daily
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My savage model 30 pump seems to have something wrong with the slide lock mechanism. The bolt opens when firing the heavy loads required for ducks. Its not an explosive opening but more of a situation where I find the bolt half open after a shot. Needless to say its a little disconcerting....especially in the heat of battle against a flock of daffys. I have completely disassembled and inspected the gun and from what I can see it appears that someone has previously modified the trigger guard assy due to failure of the slide lock release hinge point.
I think a new trigger guard would be in order. Or perhaps a whole new assy.
Is it possible that this could be the problem? I understand that it's normal for the slide mechanism to release after the hammer is released, but recoil shouldn't be able to open the bolt. There appears to be some wear in the receiver to breech bolt area but none of the slide or slide rail area therefore the slide must be moving back and releasing the bolt during recoil.
Has anyone else experienced this problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I think a new trigger guard would be in order. Or perhaps a whole new assy.
Is it possible that this could be the problem? I understand that it's normal for the slide mechanism to release after the hammer is released, but recoil shouldn't be able to open the bolt. There appears to be some wear in the receiver to breech bolt area but none of the slide or slide rail area therefore the slide must be moving back and releasing the bolt during recoil.
Has anyone else experienced this problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks