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Posted: 5/13/2016 10:03:51 PM EDT
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A friend of a friend asked for help with a rifle she found, that belonged to her Grandmother and has sat in the attic for DECADES.
A heavy amount of surface rust but no pitting. I think a wipe down with an oily rag is as excessive as it should get, I dont want to ruin whats left of the bluing. any comments or advice ? Next, the bolt isnt functioning properly. I tried the safety which reminds me of a pull and twist style Mosin Nagant rifle safety. It doesnt seem to return to its original position which Im sure it sat in for 30 years. Pull the trigger, and nothing much happens... doesnt seem like enough force to set off a primer. Maybe the firing pin spring is broken or there is carbon in there that hardened and is hanging things up, maybe even just old rock hard grease. The ONLY thing I can find online that may help is a video on Remington 514 ?? ( cant remember the model ) bolt disassembly. Looks VERY similar. Remove the tiny screw in the back of the bolt, unthread the cap of the back of the bolt, lose an eye to the flying firing pin and spring....  
Any advice would be greatly appreciated so my friend can shoot Grandmas old squirrel gun at the farm again 
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I have two...what you are saying about how to disassemble the bolt is correct. Good luck! I actually had a problem, and was able to figure out. You can spin this bolts cocking piece while the bolt is inside the action too far clockwise. This happened while I was learning how she worked, and it wouldnt function properly. I learned if you push that little tab inside there you can spin the cocking piece back to where it needs to be. Got the rifle disassembled. oiled and wiped down really well, stock cleaned and a thin coat of oil then wiped off ( she was bone dry ) cleaned the action, barrel, reassembled. she looks 70% better now ! all thats left to do is test fire it, and my friend can pick her Grandmas rifle back up 
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