M91/30 Safety

[Richard Simmons]

Just finished the first of the Ufixems. Stock came out very nice. Two coats of BLO cut 50/50 with Mineral Spirits followed by four coats of hand rubbed BLO with a 0000 steel wool rub down in between. Very mellow and the orange color came back perfectly. Here's the rub. The safety will not set. No matter how hard I pull back on the cocking piece it will not turn to the left to catch in the safety notch. I didn't try it before I stripped it as everything was really packed with cosmo. Could I have reassembled the bolt wrong? Any one else had this happen? As long as everthing else works OK I'm not too worried. I only chamber a round when I am ready to fire.

[REDSTAR]

Will the bolt cock when you pull back the cocking piece? Pull back on the cocking piece and dry fire it. Then cycle the action like you would during fire and dry fire it. If it works both ways then you assembled the bolt correctly.

I've never had this happen. Can you give some more details? If it cocks I don't see why it wont turn left. They're a real bitch to cock and turn as you probably well know. Try doing it with a rag to give you a better grip.

When you screwed the firing pin back in did you line up the allignment marks in back? The spring is the same on both ends so that wouldn't be it. How's the spring tension, good? Did you completely disassemble the bolt?

I suppose the rail is set correctly on the bolt right? Sometimes the bolt lugs will jump off that rail, but then you wouldn't be able to cock it.

I never use the safety either, its more dangerous that it is safe!

[srv656sxx]

I never knew you could even do that!!! I pulled out the M39 and the safety does set!! WOW!!! I might actually take this baby hunting yet!

So why do you say it's not safe?

Shawn

[TheRifleman]

I think it's safe shawn, just a pain in the ass.

[Richard Simmons]

I only stripped the bolt head off and the carrier not the firing pin. I took it back apart and reassembled. Works just like it's supposed to. No idea WTF happened. OH, by the by . the trigger pull on this one is very nice. Take up the first stage and it breaks like the proverbial glass rod. These Ufixems are great.

[REDSTAR]

Yeah shaun, I was just refering to the fact t eh safety is a pain in the ass to engage and disengage on most of these.

Glad you got it fixed RS. You made sure the tick marks lined up on the cocking piece right? If not the firing pin might not be at the proper depth.