rifle repair help

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Idahocaster posted this 16 December 2021

 

I have a Savage 340 that has a mangled ejector spring and will not eject empty cases. To replace the spring I need to remove the ejector pin. The pin has a head (arrow in photo) that prevents is from being over-inserted. I assume the hole goes all the way through the receiver, but the other side of it is covered by the trigger assembly which is not made to be removeable. Any thoughts for how to convince this pin to come out without disassembling the trigger assembly to get to the other end of the hole and drive it out? I thought maybe some penetrating oil, let it soak, then hit the receiver against my workbench with the pin facing down to see if it will move, but that hasn't been successful yet. Any ideas or recommendations will be welcome!

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Bud Hyett posted this 16 December 2021

I feel your pain, I've been here before in similar circumstances.. The extreme solution is to drill the pin out. Then purchase, or make, another headed pin and drive this new pin in when needed. This assumes you have enough clearance from the action for a drill press to perform the drilling.

First center drill the pin deep enough to keep the drill centered. You might want to drill a deep smaller diameter hole first to act as a pilot.

Find a local amateur machinist or gunsmith with lathe and drill press who can help. This is one of those thirty minute jobs that can take four or five hours. In my experience, there are no shortcuts.

Farm boy from Illinois, living in the magical Pacific Northwest

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Rich/WIS posted this 16 December 2021

There is a Savage Forum that may have answers, also might try Brownells gunsmith for advice.  Doubt if the current Savage company can help but might try there as well.  Seems a pretty involved repair job just to replace a pin, 

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Ken Campbell Iowa posted this 16 December 2021

hold my beer ...

how about drilling a hole into the joint between the receiver and the pin head .... this would allow a space under the head from which you could tap the head up and out ... maybe a 1/8 drill bit and a 3/32 pin punch.

will require a sturdy holding fixture and a gentle feed.  don't drill much into the bolt main body diameter.

what could go wrong ... ?

ken

 

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Little Debbie posted this 16 December 2021

I’d check Numrichs website for some exploded diagrams for the Savage 340 series rifles and see if it helps you strategize on this fix. It has helped me in the past on some fixes and stopped me from handing my beer to a bystander……….

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Idahocaster posted this 16 December 2021

Thanks everyone for the responses so far. I bought my replacement ejector and ejector spring from Numrichs. I have gone back and looked at the diagrams (they have several for these old Savages), but alas, no inspiration yet. I' a

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Idahocaster posted this 16 December 2021

Something went wrong. The only way I could get out of it was to post it. Anyway, I'll make sure and hold tight to that beer until I've had a chance to decide what I'm willing to risk.

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Hornet posted this 17 December 2021

   The trigger housing CAN be removed but you need to take everything out of the housing first. It is NOT recommended unless you REALLY need a trigger job as well. I've done two and it was NOT pleasant but improved things significantly.

   The Gun Digest Disassembly/Assembly Book says you should be able to get the tip of a small screwdriver between the bottom of the head and the pocket in the action. You might need to thin the edge a bit and drive it in to get started and then pry it up. A small cheap wood chisel might work too.

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Idahocaster posted this 17 December 2021

Thanks for the tip! I'll give it a try and let you know how it goes.

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David Reiss posted this 17 December 2021

I have done several of these and it is fairly easy. File a small screw driver to a thin edge and then tap it under the pin to pry it up. I have a screwdriver as such in my arsenal of tools that I use. Sorry I didn't read the thread sooner. But the GD tip is the right way to do it.

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Idahocaster posted this 17 December 2021

The screw driver worked! I had a small tip I had already filled smooth and thin for some other project years ago. It up a little taping to get it started, but once it shifted a little it came right out! The new extractor and spring are in and it is ejecting like a champ!

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