hammerforged Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 A neighbor has a Stevens Model 87A that we cannot get the bolt to cycle on. If I take the gun apart and work the round loading lever I can get the bolt to cycle fine but with the gun together it will not cycle no matter how hard you pull on the charging handle.. I know this gun should cycle whether there are rounds loaded in the tube or not but cannot get it to do so. Is there a you tube video someone can point me to that can shed some light on this? He also has a Glenfield Model 60 that he says will no longer fire - I suspect a firing pin issue on this one but have not had a chance to take it apart yet to see, it cycles just fine. Many thanks in advance - If this is in the wrong place please feel free to move it to the correct location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted November 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 Update, figured out that the lifter assembly had been installed upside down at some point, still won't cycle right, noticed a worn spot on the face of the bolt that I think is allowing the lifter assembly to drop locking the bolt in the closed position. Can the face of the bolt be safely mig welded and resurfaced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted November 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 Another update - think I have finally sourced the issue/issues with the Stevens - As stated above the lifter assembly had been installed upside down at some point, also discovered it needed to be moved ever so slightly forward - I'm talking about a 1/16 of an inch to keep it in the right position. Everything seems to be working right now, cleaned her all up and will be heading to the range later today to test her out. Now- my neighbor has offered me my choice of this Stevens Model 87a or a Glenfield/Marlin Model 60 for my work on getting this Stevens going again. Decisions, decisions - with the Stevens my grandson would have the option of shooting shorts, longs and long rifle cartridges with the Glenfield he would be grounded to only long rifle. I would appreciate the group's thoughts as I have no experience with either of these. I've still got the Winchester lever 22 my Dad got me when I was 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) Nice old rifles Ross. Glad you were able to find the issue. I would go with the Glenfield and the 22lr round. Hard to find shorts and longs, do they even make longs anymore? 22Lr just getting back to pre scare prices and supply. Shoot all day for a $20 brick of shells. Edited November 12, 2018 by Adjam5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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