So I got my lovely new old sako. The first thing I did was notice the bolt has a bit at the back that twists, so I twisted it and it clicked in. And now I can't get the bolt in the rifle. How on earth to fix this?
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So I got my lovely new old sako. The first thing I did was notice the bolt has a bit at the back that twists, so I twisted it and it clicked in. And now I can't get the bolt in the rifle. How on earth to fix this?
Try youtube...it is possible but hard to explain
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Easy enough to do but hard to explain. Check YouTube for Sako bolt disassembly.
How do you search the solution? I don't know what I've done... it was easy to do though, so I'm sure it's been done by someone else before.
I'm guessing I've somehow set the firing pin while the bolt was out of the rifle. Unfortunately the bit that I twisted in won't twist back out
Ah, sako bolt disassembly. Thank you, I will search that and do it when I'm back home after the weekend
Add some photos. I has a few problems with my mauser bolt. Also you may need to take it out of the stock and drop the trigger assembly. Thay said I haven't seen the problem.
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I think you have simply decocked it out of the rifle. When you search put in the model too. That will help but I think it is the same basic principle for all.
Pull the cocking piece back and twist so that the sear on the bolt engages the back of the bolt, You may need to use the edge of a wooden work bench to push the bolt sear back and the twist. There should be a small indent on the bolt body where the sear needs to sit. Like has already been said its not an easy one to explain with clarity.
I did that with my Sauer bolt by twisting just to see what would happen. After some very stressful moments I found the magic release. Don't panic.
Identify your target beyond all doubt because you never miss (right?) and I'll be missed.
just realized it won't go in. My mistake. I thought it went in and wouldn't come out. I've been in that boat a few times.
With my mauser, I've had jt when the bolt wouldn't go in, I needed to rotate the back of the bolt till it was aligned correctly.
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Here you go mate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nueM_Q7yPwY
Just filmed how to re-cock it on a wooden bench to show you.
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There is a tool for this...
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Easy todo harder to undo but still easy once you have done it before I did the exact same thing years ago fiddling with my 85 and only a year ago with my defiance
There's a tool for everything
Use the Sako bolt decocking tool.
I have a Sako tool I dont use mate, send me your address and i'll post it down
I did that while in the tent on a hunt one time, a very tight grip pull and twist and was able to get it back in place, difficult enough to not want to do again away from home...
You have de cocked it with the bolt out of the action so you need to cock it again to get it back in
I've done it a few times with a T3. Pretty sure I used a screwdriver with insulation tape on it to push it up and around (as per YouTube).
I use the shoe lace trick to pull the sear back if there are no tools around.
Have a look at the youtube video @11:13 https://youtu.be/-WRO17sk_dI?feature=shared this dude is disassembling the bolt, but it's the same to cock the firing pin, you just stop sooner.
Nah Sako bolts are a lot different to a remingtonQuote:
Originally Posted by Paic
Yeah, for sure the bolt assembly is quite different. But the firing pin cocking mechanism should be the same for most bolts.
Recall as a young lad not being able to get the bolt in my .303 all the time watching a deer. By the time I finally realised the end of the bolt had rotated out 360 degrees the deer was gone.
The first gen Sauer 100's had a terrible party trick of you being able to slid the bolt in with the handle on the wrong side, then get stuck in the rear of the action & you having to pull the rifle completely apart including removing the trigger to get it out..
I had heard of this happening so what did I do while reviewing the above rifle, yes of course it turned out as described hahahaha what a POS that thing was, apparently they have sorted many of the problems with the 2nd gen, I tried finding a pic but don't know where its disappeared too.
Send us the video when you successfully disassemble and reassemble a sako bolt with your shoe laceQuote:
Originally Posted by Paic
Easy as. You only use the shoelace or string or paracord or whatever to take the firing pin spring pressure off then use your hand to twist the cocking piece to re-cock the bolt. I've done it before on a sako in the bush after a guy whoopsed in the carpark (where we didn't have tools or anything useful that would do the job). Didn't even have a tool kit for the spare if we got a flat just a bloody scissor jack without even a jack handle! There were words over that stunt.
