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Old 01-13-2013, 03:22 PM
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Yes, sorry I was refering to sirguinnesses model 81.

You can pull the butt stock off yourself to take a peek in there and see whats up.
Can't do any harm and nothing will go flying accross the room!

On the bottom receiver tang, there are two screws.
Remove the rear screw,,the one right at the very end of the tang closest to the wood.
That holds the stock to the receiver.
(Don't take the other screw out, that holds the trigger spring and the hammer spring in place inside)

Once the rear screw is out,,pull the stock itself backwards off of the rec'vr.
There's a long recoil return spring housing just under the comb notch of the stock that will come out with the recv'r,,so pull the stock & recv'r straight apart from each other.

Check the inletting for repairs, cracks. There might even be something in there keeping the two from going back together properly.

I've seen things like cardboard shims, papermatches, toothpicks and all sorts of things used as 'adjusters' to the inletting thinking it would help things out.
Even extra glue from the repair may have oozed out, hardened and is blocking full seating of the receiver to the wood.

Keep it in the family! Great rifle..

..A 300Savcal M81 would be a nice match up w/my 99Savage.
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