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weebles KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 4 Joined: Jun 17^th, 2015	Help getting the Bolt back in my 1898 Jun 28^th, 2015 at 9:00pm	Print Post
	I just finished cold bluing my 1898 Springfield and have run into a problem. I'm looking for some guidance in getting the Bolt to fit back into the Receiver. The extractor is hanging up on the rear Bolt Guides. After about 3 hours of trying to figure it out, I thought I would ask you fellas. . I took some pictures, but due to this being my first post, I'm not allowed to post them.


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weebles KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 4 Joined: Jun 17^th, 2015	Re: Help getting the Bolt back in my 1898 Reply #1 - Jun 28^th, 2015 at 9:14pm	Print Post
	Picture #1


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weebles KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 4 Joined: Jun 17^th, 2015	Re: Help getting the Bolt back in my 1898 Reply #2 - Jun 28^th, 2015 at 9:15pm	Print Post
	Picture #2


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Jim_Bo KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 4 Joined: Jun 14^th, 2015	Re: Help getting the Bolt back in my 1898 Reply #3 - Jun 29^th, 2015 at 12:16am	Print Post
	I had a difficult time removing the bolt and installing it back into my 1899. This link helped quite a bit take a look. (You need to *Login* to view media files and links) good luck jim


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weebles KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 4 Joined: Jun 17^th, 2015	Re: Help getting the Bolt back in my 1898 Reply #4 - Jun 29^th, 2015 at 4:07am	Print Post
	Thanks a million Jim! Once I put the bolt into battery as described on the Video, it went in like butter!


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psteinmayer KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 2391 Location: Ypsilanti, Michgan Joined: Aug 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Help getting the Bolt back in my 1898 Reply #5 - Jun 29^th, 2015 at 11:25am	Print Post
	I was going to say it looks like you were installing it incorrectly from your first picture, but it sounds like you have it figured out. Glad it is all good now. How about some pictures of the finished product?


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Dick Hosmer KCA Official Member Offline Collector of Springfield Arms, 1865-1915 Posts: 1862 Location: Northern California Joined: Nov 20^th, 2005 Gender:	Re: Help getting the Bolt back in my 1898 Reply #6 - Jun 29^th, 2015 at 2:27pm	Print Post
	At my age I should have more empathy - and what I am about to say is NOT personal, but it is a shame that three hours were expended (apparently without result) on what could have taken way less than three minutes. Simply holding the uncocked bolt next to the receiver should have immediately shown what was wrong. The one that really gets me though are the people who cannot find the serial number!! We just don't seem to be able to figure things out for ourselves any more - THAT is the real point of my lament - NOT to point the finger at one individual beginner (which we ALL were at some point). My moment of 'bolt truth' was in 1952, in junior high school; getting bit on the fingers by having the bolt pop uncocked is what did it for me! Sorry for the rant - flame away.


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Fred G. KCA Forum Member Offline Krag Enthusiast! Posts: 125 Location: Nebraska Joined: Sep 21^st, 2009 Gender:	Re: Help getting the Bolt back in my 1898 Reply #7 - Jul 2^nd, 2015 at 3:23pm	Print Post
	Amen to That brother!


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