Sieveboy
04-06-2011, 11:25 PM
Hi! I have a Ranger .22 (made by Savage - I think it's the same as a 29B).
The barrel is excessively loose. I was able to press the barrel pin out.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/Sieveboy/20110406225105.jpg
The pin measures .21385
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/Sieveboy/20110406225134.jpg
I'm thinking of perhaps drilling the receiver for 7/32" and inserting a 7/32" (0.21875") pin. Assuming I don't drill the barrel, I'm hoping this will give a pretty tight fit and will stabilize the barrel.
Another option may be to wrap the barrel in shim stock - and just press the old pin back in...this would tighten things up, and might be a simpler and reversible approach...
I saw another posting about drilling out the hole and using the drill bit shank as the new pin, but I would like to explore other options.
Does anyone have any experience with this or opinions on how to proceed?
Thanks! Joe
The barrel is excessively loose. I was able to press the barrel pin out.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/Sieveboy/20110406225105.jpg
The pin measures .21385
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/Sieveboy/20110406225134.jpg
I'm thinking of perhaps drilling the receiver for 7/32" and inserting a 7/32" (0.21875") pin. Assuming I don't drill the barrel, I'm hoping this will give a pretty tight fit and will stabilize the barrel.
Another option may be to wrap the barrel in shim stock - and just press the old pin back in...this would tighten things up, and might be a simpler and reversible approach...
I saw another posting about drilling out the hole and using the drill bit shank as the new pin, but I would like to explore other options.
Does anyone have any experience with this or opinions on how to proceed?
Thanks! Joe