Savage 6a? tube feed problem

So I recently Purchased a savage 22 semi auto at a local gun show for $75. Im not 100% on the model but I believe from some surfing around that it is a model 6a. When I got the gun home I brought it out to our little range, loaded the tube and tried cocking it. the action was a little tight but it slid up yet failed to chamber a round. I tried directly loading the chamber with a round and this fired, yet still failed to cycle the next round. I brought it back inside, unloaded it, and took the stock off and examined it. it appears that the there are 3 small screws missing and they might be the source of the problem. I plan on taking it to a gunsmith this week to have him take a look at it and to go ahead and give it a good cleaning, because upon closer inspection it was quite dirty. anyone have similar problems or solutions for this gun? and how much should i expect to pay at a smith for what i need done?

I'm also wondering if anyone knows how to go about mounting a scope on it since it has no sort of rail.
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Yep, thats a 6 all right.

The dirt alone would gum up your action enough to make it act like you said but replacing the screws would be wise either way.

You might be able to find generic screws that would work, even if they had to be modified at Brownells. You might try cleaning the gun yourself. That gun sold for $7.50 new when it first came out. Nice little autoloader.

John K

By now you've probably had your rifle cleaned and hopefully it's working better. If not, two suggestions:

1) Make sure the takedown screw is not binding the magazine tube and interfering with feeding. That's happened to me before.

2) Also, the Model 6 was designed to be both an autoloader and a "bolt action". If you rotate the charging handle in one direction, it functions as an autoloader. If you rotate it in the opposite direction, it disconnects from the recoil spring (or something, I don't remember) and the bolt stays in the locked position after firing. You then pull it back and manually push it forward to chamber another round.

Check this function and its related parts for wear and tear.

My first small game rifle-- loaned to me by my dad. Still have it, plus another that's a couple years newer (has the checkered stock, but still a nice piece of walnut). Cleaning has always been critical to good functioning of this rifle. And ditto on the note regarding the take-down screw binding up the tube mag if set too tight. I periodically do a thorough cleaning of the forward receiver area, especially around the ejector (?) at the top of the receiver and in the extractor recesses in the chamber, and the firing pin will noticeably slow down if the insides of the bolt are allowed to accumulate dirt and oil. Keep the firing pin, its channel and spring clean and (very) lightly oiled. So you've acquired a very solid, inherently accurate weapon that requires a bit of attention to work at its best. I hope it gives you the hours of pleasure and the memories I've accrued with mine. It's drilled for a receiver sight, if you can find the one that fits, but I've always shot mine with iron sights.