My son in law brought an old beat up rifle that was at one time his grandfathers gun, it is a Savage model 110E in Right Hand and it is chambered in .30-06 caliber. The old guy (I'm told) was afraid of the kids taking the gun out without permission so he hid the complete bolt assy and he passed away many years ago. They have searched the house and barn several times and still have had no luck locating the bolt.

I bought a bolt assembly off eBay for a model 10 in .30-06 but it will not fit, looks like there is a small flange on the bolt head that stops it for entering the gun.

I have two questions;

#1 - Can the bolt I have be made to work?

#2 - if the bolt I now have will not work - Does anyone have a complete bolt for this rifle and if so how much?

I'd like to surprise my son in law for Christmas this year but I'm on a tight budget (I'd love to swap off the bolt I bought as the guy off eBay does not do refunds).