The Western Auto 200A is the store brand of the Mossberg 800A. The bolts are almost identical.
What do the cases look like when they come out of the chamber? Are they scratched up? Are the primers flattened? What do the locking lugs on the bolt look like? Is the wear even across all of...
Well man, as of about 5 min ago, I have exhausted all of my parts sources.
Truly sorry I have come up empty for you.
Who would have thought those bolts would be so scarce?
I did another quick search, this time on eBay. I came up with two. But as the Havlins say, they may need fitting.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/225331196845
https://www.ebay.com/itm/374419417663
First, welcome to the forums!
Second, according to the Havlin's book on Mossbergs, parts between 183 models were not interchangeable. So you are looking for a 183K bolt. I did some quick searching and came up empty for that particular bolt. There are more places for me to look and I might get...
I inherited mine from my uncle when he passed. The story goes the dropped it out of a tree stand and broke the original at the wrist. Replaced it with a Boyds. When I got it, it was missing the bolt. I even posted on here trying to find a replacement. We found the original waaaay back on a...
Thanks man!
Now I just have to find that tap and that die. And I have to make the nut. The nut is my biggest worry. Most of the work on it will be done by hand with files.
Not sure if I leave the bases "as is" with the Japanning loss or do I strip it all off and re-japan them. The youtube...
I picked up a pair of No. 4 peepsights that I figured would go well with my 42M and my 51M. One is missing the windage adjustment rod and nut. I was able to make another one on the lathe, but for the life of me, I can't figure out the threads on the original.
Would anybody know what they are?