Bridgeport28A1 Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 (edited) I thought I would start a thread on Reising Model 50 SMG bolt failures since I am aware of one other bolt failure. Please list your serial number of your SMG if you believe your bolt is original to the SMG to see if we can determiner if there is a serial number range of bad bolts. Bolt failure from Model 50 serial number 111068 Is this bolt repairable by some type of welding....TIG, MIG....some other type of welding? Edited October 6, 2017 by Bridgeport28A1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walleyealx Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 90107. Would be awesome if it were fixable so I wouldn't have to do any fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmagee1917 Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 # 106205 . Came with gun but unknown if original . Broke the same way .Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeport28A1 Posted October 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) Reising Bolt Failures Bump to the top. Added 106251 90107106205106251111068 Edited October 7, 2017 by Bridgeport28A1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregg877 Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 Posted already, but mine also broke in the same manner... 106251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springman Posted October 8, 2017 Report Share Posted October 8, 2017 Well mine is #8285 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGinGA Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Serial # 9199. My bolt broke last month. Not sure what the ‘same manner’ is that everyone is talking about. On mine, the bottom rear portion at the operating rod bevel broke off. Luckily I had another one, and with some polishing, it fits and works perfectly. Now to try and find some replacements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Iannamico Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Reising Bolt Failures Bump to the top. Added 106251 90107106205106251111068I note that no "Letter Prefix" Reising serial numbers, made in the 1950s are on the broken bolt list. MAYBE they fixed the problem by that time (?) I have a S-prefix serial number (1957mfg) Reising that I bought (new-unfired) in 1988 (for $595.00), and admittedly, I have not fired it a lot but it still has the original bolt, I have broken a few firing pins. Just to silence a few internet rumors about Numrich "making" the S prefix Reisings, this one came from H&R's asset reduction sale in 1985 along with 66 M16A1 rifles and 29 M14s. It was an asset reduction sale not a bankruptcy auction another internet rumor. The ATF form, and attached sheets listing the s/n for all the guns was dated 3/85, H&R continued in business until 1986 when all the remaining assets were sold to another gun company (whose name escapes me at the moment). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeport28A1 Posted June 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Reising Bolt Failures Bump to the top. Added 106251 90107106205106251111068I note that no "Letter Prefix" Reising serial numbers, made in the 1950s are on the broken bolt list. MAYBE they fixed the problem by that time (?) I have a S-prefix serial number (1957mfg) Reising that I bought (new-unfired) in 1988 (for $595.00), and admittedly, I have not fired it a lot but it still has the original bolt, I have broken a few firing pins. Just to silence a few internet rumors about Numrich "making" the S prefix Reisings, this one came from H&R's asset reduction sale in 1985 along with 66 M16A1 rifles and 29 M14s. It was an asset reduction sale not a bankruptcy auction another internet rumor. The ATF form, and attached sheets listing the s/n for all the guns was dated 3/85, H&R continued in business until 1986 when all the remaining assets were sold to another gun company (whose name escapes me at the moment). Frank, thank you for the input and some facts on the H&R sale. You should write a book....that last comment was meant as humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 i have 2 spare bolts...makes me think i should buy a 3rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Iannamico Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 Reising Bolt Failures Bump to the top. Added 106251 90107106205106251111068I note that no "Letter Prefix" Reising serial numbers, made in the 1950s are on the broken bolt list. MAYBE they fixed the problem by that time (?) I have a S-prefix serial number (1957mfg) Reising that I bought (new-unfired) in 1988 (for $595.00), and admittedly, I have not fired it a lot but it still has the original bolt, I have broken a few firing pins. Just to silence a few internet rumors about Numrich "making" the S prefix Reisings, this one came from H&R's asset reduction sale in 1985 along with 66 M16A1 rifles and 29 M14s. It was an asset reduction sale not a bankruptcy auction another internet rumor. The ATF form, and attached sheets listing the s/n for all the guns was dated 3/85, H&R continued in business until 1986 when all the remaining assets were sold to another gun company (whose name escapes me at the moment). Frank, thank you for the input and some facts on the H&R sale. You should write a book....that last comment was meant as humor.Actually when I recently updated my M14 book, I did a lot of research on the so-called H&R auction, because a number of transferable M14 rifles and M16A1s were sold. I found newspaper articles from that period, talked to people who bought guns from H&R in that sale, and obtained the court records. They had filed for Chapter 11, and the court gave them permission to sell some assets so they could remain in business, make payroll etc. It was called an asset reduction sale. One person bought a LOT of the guns, and I was lucky enough to find someone who had copies of the transfer forms. C3 dealer R.J. Perry eventually obtained and sold a number of the M14s and M16s. The H&R M14s sold for $4k the US PROPERTY marked M16s were $2750.00. BTW I have retired from book writing, just writing articles now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Iannamico Posted June 4, 2019 Report Share Posted June 4, 2019 BTW I wrote to Indianapolis Ordnance, who offers all type of hard to get subgun parts, asking them to consider making Reising bolts, action bars and firing pins.MAYBE if they receive enough requests they will make Reising parts. https://www.indianapolisordnance.com/products.html Contact Indianapolis Ordnance Email sales@indianapolisordnance.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) Keystone already makes titanium pins but a source bolts and action bars would be huge.E-mail to Indy Ordnance sent Edited June 5, 2019 by StrangeRanger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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