Factory or New Reising Bolt... which one to use?

[Thompsonlover]

I am currently waiting on a Reising to be transferred to me. The owner of the gun has had it for 20 years and says it fires perfectly. Are the newly manufactured bolts so much improved that I should swap out the original for one? I appreciate any opinions as I don't know much about these guns. Thanks!

[b_san]

If it runs great now I wouldn't fudge with it. They can be temperamental with different or aftermarket parts, heck they can be that way with the original factory parts. Sometimes good enough is good enough.

[Thompsonlover]

I was kinda thinking the same thanks.

[StrangeRanger]

The original bolt can be somewhat prone to failure; it may crack either just behind the notch that fits the action bar or through the transverse hole for the pin that retains the firing pin. Some never crack some do, there's no way of predicting. Get a spare, either original or newly manufactured, and try it in the gun. You may need to fiddle with it a bit, tolerances on Reisings often leave something to be desired. Once you've got it running with the spare switch back to the original and hope you never need the spare.

 

The new bolts are an unknown quantity. The stress relief radius that Indianapolis Ordnance put in the notch should solve many of the issues. You will have to make a very minor alteration to the action bar to use one but it should not have any effect on operation when used with the original bolt

[jim c 351]

TL,

If you are planning to buy one of the new bolts, then try it immediately.

If it doesn't work, then get a refund.

If it does work then leave it in the gun and save the original for the day you sell the gun.

Jim C

[StrangeRanger]

Well whether you follow my advice or Jim's one thing is clear: you want to have a spare bolt

[Thompsonlover]

Thanks for the comments guys!