Diagnosing and Assessing a Savage Model 101The Firearm Blog

Welcome everybody to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As talked about within the little blurb under, this sequence will give attention to a number of residence armorer and gunsmith actions. On this article, I made a decision to leap proper again into the Savage Mannequin 101 that I touched on in the newest Rimfire Report. In that article, I broke down how this goofy pistol (not a revolver) got here to be and why. People appeared sufficient in it or reasonably intrigued by the oddness so I really feel it’s time for the backstory on how I received it or extra particularly how I fastened it. It has been two years since my final Diagnosing and Assessing article. Glad to be again! Let’s dive proper into diagnosing and assessing a Savage Mannequin 101.

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Be aware: I really feel that it is very important clarify precisely what the Savage Mannequin 101 is. You see, it could seem like a small single-action revolver just like a contemporary Ruger Bearcat. In actuality, it’s a single-shot pistol. The cylinder and barrel are one conjoined piece and there is just one chamber. The barrel meeting pivots to the aspect so as to load and unload. Single shot, no cylinder, no revolvers right here.

Fast Background & The Difficulty – Savage Mannequin 101

The Savage Mannequin 101 has been on my listing for a very long time. It’s sort of arduous to search out them at a worth that matches what the blue e book places them at not to mention my very own private restrict. it’s a single-shot pistol mainly taking its place in a set. To me, it was unlikely I’d find yourself with one anytime quickly.

To my shock, I discovered one on Gunbroker and it didn’t appear like anybody was going to bid on it. Most listings the place they point out one thing doesn’t work are likely to dissuade folks from shopping for it. Not me! This one mentioned the set off didn’t work. That’s all it mentioned. I went “Psh that appears like a simple repair. I wager that gun has like 5 predominant components and gained’t be arduous to take aside or put again collectively”. Boy, what a pleasure it’s to take aside and reassemble a gun that you simply by no means had earlier than. One not like some other. It could appear like a Single Motion Military nevertheless it positive does operate in a different way and that necessitates a distinct inner design.

Preliminary Diagnostic Look – Savage Mannequin 101

Because the Gunbroker itemizing talked about, the set off was “lifeless”. Preliminary diagnostics had been easy. First, look into any schematics or exploded components drawings. In the event you should not have hands-on entry to this, have a look at Numrich or Google Pictures. This manner we are able to see what components work together with the set off. Most of us who’re very acquainted with how these items work know that the principle interplay on this form of system could be the tip of the set off hooking right into a notch within the hammer.

Examine the hammer for spring stress (yep). See if holding the gun pointing up or down modifications how the hammer feels (nope). Examine the set off for any form of contact or spring stress (nope). Did it move the “shake check” (no damaged bit sounds to be heard)? Simply from that little little bit of taking part in my bets had been on a damaged set off or chipped hammer notch. Why would that occur? I’ll cowl that after we tear her aside and see what the difficulty is.

Nearer Inspection – Savage Mannequin 101

Alight, let’s tear it down and see what’s going on. With the grips off, we are able to see that the mainspring and hammer strut are intact and proper.

With a more in-depth have a look at the pins (each hammer and set off), it seems they’re alleged to be pushed out left to proper (confirmed). The hammer pin must be punched out and the hammer eliminated earlier than the strut and spring could be eliminated.

With the hammer out, we are able to relieve strain on the strut information/retainer and punch it out the opposite aspect.

The strut sping can slide off the underside and the strut could be eliminated by means of the highest.

“Effectively, there’s your drawback”. At this level, the reply fell out and an extra examination of the hammer revealed we should always check out our set off.

So, yeah the set off is busted. Fortunately for me, spare triggers can be found throughout most components corporations in the intervening time so this was a quick-ish repair. I say quick-ish as a result of additional disassembly, analysis, and reassembly had some studying curves that I might be comfortable to share in a separate article.

Why would the set off break? I feel the reply is pretty straightforward to guess. One, wanting on the break itself we are able to see this was a brittle half in of itself. Two, and most possible, this gun was marketed for teenagers. Youngsters watch Western motion pictures and TV exhibits and need to be cowboys. Cowboys fan their revolvers in each struggle trigger it appears to be like good on TV and common previous single-action click-boom, click-boom, click-boom is sort of boring.

In the event you had been to fan this (although it’s one shot) and launch the set off on the flawed time, then the hammer notch would be capable to slam down on that brittle set off. I wager it not solely broke like that but in addition went bang.

Conclusion – Savage Mannequin 101

There you might have it, of us. One other previous gun saved from in all probability being parted out. A easy repair for positive however surprisingly not a gun for the lighthearted to take aside and reassemble. However what if somebody has to?! Let me know if I ought to dive into what makes this gun tick (or ought to I say click on) with a disassembly/reassembly article. Protected capturing, all!

If you’d like some historical past on this gun take a look at this text right here and right here.

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