looking for help with a Remington Model 31... lifter won't get the shell high enough to slide into chamber. Anyone have a 'fix' for this problem?
That's almost the only thing that ever wears out on a Model 31, The lifter is a long dog-leg part that pivots way back in the receiver. The "knee" of the dogleg rides on the bolt slide and eventually may wear down enough so the shell is not raised high enough to clear the bottom of the barrel on the way in. Basically, the only decent fix is to replace the lifter with one with a fatter "knee". You could also probably weld build up your lifter if that's your area of expertise. You can still probably find the part on GunBroker but it's likely hit or miss whether it's a better part than you have, unless you can get the seller to measure it the same way you measure yours. Plus there are three patterns of Model 31, '31, '34, and '41, and the lifters are not interchangeable. PM me if you need more info. I also may still have a few extras laying around but don't know if they'd work or not.
