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Posted: 1/27/2011 3:50:30 PM EDT
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Anyone know where I can find trigger parts or a whole assembly? I have one from my grandfather and the safety is stuck in the 'safe' position. I have tried to clean the assembly out but it has not freed the trigger or safety. I am not 100% sure what the cause is.
I am also looking for a diagram of the trigger assembly if anyone could help there as well. |
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Anyone know where I can find trigger parts or a whole assembly? I have one from my grandfather and the safety is stuck in the 'safe' position. I have tried to clean the assembly out but it has not freed the trigger or safety. I am not 100% sure what the cause is. I am also looking for a diagram of the trigger assembly if anyone could help there as well. Search engine "Dogpile.com" (Screw Google....) Search terms: "Remington 580 parts" Best hit based on what you want: Rem 580 Parts diagram and listings Five pages of parts, some they are out of but I saw available else where. Where is "elsewhere"? The usual places, Brownells and MidwayUSA. A good search engine is your friend. Avoid Google, worthless commercial "who paid us the most" junk search engine. |
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Parts are extremely scarce for these now. I own one as well but I was able to find a mint one without any issues.
I would remove the action from the stock then soak the receiver, trigger group and bolt in automatic transmission fluid for a few days. Cut the top off the jug and slide the parts in then rest it against something so it doesn't fall over. Sometimes this can free up parts that have been frozen by evaporated oil. After that try some non chlorinated brake cleaner to clear out any sludge that might be left. Make sure you really oil it after the brake cleaner as the parts will rust very quickly if left unprotected. Dolomite |
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It's also been confirmed that a Timney 788 trigger will work with some modifications to the safety lever. It is rumored, but unconfirmed, that Timney will sell you the correct parts if you call them and explain the situation.
I have one I'm going to re-chamber and convert to 7.62x25. 
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It's also been confirmed that a Timney 788 trigger will work with some modifications to the safety lever. It is rumored, but unconfirmed, that Timney will sell you the correct parts if you call them and explain the situation. I have one I'm going to re-chamber and convert to 7.62x25. I have been toying with the same idea with mine. I have built a few Savages in the 7.62x25, a few AR's and was planning on having the chambers on a Ruger Single Six reamed for the caliber as well. I rarely fired surplus ammo. I used mine as a basis for subsonic loads. I would shoot 180 grain bullets and in the 24" barreled Savage they were as quiet as a 16" 10/22 firing subsonics. The 180's had the muzzle energy of a 357 magnum yet were quiet enough that is hearing safe without a suppressor. My last build had a 16" barrel so it is a little louder but still quieter than a subsonic 22lr out of a pistol and 9mm out of a rifle. My pet load is 8.4 grains of 3N38 over a 180 grain Sierra spitzer and Remington 6 1/2 primers. It was turning out to be a 1/2 MOA shooter when I sold it. Here are a few pictures of the last Savage I built to shoot the Tokarev: It wears a tensioned barrel although I normally thin the barrels a bit more than this one. Depending on caliber I go very thin. On my rimfires I normally thin to about .400" and on the centerfires it depends on the caliber. Tensioned barrel with the barrel machined concentric to the bore then a sleeve put over it and the tensioning nut tightened. This slightly stretches the barrel reducing whip. You could measure the difference between loose and tight on a longer barrel I tensioned. I tension barrels with sleeves to help with accuracy and keep the weight down at the same time. The barrels seem to be a bit more consistent with various ammo than without the sleeve. 
Tensioning nut: 
Round sitting on the bolt face: 
Bolt face opened up to .400" from .378" to make room for the .393" rim of the Tokarev round: 
Some dummy rounds I made up for chambering: 
L-R: 150 grain 30-30 bullet 180 grain HotCor bullet 168 grain SMK 180 Sierra Spitzer Dolomite |
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