11 September 2007, 02:23
PostDriver3-Pos Safety on LH Charles Daly
Apparently Gentry uses a right hand thread on their safety, but the bolt shroud has a left hand thread. The action is a left handed Charles Daly (Zastava).
Anyone know a way out of this? We're checking with Gentry now, but other options would be appreciated.
11 September 2007, 05:51
max(hm2)i don't know how they did it but i had gentry put two of their safety's on left handed charles daly mausers. they work perfectly.
11 September 2007, 09:13
PostDriverThanks, Max. We're hoping Dennis Gentry will put together one for me, too. Apparently his dad is in the hospital right now; hope he gets over whatever it is that laid him low.
Dennis thinks he has the parts from a run they made a while back, and can put one together for me. I'm running short on time, too; have a hunt booked for late October.
Man, it's a bummer ... my gunsmith just found out today as he was assembling the pieces. My rifle is almost finished and up jumps the devil. If Gentry can't do it, I might try Stuart Satterlee to see if he can make one with the "right" threads. I'd hate to have built a custom rifle and have to use that god-awful side safety.
By the way, which side is your safety lever on? I wanted mine to be on the right side, but apparently it conflicts with the bolt release.
11 September 2007, 23:12
max(hm2)the safety is on the same side as the bolt just likw on my left handed model 70 .