Taos Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 I acquired a decent "73 carbine for grandson Buckaroo. The entire dust cover is missing. I'm looking for any and/or all the parts to a dust cover. Cover Block Screw Spring Sphere Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Some competitors remove those from their race rifles. Should be some of those folks who will sell them cheap or free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
July Smith Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 28 minutes ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Some competitors remove those from their race rifles. Should be some of those folks who will sell them cheap or free. Not to derail this thread, but why do they do that? It would seem simpler to just never close the cover. Does it offer some advantage or perhaps alter the ejection pattern? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Bandit Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 11 minutes ago, July Smith said: Not to derail this thread, but why do they do that? It would seem simpler to just never close the cover. Does it offer some advantage or perhaps alter the ejection pattern? I took mine off to make disassembly for cleaning easier/faster. I’m not sure where it is now though…I’ll look for it. It has to be removed to get the bolt out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 28 minutes ago, July Smith said: Not to derail this thread, but why do they do that? That question is easy to answer. They never found the indent ball after it hit the ceiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody, SASS #26190 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 It's just one more thing to go wrong. It serves no purpose as we are not on horseback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Taos, I may have what you want, it will be Tuesday afternoon before I can check for sure. If you get another from someone else in the meantime that’s fine. I suspect my price will be close to VTI’s parts cost. I will contact you Tuesday and let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taos Posted June 15 Author Share Posted June 15 Thanks J-Bar, I'm in no hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Taos, I was able to check my spare parts this morning and I have what you want. I removed these from my rifle when I had to install a new extractor. '73 extractors were not in stock so I had to use an extractor for a '66, which will not open the dust cover when the lever is opened. So I just took the whole thing off. Screw is in the block: I checked VTI's parts list and these five items add up to $51. Send me your check for $50 and I will get them into the mail to you for no additional cost. If you are interested send me a personal message and we can exchange addresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Also, some shooters have installed a replacement bolt that will not accomodate the sliding dust cover. Blackfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Shipping details in PM. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nichols Creek, SASS #77627 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 On 6/14/2021 at 4:19 PM, Taos said: I acquired a decent "73 carbine for grandson Buckaroo. The entire dust cover is missing. I'm looking for any and/or all the parts to a dust cover. Cover Block Screw Spring Sphere Thanks I had one. Didn't know you needed one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taos Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 Well danged Bruce. I just bought one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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