OldJohn Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 With the hope of starting 3gun, just got a 1301 recently. Followed the Beretta vid for takedown - no problems. Cannot for the life of me get the barrel seated into the reciever to finish reassembly, however???? Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong? Anyone have a similar issue? TIA OldJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neomet Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Pull the bolt back a bit. See if that does the trick for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJohn Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share Posted September 4, 2016 The bolt is as far back as it will go - i.e., that was the first thing I tried. It was the demo model at the LGS, so I'm hoping there isn't something else going on due to bumble-handed customers or sales folks. Thanks. OldJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunCat Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Position the bolt about half way open ( or half way closed) and the barrel should fully move into place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJohn Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Nope - no joy:( OldJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWS_61 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 John, were is your barrel hanging up in the re-assembly process? In the receiver? On the mag tube? Is the bottom of the barrel contacting the plastic tube and recoil spring? I just lock my bolt open and the barrel slips right in. More info might help someone steer you in the right direction. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJohn Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 Stops about 1 cm short of fully seating. Appears/feels like it is meeting resistance inside of receiver. Beretta CS response was a joke. One sentence - "Make sure bolt is locked to rear." Really? Getting ready to return it to Field & Stream if I can't get it back together soon. Need to figure out what to dwap the pos for:) Thanks OldJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunCat Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Is the forearm contacting the receiver? When fully assembled the forearm will overhang the reciever just a bit (see the recess inside the forearm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJohn Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 Because the barrel will not seat fully to the rear, the forend can't fully slide back to the receiver either. I havent taken the bolt and associated guts out yet - will do so this weekend to see if anything strange is in there. OldJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O'Connell Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Do not give up on your 1301, they are truly wonderful guns. I love mine, especially since Steve at Rose Action Sports perfomed some magic on it. Double and triple check your assembly sequence against some reliable pictures or videos. My 1301 will practically fall together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flannigun Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Is the Gas piston seated correctly? This may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o2dOyVfdEI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJohn Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 5 hours ago, flannigun said: Is the Gas piston seated correctly? This may help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o2dOyVfdEI Yep - that's the vid I've been referencing. Viewed countless times and amazed how it goes together in such an easy & simple manner:( OldJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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