Good probability the local hardware store in the Specialty hardware section. May have to file it down. Never felt with Ruger service dept. they may want you to send it in. Hopefully they send the part. You look at eBay, Amazon or Numrich. A bit of red-neck gunsmithing, take a small nail that is just under the diameter of that hole on the bolt. A dap of silicone as a temporary fix. When you get the proper part tap it out. That pin only keeps that part from falling out and is not subjected to any pressure.

 

Ordered a set from Midwest gun. Will also call Ruger.

 

If the front firing pin fell out of it's own accord you will need a roll pin for that as well. It is cunningly concealed under the extractor where it wraps around the bolt.
Cheers,

 

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Kind of crazy. I’d contact ruger before spending any of my money. That’s why you buy new, to have the customer service.

 

I did buy new. Like I said above. Ruger doesn't know the part#. The manual has the whole bolt as 1 #. Trying to see if I need a roll or solid pin. Different sites have different ones listed.

 

Harbor Freight has a roll pin set. Comes in a plastic box with a whole bunch of sizes.
Almost certain one of them will fit. Probably around $10 or less.

And they also sell roll pin punches. In case you need to remove one or set it flush. They're like a standard punch but with a dimple on the end.

 

Was the roll pin missing or did it back out? You should call Ruger on this just in case the hole is oversize and will not retain a roll pin. Looks like somebody took lunch or played on their phone and forgot to finish an assembly and passed it onward.

By callling Ruger and sending then the photos an adjustment can be made at that station . Humans are good but frankly the fewer humans involved the better, a robot does not take a lunch break or have a fight with their SO on the cell phone when they are supposed to be assembling the firing pin to the bolt.

I am not saying to return the rifle, I am saying Ruger needs to send the correct roll pins. Unless you cannot install them yourself. I forget sometimes not everyone mastered fire and rocks. Installing a roll pin with a roll pin punch and a proper size ball peen hammer is child's play but then my brother cannot do it and he is an engineer and he is pretty smart otherwise.

 

Took the extractor off and the front roll pin is missing also. It cannot fall out as the extractor covers both holes. Harbor Freight roll pins don't fit. I need a size in between. Haven't heard back from Ruger yet. They were gonna call around their shop and try to find out.

 

I'd go the hardware store route. If I could get an extractor for my 1894 at the hardware store, I wouldn't have bothered to call Marlin for a new one. If you look in the 1894 section of the forum, you'll see my posts about the problem. They ended up sending me a new extractor (I haven't gotten it yet but it's supposed to be in the mail.) but I really had to talk the customer service rep into it and only after she consulted with a tech. Put the bolt in your pocket, take it to the hardware store and paw through the roll pins. You might not find one that fits perfectly but I bet you will get close. From the responses I've gotten from others here, there are a lot of guys who don't mind sending guns back but having shipped a lot of guns in my day, I avoid it like the plague. Some things you can't fix but this is just a roll pin. By the time you pack up the gun and bring it for shipping, you can have it back up and running.

 

Can someone here look in their bolt and see if it is a roll pin or a solid pin? Ruger cannot locate. A part #. Found a part on another site that looks like a solid pin with a notch in it.

 

Hi, sorry I'm a little late, and you seem to have a temporary fix for now. I just looked at my trapper and it is a roll pin.

 

I was able to stretch some Harbor Freight roll pins to a larger size by running a punch down the middle. Seemed to do the trick. All fixed for now.

 

Yikes! Did Ruger hire some of the Remington employees that built their poor versions of Marlin lever guns?

 

Put yourself in Rugers place. This could have been a dangerous situation and I am sure that they will want to look it over and fix it 100% correct. When you buy a new car do you expect to fix it right away?

 

IF I ever buy a new car, I would expect it to not have to be fixed in the first place! Kind of ruins the whole experience of buying something new! That being said, I can see why Ruger or any honest company for that matter, would want the chance to rectify any issue with their product to the best of their ability.

 

I would give Ruger two options, send the bolt in and they install the correct part number pins or return the complete rifle and they send a new one after inspecting as being complete. I hate shipping firearms. And they deal with the paper work. I like Ruger, I like Marlin but leaving out those pins is kind of not acceptable. On the other hand, option 3, they send you the pins since you are going on a trip and you need the rifle now.

 

I would give Ruger two options, send the bolt in and they install the correct part number pins or return the complete rifle and they send a new one after inspecting as being complete. I hate shipping forearms. And they deal with the paper work. I like Ruger, I like Marlin but leaving out those pins is kind of not acceptable. On the other hand, option 3, they send you the pins since you are going on a trip and you need the rifle now.

Missed the trip part and OP not wanting to send it back. Other option is taking it back where you bought it OP and telling them give me a new gun, you deal with ruger

 

I told them I wanted it for a trip in 3 weeks. Have to use a very specific caliber. It's fixed now. Ordered from PSA so it isn't local. Ruger has not called me back. I will update when I hear from them. They offered for me to send it in but it's not really worth my time if I can fix it in a few minutes. I would hope they call back though.

 

The retainer for the rear firing pin is a fairly large diameter roll pin FWIW.

I’m sure the OP knows that already…

 

The front and rear roll pins are the same size. The rear is a little longer. They are fairly small in diameter

 

I ordered my sbl new and it came in with a stock that had about a quarter inch of wobble in it luckily they are going to fix it for free

 

They still haven't called me back. I'm sure I could send it in but it's fixed for now. Kinda silly

 

Perhaps this is the start of a new forum...the "Ruger Rant Forum" to replace the old Remlin one 😁

 

I am beginning to hear too many complaints on Ruglin manufacture. Glad I am holding on to my JM's.

 

Had there had been an internet back in the day you would have heard plenty of complaints.

 

Perhaps. But I own or have owned a dozen Jm's and never have had a problem with any of them.

 

Letting in Two, Marlin Jam, crooked sights, barrel droop. All of that and more was available free of charge under JM tutelage. Been there and done that. Just no internet to complain about it to.

No firing pin though, that is a new one to add to the list . Must be a new safety feature .

 

Please tell me what mass produced, mass marketed machine is trouble free? It would be easy to make these guns completely trouble free but there are few reading this forum who would be willing or able to pay what it would cost. It is true that some stuff is just pure junk, my Remington R1 Hunter being a personal example, but everything needs to be kept in context. People who come to forums to post are mostly posting about some problem so if your read this stuff, it seems that there is nothing but problems. Rarely does anyone post about how they bought a gun and it totally lived up to their expectations.

 

I totally agree that there will be some problems with mass production. I'm more interested in the comments and opinions of how Customer Service is handled.

 

Follow up
Sent them an email as they never followed up with me. Here is there response. Feel kind of shitty that it's so generic. Oh well

"
Your order # for the replacement rolls pins is 1xxxxx
These are a new approved part for us to ship to customers.
Please allow 10 business days to process and ship your order via FedEx.
Thank you for your interest in Marlin.

 

I watch the Ruger-Marlin parts page frequently. The roll pins you needed were just added to the page:

Lever-Action-Sturm Ruger & Co

Pin, Firing Pin Retaining

shopruger.com

The parts page has been slowly added to since production began. They are IMO telling you the truth, the roll pins were not yet available as a customer ship part until they forgot to put them in your rifle . And now the firing pin retention roll pins are available. Oh well, I hope the rifle is up and running for your trip.

The parts page is awfully hard to find, might should book mark it.

 

Yes there will be some issues with mass production which should be discovered through quality control inspections. This is where some manufacturers go cheap and let the customer find the issues and then deal with them after the fact. Their accountants have run the numbers and found out it is cheaper to operate that way.

 

Well now, looks like Ruger employees can make mistakes too. My 1st inclination would be (like others here have suggested) to buy your own roll pin and replace it but that could possibly void the Ruger warranty. OTOH, doubtful Ruger would send you a replacement bolt since I would think that they would want to fit it themselves for safety reasons (headspace and all).