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No. 4 Mk 1 HELP!
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<blockquote data-quote="DRC458" data-source="post: 2013434" data-attributes="member: 530"><p>Thanks for the input, guys, but that's not it. I have had the bolt heads completely off and swapped them out for headspace years ago. This rifle has been shooting/functioning just fine for years. I asked him if it had gotten dropped or stepped on or something and he said, 'not that I know of.' But, I'm thinking it did. I 'gently persuaded' the bolt far enough forward to depress the bolt release, swing the bolt head, and remove the bolt from the rifle. It is NOT in the bolt. I took the bolt head completely off and slid the bolt back in ... same situation. I tried the bolt from the other rifle, with and without the bolt head ... same problem. There is basically 'zero' slop in the bolt when you slide it into the receiver, so I'm thinking the side rails at the rear of the receiver have gotten 'pinched' just a little bit somehow and removed all clearance so the bolt simply will not slide. I'm thinking of trying to find a way to spring those rails out just a tiny bit, and see what that does. Thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DRC458, post: 2013434, member: 530"] Thanks for the input, guys, but that's not it. I have had the bolt heads completely off and swapped them out for headspace years ago. This rifle has been shooting/functioning just fine for years. I asked him if it had gotten dropped or stepped on or something and he said, 'not that I know of.' But, I'm thinking it did. I 'gently persuaded' the bolt far enough forward to depress the bolt release, swing the bolt head, and remove the bolt from the rifle. It is NOT in the bolt. I took the bolt head completely off and slid the bolt back in ... same situation. I tried the bolt from the other rifle, with and without the bolt head ... same problem. There is basically 'zero' slop in the bolt when you slide it into the receiver, so I'm thinking the side rails at the rear of the receiver have gotten 'pinched' just a little bit somehow and removed all clearance so the bolt simply will not slide. I'm thinking of trying to find a way to spring those rails out just a tiny bit, and see what that does. Thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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