MagnumManiac
Well-Known Member
Just received a new barreled action for another customer, even though I can't do anything due to lockdown, I thought I would strip it down to go over a few things and knock the pins out holding the trigger assembly.
First thing was to disassemble the firing pin assembly from the bolt….what a mess it was inside that bolt! There was a black greasy substance that was coated all through the coils of the firing pin spring and upon flushing it with solvent there was a lot of cutting chips caught in the coils and in the bolt body itself. Ran the Hawkeye in there and there was a chip still attached in the cone part of the bolt body cut. Was able to knock it off and polish the area lightly just with a shaped piece of brass rod. Flushed everything again and oiled it up and re-assembled it.
If I hadn't removed those chips or the goo that the factory had smeared in there, I think this rifle would have had problems down the track with misfires and other nasty happenings.
Check your bolts! This is not the first time I have seen this.
Cheers.
First thing was to disassemble the firing pin assembly from the bolt….what a mess it was inside that bolt! There was a black greasy substance that was coated all through the coils of the firing pin spring and upon flushing it with solvent there was a lot of cutting chips caught in the coils and in the bolt body itself. Ran the Hawkeye in there and there was a chip still attached in the cone part of the bolt body cut. Was able to knock it off and polish the area lightly just with a shaped piece of brass rod. Flushed everything again and oiled it up and re-assembled it.
If I hadn't removed those chips or the goo that the factory had smeared in there, I think this rifle would have had problems down the track with misfires and other nasty happenings.
Check your bolts! This is not the first time I have seen this.
Cheers.