charles bonner
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I am a smith and I learned this the same way i learned everything else.You do not soon forget the lessons learned by stupid mistakes!
Is that halfway down the chamber with a cartridge or just closing bolt on empty chamber? Sounds like it may have been mischambered. Try sliding in a round with your finger and see if it goes all the way in.Hello guys - been lurking for a while. Taking in all the knowledge. Now I have a specific question. So my semi-custom rifle ordered in January finally arrived this week. Bolt action in 6.5PRC. Upon assembling the gun at my gun shop I realized they sent the wrong bolt. It will clear the bolt release, but then only gets halfway down the chamber before stopping. So either they sent the wrong bolt, prob .308, or the barrel that is stamped 6.5 PRC is actually something else. Highly likely they sent the wrong bolt. (They obviously didn't do a function test before shipping.) My question is, what would have happened if they had sent one slightly smaller. Say 6.5 Creed or 6 Creed. Would I have been able to seat that bolt and chamber a round? And if so, I imagine if i attempted to fire a round things wouldn't have gone so well.
Thanks for any info
Ron
You are late to the 'party' and didn't read the three pages of 'attendance instructions', so I'll catch you up.Is that halfway down the chamber with a cartridge or just closing bolt on empty chamber? Sounds like it may have been mischambered. Try sliding in a round with your finger and see if it goes all the way in.
Had the cocking piece/shroud turn on a old 700 Remington when I cycled the bolt to shoot a big bull elk at 15 yds. Darn thing stood there looking at me as I pulled the bolt, grabbed my pocket knife to catch the cocking piece a d pull back into proper position. He exited stage left as I slipped the bolt back into the rifle. The catch notch on the bolt had worn to the point it wasn't holding properly. A few seconds with a small round file corrected it so hopefully will be good for another 6,000 rounds or so.You are late to the 'party' and didn't read the three pages of 'attendance instructions', so I'll catch you up.
EMPTY CHAMBER (no ammo tried)
He tried to cycle the action when he got the gun and inserted the bolt, but the bolt stopped 1" (about) from going into battery. Checked for an action screw going in too far...nope, not that. No scope mounted, so not a scope base screw stopping the bolt.
Waiting to hear back from the OP, but most logical explanation is the bolt was shipped with the striker in the rested (uncocked) position. And no one noticed or thought to check that. But once he cocks the striker, the bolt will go into battery and lock-up, as designed, and all will be right with the world again.