Cooper firing pin problem

[Geno1112]

I had trouble with bolt not entering raceway on my Cooper Model 22. I put the safety on off (forward) position while it was out of rifle, and firing pin went forward. The mainspring is so strong that I cannot manually move it. How do I get the bolt cocked again?

 

[philipbrousseau]

dont have a center fire cooper but can you tie a boot lace ends together and hang it on an open door and catch the cocking piece or the part protruding from the bottom of the bolt like on a rem 700 and pull the firing pin back and turn it to the cocked position?

 

[elf]

Thanks, will try that