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New Model 70 Cocking Cam Problems
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1073308" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Winchester should want to figure this out and correct it before sending more rifles off to retail market. They agree there's a problem or they wouldn't be warranty working on it in the first place.</p><p></p><p>If there's a groove wearing into the bolt body, and Winchester can't correct this, then bad on them. How many times have you cycled the bolt? I'd sell the gun if Winchester can't/won't fix it, unless you can ID the problem and come up with an easy fix. The steel in the bolt body is too soft, and/or the area of contact is too small to prevent metal removal at the location of the two mating surfaces during the rotation of the bolt. </p><p></p><p>You'll incur a substantial cost for melonite treatment or any other heat treatment, and you won't have any assurance that your efforts and money spent would resolve the problem. Who knows better how to fix this than Winchester? </p><p></p><p>If it's basically a plain-Jane factory rifle, and Winchester can't/won't fix it, I'd sell it and move on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1073308, member: 4191"] Winchester should want to figure this out and correct it before sending more rifles off to retail market. They agree there's a problem or they wouldn't be warranty working on it in the first place. If there's a groove wearing into the bolt body, and Winchester can't correct this, then bad on them. How many times have you cycled the bolt? I'd sell the gun if Winchester can't/won't fix it, unless you can ID the problem and come up with an easy fix. The steel in the bolt body is too soft, and/or the area of contact is too small to prevent metal removal at the location of the two mating surfaces during the rotation of the bolt. You'll incur a substantial cost for melonite treatment or any other heat treatment, and you won't have any assurance that your efforts and money spent would resolve the problem. Who knows better how to fix this than Winchester? If it's basically a plain-Jane factory rifle, and Winchester can't/won't fix it, I'd sell it and move on. [/QUOTE]
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