another issue
I'm having a similar issue with the same rifle, except the bolt sticks even when its empty. It was working fine when I dusted it off a month ago but since then its come and gone. It only sticks (I can move it but it can take a lot of force to lift the lever up and the amount needed changes a bit) after a the bolt locked down and the trigger is pulled. Othere oddities that happen at the same time, sometimes the firing pin wont catch the trigger as the bolt comes forward and when whatever causes it to stick is doing so, as long as I don't pull the trigger the bolt can but cycled significantly more smoothly then normal operation. I did a full breakdown of the bolt when I first noticed it was sticking to clean it and I did not see any rust, and while I was not looking for it did not notice any unusual wear.
And sometimes it will operate normally. I do not know what changes between good and bad operation.
I'm having a similar issue with the same rifle, except the bolt sticks even when its empty. It was working fine when I dusted it off a month ago but since then its come and gone. It only sticks (I can move it but it can take a lot of force to lift the lever up and the amount needed changes a bit) after a the bolt locked down and the trigger is pulled. Othere oddities that happen at the same time, sometimes the firing pin wont catch the trigger as the bolt comes forward and when whatever causes it to stick is doing so, as long as I don't pull the trigger the bolt can but cycled significantly more smoothly then normal operation. I did a full breakdown of the bolt when I first noticed it was sticking to clean it and I did not see any rust, and while I was not looking for it did not notice any unusual wear.
And sometimes it will operate normally. I do not know what changes between good and bad operation.
