So my buddy who is not all that experienced calls me and tells me that his gun is malfunctioning. Will not cock or fire. I swing by and take a look and think that it is the usual decocked situation were all I need to do is pull the cocking piece up in the back of bolt and rotate it. When I got there, however, what I found was the exact opposite situation. The cocking piece was already stuck in the up or pulled back position, with no spring tension, and the back of the bolt would just spin around and around. Haven’t seen this one before.
Any idea how this could’ve happened? It doesn’t appear to be badly corroded or rusted. My buddy said he did not try to disassemble the bolt. And more importantly, what’s the fix? How do I get that cocking piece to slide back down and cam the action, as designed?
Any idea how this could’ve happened? It doesn’t appear to be badly corroded or rusted. My buddy said he did not try to disassemble the bolt. And more importantly, what’s the fix? How do I get that cocking piece to slide back down and cam the action, as designed?