New One On Me
Posted: 16 Jan 2023 10:07
Just worked on a 44mag that had locked up after firing. Bolt would not come back, lever wouldn't budge- it was frozen!
Finally, using a fiberglass rod down the barrel, I managed to get it open. Looked and looked to try and find the problem (no, it wasn't the bolt pin) and finally noticed that one of the small pins that holds the ejector spring stop had worked out just a few thousandths; enough to lock up the works!
In all of my perusing of sites and looking at videos I had never come across this problem. So I thought that I would pass it along as a FYI.
Finally, using a fiberglass rod down the barrel, I managed to get it open. Looked and looked to try and find the problem (no, it wasn't the bolt pin) and finally noticed that one of the small pins that holds the ejector spring stop had worked out just a few thousandths; enough to lock up the works!
In all of my perusing of sites and looking at videos I had never come across this problem. So I thought that I would pass it along as a FYI.