Stuck Case bolt!?!?
Man everything was going great today at the range. I was very impressed with my 1932 M27 that I bought last year for $100. It groups really well and shoots straight, just about 6-8 inches high. I was...
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Usually a sharp strike with the palm of the right hand against the bottom of the bolt knob will work. You might try a few light taps with a rubber mallet to break it loose. If it still binds tightly,...
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Also, manually cock the action before trying to lift the bolt. No sense in the firing pin spring working against you. We have a "sticky" up above that discusses the sticky bolt syndrome that you may...
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When my brain is in gear I always remember to bring an aluminum rod to remove such stuck cartidges. You know it never struck me till your post but all three that I have had were with M27's! I wonder...
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Bill, This is just a guess, could it be the Finns built the M27s to tighter tolerances? I say this because of how well built everyone says they are. I have a '44 Isky and a '46 Isky, both rearsenaled....
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If I have one stick, I usually use the side of the bench to get it loose.
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Mike I don't know but that is a good thought! The one that hung up is a real veteran with a unit disc and all and the other is similar to the two you describe. The third one was something I missed...
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"...the soldier I was lying next to was having trouble with his rifle. It jammed after every shot and I showed him how to knock the bolt open with a rock." -- Ernest Hemingway, Dec 21, 1937, reporting...
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Unfortunately its hard to fit a big rock down the barrel to knock out the case that is now stuck. Got the bolt open, but case is still stuck. Haven't messed with it since I posted the other day, went...
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Maybe try this...put the muzzle down in a piepan and rest the rifle in the corner of a room. Put some Kroil penetrating oil, Liquid Wrench, or even WD-40 in it periodically from the chamber end....
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Its out! Some gun scrubber down the barrel follwed by slaming a cleanr rod dow the barrel got it out!!! I'm estatic now! Can't beleive I did all that hammering when it didn't take much at all with the...
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Good deal! Actually I used a wooden dowel to remove them for years with no trouble till I hit a really stuck one. I then switched to plan B the aluminum dowel. If I remember it I usually have no...
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