Stuck Bolt: pulled back too far?
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 6:28 am
So I reassembled my Model 8, at least the non-barrel side of the business. I felt the bolt was dragging a bit so I lubed its outside before sliding it in.
I cycled it a bit carefully since I found some of the parts wanted to fall off if the trigger housing (lower receiver for the AR crowd ) was not in place. FYI I inserted trigger housing with hammer down and bolt forward so hammer could fall into the cutout in the bolt housing tail.
After securing the recoil spring back in the tube with little pin and then installing the buttstock, I pulled the bolt back...
...and it is stuck there. I thought it was bolt hold open, so I pressed to no avail. Then I pressed the magazine follower and nothing. Short of tapping the charging handle, what else can I try? Right now I already removed the recoil spring and the buttstock in preparation for removing the trigger housing.
I cycled it a bit carefully since I found some of the parts wanted to fall off if the trigger housing (lower receiver for the AR crowd ) was not in place. FYI I inserted trigger housing with hammer down and bolt forward so hammer could fall into the cutout in the bolt housing tail.
After securing the recoil spring back in the tube with little pin and then installing the buttstock, I pulled the bolt back...
...and it is stuck there. I thought it was bolt hold open, so I pressed to no avail. Then I pressed the magazine follower and nothing. Short of tapping the charging handle, what else can I try? Right now I already removed the recoil spring and the buttstock in preparation for removing the trigger housing.