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Bolt fails to fully close on a cartridge. These are factory loads, not reloads. The bolt gets to about 85% and then doesn't rotate down that last little bit. I pull the trigger, and *click*, nothing. The primers are not dented at all. The extractor is not grabbing the rim of the case either (I had to unload the chamber by tipping the gun back).
Some additional info, mine is a round bolt, not a flat bolt type. Also, it was in white metal when I got it, so I had it re-parked per USGI specs. I have not shot it once since I bought it, so I don't know if it was broken before the work, or if the parkerization is causing something to bind up.
How would you go about troubleshooting this? Where to start? I do have an M1 bolt takedown tool, for what it's worth..
Many thanks in advance.
Some additional info, mine is a round bolt, not a flat bolt type. Also, it was in white metal when I got it, so I had it re-parked per USGI specs. I have not shot it once since I bought it, so I don't know if it was broken before the work, or if the parkerization is causing something to bind up.
How would you go about troubleshooting this? Where to start? I do have an M1 bolt takedown tool, for what it's worth..
Many thanks in advance.