Met a vet at the range who freed my stuck bolt with a simple trick.

I was trying out a used rifle when the bolt got stuck bad. A veteran shooter nearby saw me and walked over. He said to lightly hit the bolt handle with a soft hammer while holding the lugs down. It came loose instantly, which saved me a lot of trouble. I tell that to anyone with a sticky bolt now.

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rose_hart312d ago

Hitting your bolt with a hammer is a terrible idea no matter how soft it is. You can easily mess up the alignment or damage the lugs over time. That trick might work once but it’s just hiding a real problem like bad ammo or a dirty chamber. You should figure out the actual cause instead of forcing it. A gunsmith would tell you the same thing, it’s a band-aid fix on something that needs real attention.

coleman.jade1d ago

Yeah @rose_hart31, I learned that the hard way with my first rifle.