Midland 22-250 with cycling issues---what's it worth???

[hootski]

Hey guys....I'm not a rifle guy at all. I bought this 22-250 for coyote hunting, but discovered it has cycling issues. See from my post below....

Hi guys. I bought a Midland 22-250 in January and have had some issues with the gun cycling. On a couple of occasions, after I had jacked out the spent shell casing and was pushing the bolt ahead with a new round , the extractor wouldn't grab the casing on the new round. As I tried to push the round forward into the chamber, the extractor didn't seem to be seated on the shell casing and I couldn't lock up the bolt tightly. In other words, the round was in the chamber o.k., but the bolt wouldn't lock up. I'm not a rifle guy at all...more into shotguns and bird hunting so I don't know what to think or what to do. Is my extractor screwed up or is this common with Midland bolt-action rifles?

So, I'm thinking I'll just sell the rifle and start over. What would this rifle be worth? It's got nice wood overall, with a few dings and scratches. The metal overall is good, with a small rust mark near the front site.

Jon in New Brunswick

 

[gunrunner100]

Jon:
The Midland is kind of a "bastard" cross between the Springfield 03 and the Mauser 98. I'm guessing that the loaded round is too far back in the mag box to consistently move into it's position behind the extractor. I do believe that these are a controlled round feed action as well, so the loaded round has to go behind the extractor, otherwise the bolt will not close under normal conditions. There are references made to some extractors snapping over the rim when chambering and seem to work fine.
Try moving loaded rounds forward in the mag box and closing the bolt slowly to see if the process works like it should.
Let us know how you make out.