I went by a friend's place today to check out a one of those passed along rifles that has been sitting in a closet for many years. Its an Ishapore No1 MKIII. I noticed an issue with it right away. The bolt was stuck closed (and cocked). Upon closer inspection, I noticed a gap between the bolt body and bolt head. Someone had actually forced the bolt closed without the head being screwed all the way in. I didnt even know this could be done.
It took quite an amount of effort to remove the bolt. After a turn back in and re-assembly everything seemed to work okay, although I am a little concerned about firing it now. Could this have caused any damage?
It took quite an amount of effort to remove the bolt. After a turn back in and re-assembly everything seemed to work okay, although I am a little concerned about firing it now. Could this have caused any damage?
