Question for a Gunsmith

Or you could just post the question. There are many very talented and experienced people here who could teach Joe-gunsmith a helluva lot about Enfields.
 
Either thebolt head is not screwed completely into the bolt body,the bolt is notlocked into the receiver or the bolt has too little headspace toclose.
 
My guess is the bolt head is riding ABOVE the reciever track rather than in it. pull the bolt all the way back, apply pressure to the top of the bolt head until it overcomes a tiny spring on the side of the reciever rail and snaps into the track, push bolt forward while doing so.
The OBVIOUS indication of the bolt being not in the track is that you can lift the bolt head once it is past the charger bridge.
Of course, as stated above, the bolt head must be screwed all the way down. It won't go into the reciever in that condition but must be eased back a tiny bit.

A bit more, the bolt cocks on CLOSING so being uncocked when being inserted is normal. It is NOT a mouser!
 
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You are right, John, but the bolt also won't go in properly with the cocking-piece 30 degrees out of alignment.

I misused the word "cocked" because many do not understand the difference.

The little flat thingy at the back has to be VERTICAL; if you have an older bolt, that goes for the rounded thingy at the back. Make sure the cocking RIB under the Cocking-piece is directly UNDER the bolt, not interfering with the Body of the rifle.
 
Insert the bolt into the ways....drop the bolt head down and pull to the rear.....push the bolt head down till it snaps over the spring at the rear of the bolt channel...
Assuming of course the bolt head is screwed in tight to start.
Bobs your uncle as they say.
 
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