This little rifle is celebrating its 100th birthday and I really wanted to take it out this fall but it just started to do this. When it is fired the breechbolt comes back only 3/4-1" but separate from the barrel which should becoming back with it.
I am shooting reloads that match the velocity of 1940's vintage factory ammo I have. (117gr at 2170).
The bolt comes back and then slams shut again. It gives resistance to wanting to open like an interference fit almost. When I first got the gun it generally spit the spent case out no problem except with the reduced loads I tried.
From what I understand, the barrel and breechbolt should come back locked together to the full retract position and then the barrel shoot go forward while the breechbolt stays back to extract and eject the spent case and then feed the next loaded round from the mag to battery position. Currently it only comes back 1/3 at best how far it should.
I have NRA tear down instructions for this rifle and have taken it apart with extreme caution, the receiver. I do not have a barrel wrench so I have't tore the barrel apart. It is very clean inside, no rust except for a couple very small spots. When separate the barrel and the bolt each slide very nicely but when together they have some kind of binding problem. No idea what is wrong here, it was quite clean on tear down.
Deer season opens next weekend. Helb!
Worse case scenario I just take my other 25 Remington. If there is a Smith who has experience with these wierd little guns please let me know.
I am shooting reloads that match the velocity of 1940's vintage factory ammo I have. (117gr at 2170).
The bolt comes back and then slams shut again. It gives resistance to wanting to open like an interference fit almost. When I first got the gun it generally spit the spent case out no problem except with the reduced loads I tried.
From what I understand, the barrel and breechbolt should come back locked together to the full retract position and then the barrel shoot go forward while the breechbolt stays back to extract and eject the spent case and then feed the next loaded round from the mag to battery position. Currently it only comes back 1/3 at best how far it should.
I have NRA tear down instructions for this rifle and have taken it apart with extreme caution, the receiver. I do not have a barrel wrench so I have't tore the barrel apart. It is very clean inside, no rust except for a couple very small spots. When separate the barrel and the bolt each slide very nicely but when together they have some kind of binding problem. No idea what is wrong here, it was quite clean on tear down.
Deer season opens next weekend. Helb!
Worse case scenario I just take my other 25 Remington. If there is a Smith who has experience with these wierd little guns please let me know.
