Exactly, won't fall on an empty chamber.
The one that does is such a smooth action in comparison and now i see it's because absolutely nothing drags or adds friction to it.
As in the extractor claw?
Are the FN SPR enthusiasts extinct?
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Exactly, won't fall on an empty chamber.
The one that does is such a smooth action in comparison and now i see it's because absolutely nothing drags or adds friction to it.
As in the extractor claw?
If it’s a new barrel and the stripped bolt wont fall, you have something interfering on the front end. Boltface to barrel or extractor cut
Interesting. It is indeed a custom barrel. However, i have swapped stripped bolts just to see if it was indeed the extractor cut.
I am now trying the bolt from the rifle with the custom barrel on the rifle with the factory barrel, this one always free falls. This time, with the other bolt, it won't free fall. So I'm guessing maybe it's something on the bolt itself?
Or the one hanging up might be longer in the measurement from the back of the lugs to the front of the bolt or extractor. Cover the front of the bolt and extractor and back of the lugs with sharpie. Then try and close the bolt a few times and see what’s rubbing
It's really hard to tell with the sharpie method. It appears as if one of the lugs may have had minimal contact. I used silver sharpie by the way, but again, it's very tough to tell.
I want to assume the bolt body rotating on the extractor mechanism is where the drag/friction is happening. Perhaps it's dirty or there's dirt/grime etc.
Well, I couldn't figure out the issue or find my distance to lands. I did however, through some random charge weights last night with some pulled 185 bergers I bought. Boy did she shoot great. This was the first time I loaded for this rifle and it did not disappoint.
I first shot a group of cheap factory ammo just to know i was on paper. To my surprise, the very first round hit dead center on the half inch silver circle lol.
Never mind the groups down below. Those are from my 6.5 that I can't seem to get shooting good.
I first shot a group of cheap factory ammo just to know i was on paper. To my surprise, the very first round hit dead center on the half inch silver circle lol.
Never mind the groups down below. Those are from my 6.5 that I can't seem to get shooting good.
Anybody know if you can still buy action screws anywhere (specifically the rear one)? LRI sells screws that certainly look the same in 1/4-28, but my screws sure don't seem to screw into anything that's 1/4-28... To be fair, I haven't contacted LRI yet either. MGW has a bunch of screws for the Winchester M70, but they're all straight slotted & I don't really want one that bad.
So I guess follow-on question, can anyone confirm what that thread pitch is, or at least that it's definitely not 1/4-28? Haha
So I guess follow-on question, can anyone confirm what that thread pitch is, or at least that it's definitely not 1/4-28? Haha
These are what I always use and all my m70s have. They are way better than the factory slotted screws.
I normally get them from brownella or midway but they seem to be out of stock there apparently.
