Shout out to Mile High Shooting!

canezach

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  • Apr 18, 2014
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    I've bought a few things from them over the years. Mostly things like Nightforce rings, Berger 105 Hybrids, etc., but I bought a used AX short action recently (edit: not from MHSA, just to be clear) and it went down during a match. Seems the previous owner attempted to adjust the trigger, turned it into as close to a single stage trigger as the AI would go, and on my final stage, the trigger wouldn't release the firing pin. After calling @Mile High Shooting, I made the 2.5 hour drive to their shop, and in about an hour, Adam had completely reset my trigger and it's now fantastic, but he tells me there's an issue with my bolt (a large firing pin bolt, mind you) and that AI will warranty it. He tells me AI doesn't have any large firing pin bolts or bolt bodies, so it might take a while. He calls AI again and tells me if I want a small firing pin bolt, he can take care of that right now and for minimal cost to me. Well, I was already planning on having the firing pin bushed, so he actually saved me not only money, but more importantly, time that my rifle would be down. In another 20 minutes or so, I not only had a fantastic trigger, but essentially a brand new bolt as well! The whole staff was extremely friendly. We spent the time talking rifles, scopes, you name it! And I got to ogle the incredible inventory! Thanks again, guys! You've made a customer for life!!
     
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    What was the issue with the LFP bolt?

    The bolt head was separating from the bolt body. It was just a tiny gap, maybe a couple of thousandths, but noticeable when you compared it to a new bolt. My thought is the previous owner may have had a stuck case and tried tapping on the bolt handle to get it to extract, which pulled the bolt head away from the body slightly.