So i lucked into a malfunctioning rifle from the local surplus store. I was in the right place at the right time. It was intended to go back to the manufacturer 9 years ago. It still had the tags hanging from the trigger guard (i ripped them off last night) The shop changed hands since then and the paperwork was lost for the rifle yadda yadda. I got it for a song to repair myself. The rifle is new unfired in the box. It is chambered in 7mm Rem Magnum. The problem pen written on the box was broken bolt. The issue it is having seems to be because of the bolt handle. It seems too thick. the bottom part of the bolt handle was catching on the receiver when closing. So i took the handle off and put the bolt in and it closes and opens properly using my finger tips to rotate it into battery. I took a file and removed a bit of material on the bottom of the bolt handle where it was catching. So then it would go in all the way but not turn down. So i discovered it was catching just forward of the handle on the edge of the receiver. So i filed a bit from there. bam. Bolt closes and opens nicely. so i pop the rear baffle back on and it wont close again. Almost like the baffle is too thick. But I am thinking the entire bolt handle is either the wrong one or it is defective. HAs anyone run into this before? I checked pictures online and it looks 100% like the correct bolt handle. Nothing i have looks like incorrect parts. Should i continue to shape this bolt handle until it works? AM i doing something unsafe? As far as i can tell the handle itself has nothing to do with the safe operation of the rifle.... Correct me if i am wrong.
Here are pics of the disassembled bolt.
This is the length of the bolt body
I measured inside the two points from here
Here is the thickness of the bolt handle. I have removed a bit of material so this is thinner then original.
Measured from this spot
If anyone could confirm these measurements for me. It would help rule out having the wrong bolt.
Thanks a lot
Adam
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