Krag Bolt Problem

[kanterj]

I am running into a problem in my restoration project. I replaced a sporter barrel with a full length barrel. When I put in the bolt it will not quite go in all the way. It runs into something and looks like it needs a quarter inch or so to complete the rotation of the bolt. It worked fine with the old barrel an I am not sure if it did after the replacement. Could the new barrel be the problem or is something else preventing the full rotation?

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[Tom in N.J.]

Does the new barrel have the extractor cut in it ???? When installed the cut should be at 12:00 o'clock.

[kanterj]

Yes, there is a notch but when I tightened the barrel to max using a proper wrench etc. it was about 1/16" short and the extractor won't go in. For now I rotated the barrel 360 deg. And the bolt will go in, but the barrel is not tight. I applied maximum force to the wrench. Should I try to file the notch to make it bigger?

[restoreit1]

Strip the bolt and check the headspace and how does the front sight index?