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You may have pointed it out but you continue going on the assumption the safety he has is not the correct one which he has pointed out numerous times that it is matching to the rifle. It also worked...

Since you have two, take them both apart and compare the pieces being careful not to mix them up. See if something looks different.

All my rifles are buried and too difficult to access to check. Perhaps you didn't get all the gunk out of it and instead packed it in the bottom. Just a thought. I doubt you broke it cleaning it...

Bolt issues seem to be common with Arisakas but if you've never had the problem, it's hard to tell someone else how to fix it. It usually comes down to the part not being correct for the rifle or...

If it worked fine before and isn't now, common sense says something wasn't reassembled correctly. I'd try doing that again before anything else.