Advice needed ... bolt opens on firing!

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Good Morning,

It is 5:35 a.m. local time and it is time to get my English Springer Spaniels fed before I go put on the feedbag myself when I meet up with Scott and Tommy.

Peter, with the broad range of experiences of all you fellows here on the forum, and no one ever experiencing bolt handle movement to this extent, it is easy to understand the level of doubt about what I have reported. If I were in your shoes, I would doubt it as well given the background of all of you gentlemen. That back ground is the reason I stopped here first for some assistance, as there are numerous forums with varying degrees of knowledge on the internet. As I stated in my first post, I am new to Lee-Enfield rifles, this is my first I have owned, the first I have held and while I personally have not shot it yet, I like the rifle very much. While this thread can be difficult to follow, as there have been many inputs to solve my dilema going in several different directions, my responses have been truthful. It was a week ago today that the rifle was fired and the bolt handle moved to horizontal. I have never seen that happen on any bolt action in my lifetime. Having been an active outdoorsman and competitive shooter for many years and seeing many other people shooting their firearms in shooting events and hearing their stories, I think I can safely say all of these other people have never had an occurance such as this ever arise either.

So, after we meet for breakfast, Scott, Tommy and I are going to the range to shoot and with Scott's HD cellphone movie camera, we should have some visual evidence, assuming that the problem wasn't the position of the Moon in conjunction with Mars during the Autumnal Equinox or some d*** thing that I can't explain. Much like the problem with the rifle. I will be checking back in after the range session when I get home and I will take a few photos of the rifle/parts for visual inspection, perhaps they will shed some light.

Thanks for everone's input and patience with the rifle and me.