What Chance Have We Got

[Son]

Everybody who experiences a bit of difficulty chambering a round might want to take in this snippet form , yep, you guessed it... "the usual suspects"...

"This is just a first port of call, but you might want to be careful to check that your bolt head is wound up snug against the bolt body. As can happen on the odd occasion, the bolt head might unwind a half turn or more without a shooter at first taking notice. In old rifles with long chambers, and with the bolt head wound out on the thread a tad, similar symtoms to what you describe are possible."

Hmmmm... half a turn on the bolthead yep, thinking on the move... some people shouldn't try to do two things at once!

[Homer]

Just saw this. It's been quite a worrying and anxious weekend here in Brisbane with the storm activity and flooding but this really gave me something to laugh about.

[5thBatt]

Well i got banned from that site today, told that turkey not to take me for a fool, so it seems that makes me an unsuitable member & after reading that post, seems not being a fool is why i dont fit in.
Hope this helps others here to understand why they have the same problem.

[Beerhunter]

I think that they should be encouraged to keep up this nonsense, it keeps me amused.

[muffett.2008]

Well it does'nt do much for me.
I've been recutting reamers trying to get the correct oval chambers in the rebarrel jobs I do for the boys.
I certainly would'nt want them caught out in a rainstorm, next I will need to work on opening up the bolt channel enough to get half a turn on the bolt head, this could sort out all that headspace rubbish.
But I found out early, you can't beat the MAN, just remember the rhyme about Simple Simon.

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Strewth Demo, I feel for you, don't get your feet wet mate, I've got the pantech on the way to pickup the rifles, don't want them going rusty.

[Homer]

Well it does'nt do much for me.
I've been recutting reamers trying to get the correct oval chambers in the rebarrel jobs I do for the boys.
I certainly would'nt want them caught out in a rainstorm, next I will need to work on opening up the bolt channel enough to get half a turn on the bolt head, this could sort out all that headspace rubbish.
But I found out early, you can't beat the MAN, just remember the rhyme about Simple Simon.

Well muffer with regard to the bolt head being unwound half a turn, he did infact talk to a couple of smiths, I presume he means gunsmiths, and it was found to be possible with abnormally long chambers or something like that. Why don't you chime in, might be fun.

Thanks for your concerns mate and the offer of the pantech but me and the rifles are nice and dry. Got the cosmo keeping the moisture out

[Bindi2]

Got the cosmo keeping the moisture out

It shrinks from metal when its wet and cold.
How does one fit a bolt half a turn turned out. I thought it had to be one full turn out to fit in .

[Son]

We'll soon see how good he is....

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[muffett.2008]

Mate, I've been warned, wouldn't like to follow 5Batt. besides, if you can shove a bolthead into an action with the head around 180 degrees from the guide rail , then you deserve to have all the problems. (I'll lend them a hammer)
I reckon of all the causes of bolts not closing on the firing point with these old darlings I have dealt with, have all been due to the head being one turn out,(360 degrees) so the action must be pretty stretched to get one to close, that's pretty tight headspace.

[Homer]

Well after Allan pointed out the bolt head simply can't be unwound by half a turn and cycled he hasn't responded. He'd be feeling pretty low just now I would imagine, poor fella.