Sorry, I shoot the rifle, I clean the rifle, I don't know much about how the rifle works, or in this case doesn't.
I have an M77 .30-06, got it around 1984. When I was hunting, I practiced enough with it to get good round placement, but that was quite a while ago. It was always reliable, a really good rifle.
Over the last few years, all I've done is clean it about every 4 to 6 weeks ( I live in a very humid area, causes a lot of corrosion ). I'm trying to get back into hunting, so I got some snap caps to get used to the trigger pull.
Unfortunately, in cleaning the rifle, I'm managed to shift something out of place, and bolt will no longer close with either a snap cap or a round. It closes fine when empty.
I took the rifle apart per the manual, including taking the firing pin assembly out. Everything looks fine, but...
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
-Charles
I have an M77 .30-06, got it around 1984. When I was hunting, I practiced enough with it to get good round placement, but that was quite a while ago. It was always reliable, a really good rifle.
Over the last few years, all I've done is clean it about every 4 to 6 weeks ( I live in a very humid area, causes a lot of corrosion ). I'm trying to get back into hunting, so I got some snap caps to get used to the trigger pull.
Unfortunately, in cleaning the rifle, I'm managed to shift something out of place, and bolt will no longer close with either a snap cap or a round. It closes fine when empty.
I took the rifle apart per the manual, including taking the firing pin assembly out. Everything looks fine, but...
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
-Charles