FIXED! It wasn't the bolt, and it wasn't the trigger.
Former boss of mine had a Remington pump .30-06 that he decided to install a scope on prior to deer season. On opening day he was in his stand and a buck came along. He attempted to chamber a round and discovered that the bolt would not move. Seems he had run one or more of the mount screws all the way through the top of the receiver and jammed the bolt tight.
It never occurred to him to check the function of his rifle before going hunting, and obviously not to zero the scope he had installed. This was not unusual behavior for this particular fellow.
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- Tikka rifle bolt woes -
AaronB,
2025-09-16, 16:03
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- Tikka rifle bolt woes -
Hoot,
2025-09-16, 16:14
- It's a steel bolt. - AaronB, 2025-09-16, 16:28
- Rust resolved... found a DIFFERENT problem - AaronB, 2025-09-16, 19:40
- FIXED! It wasn't the bolt, and it wasn't the trigger. -
AaronB,
2025-09-19, 07:11
- GOOD CATCH!! (nm) -
JimT,
2025-09-19, 07:34
- Thanks, but... -
AaronB,
2025-09-19, 13:35
- It's obvious-especially AFTER you eliminate all other things - JimT, 2025-09-19, 14:16
- Reminds me... - Paul, 2025-09-20, 09:14
- Thanks, but... -
AaronB,
2025-09-19, 13:35
- Well done! - Hoot, 2025-09-19, 08:41
- Have seen that several times on sporterized Mausers. - JohnKDM, 2025-09-20, 13:28
- FIXED! It wasn't the bolt, and it wasn't the trigger. -
Catoosa,
2025-09-21, 17:07
- ...he didn't zero the scope...? -
AaronB,
2025-09-23, 13:32
- ...he didn't zero the scope...? -
Catoosa,
2025-09-24, 21:09
- Oh, I get that... -
AaronB,
2025-09-25, 07:15
- Oh, I get that... - Paul, 2025-09-27, 10:19
- Back in the day… - Slow Hand, 2025-09-27, 17:11
- Oh, I get that... -
AaronB,
2025-09-25, 07:15
- ...he didn't zero the scope...? -
Catoosa,
2025-09-24, 21:09
- ...he didn't zero the scope...? -
AaronB,
2025-09-23, 13:32
- GOOD CATCH!! (nm) -
JimT,
2025-09-19, 07:34
- Tikka rifle bolt woes -
Hoot,
2025-09-16, 16:14