Can anyone instuct me as to the proper relationship of the Mauser 98 cocking piece on the firing pin and the cam notch on the bolt.
Is the notch face supposed to be 90 degrees or raked backward? Should the cocking piece make full contact with the camming surface? Does this area need to be hardened?
I have a rather hard to open bolt-- not smooth at all-- seems to "creak". Cocking piece was carving a thin groove in the bolt cam notch face leading me to believe the angle of one or the other was off. I lightly polished both surfaces with crocus paper but seemed to worsen the creak... I've never ran into this one before.
Any links, book references, or advice welcome.
Is the notch face supposed to be 90 degrees or raked backward? Should the cocking piece make full contact with the camming surface? Does this area need to be hardened?
I have a rather hard to open bolt-- not smooth at all-- seems to "creak". Cocking piece was carving a thin groove in the bolt cam notch face leading me to believe the angle of one or the other was off. I lightly polished both surfaces with crocus paper but seemed to worsen the creak... I've never ran into this one before.
Any links, book references, or advice welcome.