model 70 Winchester 30-06

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Looking for a detailed blow up picture of the bolt group for this rifle. A friend says his bolt will open, he can chamber a round, close the bolt but it will not fire. Not sure what the problem is at the moment so he's bringing it to me to work on.
I'd greatly appreciate any help I can get!
Thanks.
 
It sounds to me like the problem is the safety. The Model 70 safety has three positions. The safety has three positions. The safety is located on the right side of the bolt head. In the forward position the rifle will fire with a pull of the trigger. In the middle position, the bolt will work but the rifle will not fire. in the rear position, the rifle will not fire and the bolt will not cycle. I would check the safety first

Drue
 
Does the firing pin "pop" when the trigger is pulled? Does the firing pin make an impression on the primer?
 
It's probably the safety. As someone else said, one of the positions of the safety is allowing bolt movement, but not the trigger pull.
 
Google is not my friend today, no drawings for the bolt. If the safety is not the problem, second most likely is build up of gunk in the bolt. Many people oil the barrel and stand the gun up in a rack or safe. The oil runs down into the bolt, dirt and grime stick to the oil. It only takes a few years of over oiling to cause this. Clean the bolt with break cleaner in a spray can, or soak it in gun cleaning solvent. If you can disassemble it that is the best way to clean it. Next in line is a broken firing pin. Or a weak firing pin spring.

You twist the bolt body off of the handle. There is a small piece of steel that fits in a notch that must be pushed toward the back of the bolt for the first twist or two. You can see the notch and the piece that locks the bolt on the bottom of the bolt. It has been a while since I took mine apart, IIRC I pushed the metal piece with the edge of my work bench to hold it while turning the bolt body. Yours may or may not be that hard to push.
 
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Agree with BigAl. Had a problem with my model 70 after it set in the gun cabinet for a long time. Took it out to do some shooting. Opened the bolt, loaded a shell, and closed the bolt. When I went to shoot, nothing. The rifle hadn't 'cocked' on bolt opening. Tried several times and same results. DUH .... looked down and finally noticed what was happening.

Got out the book, disassembled the bolt and noted old oil and dirt. Sprayed down with brake cleaner and reassembled. Shazzam everything is working again:)

If it isn't the safety in the middle position and it isn't a dirty bolt, I would be stumped!
 
Steve's Pages is (OK, the site is, the pages are ;)) with us again. There is a cursory bolt disassembly section in the main Model 70 file (the supplement is for the take-down model.)
 
I'll bet a good dousing with carburetor cleaner will get it working again.
After that the use of a good quality lubricant is essential. Ballistol comes to mind.
 
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