I'm working on a Sears M2200 (better known as the Savage Model 36) bolt action rfle. It had trouble with extraction/ejection which was taken care of. I had disassembled the bolt and after it was reassembled, found that the bolt handle flopped loosely. You can still unlock, pull the bolt back and lower the bolt, but when it is lowered, the bolt handle can be moved freely (up & down). There's no tension to keep it closed. Any insights?
BTW Numrich catalog page 985 illustrates it.
ETA: Eamining the image, I installed the bolt collar (part 2) on backwards.That would explain why there's enough space for the bolt to flop around loosely.
BTW Numrich catalog page 985 illustrates it.
ETA: Eamining the image, I installed the bolt collar (part 2) on backwards.That would explain why there's enough space for the bolt to flop around loosely.