Winchester Mod 70 XTR Featherweight bought at an estate sale. The rifle is ANIB. Not scratch, ding, blemish, burred screw heads etc. Ser no indicates 1981. Very pretty rifle. Added a scope and sighted it in. Fired 10 rounds. Went home cleaned it and back in the safe. Took the rifle out for a hunt this fall and the bolt will not open and the safety is in the fire position and will not move. I hesitate to force the bolt or the safety. Looking through the threads posted here and other forums, including my previous query, I can see no immediate solution to this problem. I do see a lot of Model 70 bolt and safety problems.
What I have done: I have removed the scope and mounts. The bolt seems to impacting something hard when attempting to open. I can hear an audible click. The safety refuses to budge. I have another model 70 same vintage and I know that the safety must be placed in the mid position to remove the bolt.
I need some help here. I am fully capable of disassembly of the bolt but I must be able to remove it first.
What I have done: I have removed the scope and mounts. The bolt seems to impacting something hard when attempting to open. I can hear an audible click. The safety refuses to budge. I have another model 70 same vintage and I know that the safety must be placed in the mid position to remove the bolt.
I need some help here. I am fully capable of disassembly of the bolt but I must be able to remove it first.