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Did you grease the bolt lugs before firing the rifle?
Browning A-Bolt issues
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I hope that after 4 years, this has been resolved.
That would be a shame, I have had a Brownung A-bolt 'Stalker' in a 300 wm for years, extremely accurate, with 190 gr reloads and the action is smooth. Brother in-law has an X-bolt same results.
You might not be doing your self any favors.
I know this is an old thread and hope your issue has been long solved. I've had several Browning A-bolt and X-bolt over the years, still have some. The only issue I've seen related to this was a friend having trouble with extraction and slight scratches on his brass. Finally pinned it down to a burr from one of the holes drilled for the base mount. Cleaned it out and polished and the issue was solved. Hope you got yours functioning again.
No question that modern production of firearms has come a long way but these rough machining issues still do crop up. I bought Ruger American 22lr rifles for each of my boys some years ago. They wouldn't feed reliably at all. Ended up sending them in for warranty twice and got em back with a clean bill of health each time. Only problem was they still wouldn't feed reliably. Doing my own research on causes led me to some guys video on the internet showing rough machining around the bolt head and extractor. I bought two new extractors and a set of small files and cleaned them both right up. They function perfectly now. I really can't fathom how professionals in the industry, many gunsmiths and apparently manufacturers included, are so lacking in basic investigative skills. Take a look at the machining on a ruger American and it leaves a lot to be desired. And they aren't inexpensive relative to other brands either.
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Since this is fairly put to bed, but I have a smattering of abolt owners here, any tips on getting the bolt reassembled on an a bolt 2? It's not a problem on a BBR, but the a bolt 2 has given me a pile of trouble to get reassemble. I sillily left the rifle in a case while wet and had a rusty firing pin. Pulled the bolt apart to clean it, but cannot get it back together.
The best directions I can find are here https://www.gun-tests.com/rifles/disassembly-reassembly-of-the-browning-a-bolt-ii/ but I can't get the firing pin spring compressed enough to reinstall the bolt shroud. Any tips or tricks on this? Or just…. Keep trying?
The best directions I can find are here https://www.gun-tests.com/rifles/disassembly-reassembly-of-the-browning-a-bolt-ii/ but I can't get the firing pin spring compressed enough to reinstall the bolt shroud. Any tips or tricks on this? Or just…. Keep trying?
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That looks similar to how the BBR bolt came apart and went back together. I'll dive back into the abolt tonight with this and see if it sheds any light on the issue; from what I recall (it's been a minute since I've messed with it) the abolt needed the firing pin spring compressed by pushing on the front of the firing pin, which had a tendency to bend it.
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So, what was the problem with Jnewton's Browning where the fired rounds were getting stuck?
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Burr on the bolt I believe
