Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Gunsmithing Winchester 100: Help needed

Last night, my friend showed me his Win. Mod. 100. The rifle looks in new condition but to his surprise we discovered that the trigger is locked or frozen in its rearmost position, we can't move the safety and the bolt is locked in its forward or battery position. There isn't a speck of rust anywhere visible.

Any ideas on what the problem may be? I assume we can start fixing it by first removing the trigger group. Many thanks to anyone who can shed some light on this mystery.

A M100 repair is not a job for a novice.. Take it to your local smith - IF they are familiar with these rifles and know what to do..

You could have a real problem on your hands, because the ONLY way to remove that stock is to have the bolt all the way back.. There's a trick to unlocking it but I won't go into it here.. Really - take it to a gunsmith..

are you sure there is no round or case stuck in the chamber..?

Hubert: As it wasn't my rifle and we couldn't move any moving part, I can't certify whether or not a shell remained. As the trigger was also rearward, I doubt if it could have contained a live round. Some people do leave empty casings so that they may dry fire the gun for storage without fear of breaking the firing pin. He showed me four firearms, the others all being unloaded and properly cased.

Just run a cleaning rod in from the muzzle to determine if it's loaded. Gently. Taking a loaded rifle in to a gunsmith for repairs is bad ju-ju.

Much better to do that than to try the home-remedies that can possibly result in an injury or worse..

I've had some firearms come in from customers with a live round (either jammed or action malfunction) in the chamber but they've always told me ahead of time.. And you can bet your sweet bippy we're both plenty careful about muzzle control when it arrives.. Those get handled with kid gloves...