G'day chaps,
I have a .308 MLR '81 (basically same as the BLR '81 as both were made in Japan I believe...) which is in generally very good condition (quite a few 100 rounds through it..but not 1000's !)...and the lever/bolt has started to stick when cycling the action at the open-most position....
(I had an identical model MLR in .243 which had most of the blueing worn off and the barrel shot out....but cycled smooth as silk to the very end...)
From other threads here it seems that even in the 'the States' ...'smiths are reluctant to fiddle around with the complicated rack and pinion mechanism...
Any thoughts ??