Thanks Redneck.. I have 5 of these BACO 70s now and none of the others have as much resistance as this new one in pushing the bolt forward in the receiver. It just seemed odd to me because once you get past the spot where resistance occurs the bolt moves freely back and forth...this is with the bolt handle up. Perhaps shooting it and working the action will loosen things up a bit. And yes, working the bolt on safe gives normal operation. I had no intention of shooting the rifle with the firing pin assembly/cocking piece from the other rifle in the new one..It was merely a test to see how it felt, and it did make a difference.
I'm going to put an Ernie spring in the trigger as I think I have an extra one around here. I also need to decide on and order a scope and reloading components (Bullets, brass and dies) as the 7mm-08 is a new to me caliber.
