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Does anyone have any experiences with this old rifle? When closing the bolt I can see and feel the cocking piece go forward a bit. It will result in a light firing pin strike. Most of the time it will not firer. Lifting the bolt and re cocking usually fires the rifle. Everything else works fine.

Have you cleaned the bolt really well?

Used one I bought had the same problem,when I broke down the bolt,the firing pin was broken in half,a new pin from Gun Parts Corp. fixed the problem.

Thanks gentlemen.
This one took a new firing pin and a new sear. And a new cartridge guide. It's perking along just fine now.