Hi guys,
this weekend I had a strange experience: All of the sudden the bolt of my Enfield No4 Mk1* would not close anymore. First I thought it was a damaged round, but it turns out it is the bolt.
What my investigation has shown is that when I push the bolt forward, it will only half-cock and not close completely.
If I pull the trigger while closing, it will close completely but still stay half cocked (of course), and cannot be fired (trigger will not move).
If I pull the hammer back to the position of full cock, the trigger can be pulled and the bolt can be fully released.
Somehow it looks as if the notch for the second (full) cock position is broken.
I have ordered a bolt tool, but before I take it apart I would like to see if somebody here has seen this.
Thanks !!!
this weekend I had a strange experience: All of the sudden the bolt of my Enfield No4 Mk1* would not close anymore. First I thought it was a damaged round, but it turns out it is the bolt.
What my investigation has shown is that when I push the bolt forward, it will only half-cock and not close completely.
If I pull the trigger while closing, it will close completely but still stay half cocked (of course), and cannot be fired (trigger will not move).
If I pull the hammer back to the position of full cock, the trigger can be pulled and the bolt can be fully released.
Somehow it looks as if the notch for the second (full) cock position is broken.
I have ordered a bolt tool, but before I take it apart I would like to see if somebody here has seen this.
Thanks !!!