planetmobius
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I own a beautifil Mauser sporting rifle with a mannlicher stock, claw mounted Hensold Wetzler 4x scope and chambered for 30-06. The receiver is of a military configuration with the thumb slot on the left, however all other parts including the barrel seem to be genuine commercial mauser. The receiver and barrel have matching serial numbers and both have all of the typical commercial proof marks. The original owner brought it back from Germany in 1958 and says that he purchased it there new atthat time. I have no other details.
Anyway, I am having a problem with a sticky bolt. I have only used domestic commercial ammo in this gun such as Remmington or Federal. When I fire the rifle, if I open the bolt immediately, there is no problem. The rifle opens and closes smoothly. But, if I leave the fired case in the chamber for 20 seconds or so while I look throught the spotting scope or something, then the bolt requires a great deal of force to open. I checked the head space with go/no go gauges and it seems to be perfect. The cases show no high pressure symptoms that I can detect. I have inspected the chamber visually and felt for any rough spots and can detect no blemish at all. The rifle is extremely accurate. What up?
Anyway, I am having a problem with a sticky bolt. I have only used domestic commercial ammo in this gun such as Remmington or Federal. When I fire the rifle, if I open the bolt immediately, there is no problem. The rifle opens and closes smoothly. But, if I leave the fired case in the chamber for 20 seconds or so while I look throught the spotting scope or something, then the bolt requires a great deal of force to open. I checked the head space with go/no go gauges and it seems to be perfect. The cases show no high pressure symptoms that I can detect. I have inspected the chamber visually and felt for any rough spots and can detect no blemish at all. The rifle is extremely accurate. What up?