Loose Safety or Top Release Spring? Bolt Won’t Close in Chambered Round

[kohler]

Got my four or five years in the making 26 Nosler project to the range for the first time today. SSS Monte Carlo Sporter bedded by SSS with top release action T&T’d by SSS. Barrel and action head spaced by McGowen. My local gs touched it too, mainly setting trigger pull and mounting scope.


Got three rounds off cleaning after each round. Then the bolt wouldn’t close on Nosler Custom 140 gr AB in the chamber. Looks like the spring under the top release is loose. Trigger won’t pull and safety won’t slide if top release is recessed. Bolt pulls out too. If I pull up the top release the safety moves, the trigger resets, and I can dry fire but most of the time the bolt still won’t close if a round is chambered.


Is this a repair a pheasant club shotgun gs can handle or should I get it to SSS?


If pictures post well the spring is visible by the top release.

[kohler]

[sharpshooter]

That's an easy fix. Take it out of the stock. The tail end of the sear return spring has just popped out of the notch on the receiver. Push it back with a screw driver and return it to the stock.

[kohler]

Thanks, Fred. Will give it a whirl.

[jonbearman]

Any competent gunsmith that cant fix it should fold up shop. The safety if adjusted correctly shouldnt be loose. I have met a bunch of people who cant seem to get the tension on the safety right there fore rendering it a dangerous situation. I had one from the factory when on safe if you pulled a bit harder checking it and it went off. I adjusted it and fixed the problem.

[kohler]

Will the 220F slug gun with top release serve as a one for one mechanical comparison?