I picked up an older staggard feed flat back short action this week. I apparently should have looked it over a little better. I knew the bolt lift wasn't great but not bad. It's really a little gritty. So I tore the bolt apart. Here's what I found. The cocking piece, cocking piece sleeve and the cocking piece pin all have excessive wear. Would that cause heavier bolt lift? Should I buy new pieces or try and polish these?




What really bothers me is, while I had the bolt out, I for some reason looked down the action into some light. It looks like the action is bent down a little. It doesn't look twisted any. Looking down the notch that the baffle runs in, it looks to dive down. I looked at my other rifles and didn't notice them doing it. But they all have barrels and mounted in a stock. I hope you can see what I'm talking about in the picture. The bolt doesn't bind when cycling it. Will this have any or much effect on the way it shoots?



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