Quote Originally Posted by thomae View Post
Heating up the BAS won't help because you are making that metal expand. If you use heat, you will want to warm the bolt body into which the BAS goes.

I would try the floor technique with a dead blow hammer on carpet or wood. It is likely that the back of the spring is digging into the underside of the BAS possibly creating a "lockwasher" type situation.

When you used the floor technique, did you actually stand on either the allen wrench or the bolt handle (Depending on which way you had the bolt laying on the floor)?
I jumped on the bolt and the allen wrench on a rubber door mat over concrete. I even had my MIL do it for good measure. Then I took the heat to it and...

Well $%#@$*^%$. Can't believe it. I let it cool and looked at my bolt and well, I toasted the bolt body. The cam area where the cocking piece rides, just forward of the bolt handle is cracked. Now I need a new bolt body. All I wanted to do is keep from racking my knuckles on the scope.

Thanks for all the help anyway.

So since I'm replacing it, any recommendations on a replacement or should I just go with a factory type?