Quote Originally Posted by charlie b View Post
If you are handy, taking the bolt apart is fairly easy. Then at least you can see if any grit and such is in there before trying to ship it off. FYI, I don't use any oil in the bolt (firing pin and spring tunnel). I do use a light touch of graphite on the FP.
Thanks for the advice! I didn’t find any dirt, but I did see scratching on the pin body below the cocking pin and saw a burr in the bolt body. I polished the pin and body with 800 grit and metal polish and then a light coat of grease on the pin body and bolt cramming surface. It feels better, but still has a lot more cocking effort than I’m used to. I did notice that the spring that holds the cocking pin in doesn’t sit flush on the fp, but that seems to be the way it’s made. I’ll try to get to the range tomorrow and see how it runs.