I bet this hurt......

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  • M1Garandy
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2009
    • 611

    #1

    I bet this hurt......

    I was given a sporterized 03A3 bolt yesterday. Well, more correctly I was given what is left of an 03A3 bolt. The bolt was assembled but had the following issues: bolt face had a piece broken off, extractor gone, extractor collar was a twisted mess and the bolt sleeve was cracked.

    I was able to salvage the striker, striker sleeve, the safety and the bolt sleeve lock. When I removed the bolt sleeve, the bolt sleeve lock was jammed with melted brass!

    This bolt was likely wrecked in the '60's. Glad I wasn't there when it was happened, it couldn't have been pretty!
  • chuckindenver
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2009
    • 3005

    #2
    sounds like a classic case head failure//
    if it aint broke...fix it till it finally is.

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    • M1Garandy
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2009
      • 611

      #3
      Makes me wonder how the rifle it came out of fared.

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