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**Bud Helms** · July 18, 2000, 06:35 AM

My Enfield was doing that and I discovered that I wasn't rotating the bolt completely down. There was one last little "snick" and it was locked. Just about an eighth of an inch bolt movement.

July 18, 2000, 06:35 AM	#2
Bud Helms Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 1999 Location: Middle Georgia, USA Posts: 13,198	My Enfield was doing that and I discovered that I wasn't rotating the bolt completely down. There was one last little "snick" and it was locked. Just about an eighth of an inch bolt movement.