Thread: new barrel - hard to eject rounds

Originally Posted by Cigar

AND also a problem extracting unfired rounds (post #17 above).

Is the bolt hard or stiff to close when chambering a round? I would think if a round is hard to extract, it would also need some force to chamber it.

No issues at all chambering the round. bolt closes smoothly. fire round, then hard to open bolt.
I found a leather stock whip in my Ute, so used the handle(wooden handle with leather plats) to hammer the bolt open.