Thread: Broke my bolt

So I got my lovely new old sako. The first thing I did was notice the bolt has a bit at the back that twists, so I twisted it and it clicked in. And now I can't get the bolt in the rifle. How on earth to fix this?

Try youtube...it is possible but hard to explain

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Easy enough to do but hard to explain. Check YouTube for Sako bolt disassembly.

How do you search the solution? I don't know what I've done... it was easy to do though, so I'm sure it's been done by someone else before.
I'm guessing I've somehow set the firing pin while the bolt was out of the rifle. Unfortunately the bit that I twisted in won't twist back out

Ah, sako bolt disassembly. Thank you, I will search that and do it when I'm back home after the weekend

Add some photos. I has a few problems with my mauser bolt. Also you may need to take it out of the stock and drop the trigger assembly. Thay said I haven't seen the problem.

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I think you have simply decocked it out of the rifle. When you search put in the model too. That will help but I think it is the same basic principle for all.

Pull the cocking piece back and twist so that the sear on the bolt engages the back of the bolt, You may need to use the edge of a wooden work bench to push the bolt sear back and the twist. There should be a small indent on the bolt body where the sear needs to sit. Like has already been said its not an easy one to explain with clarity.

I did that with my Sauer bolt by twisting just to see what would happen. After some very stressful moments I found the magic release. Don't panic.

Identify your target beyond all doubt because you never miss (right?) and I'll be missed.

just realized it won't go in. My mistake. I thought it went in and wouldn't come out. I've been in that boat a few times.

With my mauser, I've had jt when the bolt wouldn't go in, I needed to rotate the back of the bolt till it was aligned correctly.



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Here you go mate:

Just filmed how to re-cock it on a wooden bench to show you.

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There is a tool for this...

Easy todo harder to undo but still easy once you have done it before I did the exact same thing years ago fiddling with my 85 and only a year ago with my defiance

There's a tool for everything

Use the Sako bolt decocking tool.

I have a Sako tool I dont use mate, send me your address and i'll post it down