Thread: Broke my bolt

I did that while in the tent on a hunt one time, a very tight grip pull and twist and was able to get it back in place, difficult enough to not want to do again away from home...

You have de cocked it with the bolt out of the action so you need to cock it again to get it back in

I've done it a few times with a T3. Pretty sure I used a screwdriver with insulation tape on it to push it up and around (as per YouTube).

I use the shoe lace trick to pull the sear back if there are no tools around.
Have a look at the youtube video @11:13 https://youtu.be/-WRO17sk_dI?feature=shared this dude is disassembling the bolt, but it's the same to cock the firing pin, you just stop sooner.

Originally Posted by Paic

I use the shoe lace trick to pull the sear back if there are no tools around.
Have a look at the youtube video @11:13 https://youtu.be/-WRO17sk_dI?feature=shared this dude is disassembling the bolt, but it's the same to cock the firing pin, you just stop sooner.

Nah Sako bolts are a lot different to a remington

Yeah, for sure the bolt assembly is quite different. But the firing pin cocking mechanism should be the same for most bolts.

Recall as a young lad not being able to get the bolt in my .303 all the time watching a deer. By the time I finally realised the end of the bolt had rotated out 360 degrees the deer was gone.

The first gen Sauer 100's had a terrible party trick of you being able to slid the bolt in with the handle on the wrong side, then get stuck in the rear of the action & you having to pull the rifle completely apart including removing the trigger to get it out..

I had heard of this happening so what did I do while reviewing the above rifle, yes of course it turned out as described hahahaha what a POS that thing was, apparently they have sorted many of the problems with the 2nd gen, I tried finding a pic but don't know where its disappeared too.

Originally Posted by Paic

Yeah, for sure the bolt assembly is quite different. But the firing pin cocking mechanism should be the same for most bolts.

Send us the video when you successfully disassemble and reassemble a sako bolt with your shoe lace

Easy as. You only use the shoelace or string or paracord or whatever to take the firing pin spring pressure off then use your hand to twist the cocking piece to re-cock the bolt. I've done it before on a sako in the bush after a guy whoopsed in the carpark (where we didn't have tools or anything useful that would do the job). Didn't even have a tool kit for the spare if we got a flat just a bloody scissor jack without even a jack handle! There were words over that stunt.