Thread: Help - stuck bolt

Yep; don’t beat the bolt handle and taking it to a gunsmith is sensible.

As it seems the bolt will lift, and if you want to have a go yourself, things I’d try are (1) remove the trigger and bolt stop, just in case something is binding there; and (2) put a squirt of WD-40, CRC, Kroil etc down the barrel and then drop a steel cleaning rod repeatedly from about 1 foot in height (cut an old brush down to just the stub of you are worried about protecting the thread on the rod).

I’ve got every stuck case I’ve had (which is not many!) out this way without issue. Ditto a broken pull through once.