Originally Posted by
JimF
Could be the extractor COLLAR causing the binding.
I've had to tighten quite a few over the years, due to the collars "compressing" a bit as it passes under the bridge of the receiver.
When Bubba removes this collar, it almost NEVER gets re-installed correctly! --Jim
I did that once. Bolt would not close.
Phillip McGregor (OFC)
"I am neither a fire arms nor a ballistics expert, but I was a combat infantry officer in the Great War, and I absolutely know that the bullet from an infantry rifle has to be able to shoot through things." General Douglas MacArthur