[argyle1]

hi Guys
I was suspecting rust in this bolt and a buddy suggested soaking it in CRL — big mistake, it actually blued the bolt. Then I soaked it three days in a bucket of WD40. I got it loosened up and working like new, but lesson learned. Just because it's mostly stainless dosn't mean you shouldn't disassemble and clean/oil the bolt and trigger frequently when hunting in wet weather

[argyle1]

After taking off the trigger assembly I was able to push (pry) back the firing pin with a screw driver through the slot in the bottom of the action, and was able to turn the bolt and remove it at the same time.
I hunt a lot in grizzly country and don't need this to happen again. I'm going to try to get Tikka to explain what actually caused this, and see what can be done to mitigate the cause, before I relegate this rifle to the range.