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I have fired the gun now and love it. I have also done some pondering about my issue. Tell me what you think of my diagnosis.
Since the bolt operated freely when cocked I figured the bolt and lugs were good, and not causing the binding. I thought it had to be inside the bolt since these are the only parts that move when or after firing. I took the bolt apart and inspected it. First I am not a gunsmith so my terminology my not be correct so bear with me. When the gun is cocked the cocking indicator rest in a small slot on the bolt. When the gun is fired the cocking indicator drops down into the deep groove of the bolt. When the action is “worked” re-cocking the bolt the cocking indicator is moved from the deep slot to the shallow slot thus re-cocking it,
Upon inspection of the deep slot I notice a ridge that apparently the cocking indicator rides on. This felt and looked rough so to took a dremmel tool with a buffing wheel and ever so lightly polished it, no lapping compound or anything. I did this just above where the cocking indicator bottoms out into the bolt thinking that the rough spot was causing the bolt to be hard to operate. I didn't do too much just in case I was wrong so far it seems to have helped. What do you Tikka experts think?
