I have had 6 or 7 Tikka rifles and I have never had this issue. This gun is brand new, received from EuroOptic a couple of weeks ago. So here’s the problem.
I wanted to guage my seating depth to the lands so I took a fired case and slipped a bullet in it. I go to close the bolt, and as soon as I press down, the bolt locks up. I mean it is locked, won’t go down, won’t come up, bolt won’t come out. I have to disassemble, remove the trigger assembly, use an Allen wrench to push the bolt shroud back while pulling the bolt up, then it releases.
This is what’s getting me. I can open and close the bolt, dry fire, the whole kit and kaboodle without a cartridge. As soon as I slide a cartridge in, it locks back up.
Any idea what the problem may be? I’m at a loss.
I wanted to guage my seating depth to the lands so I took a fired case and slipped a bullet in it. I go to close the bolt, and as soon as I press down, the bolt locks up. I mean it is locked, won’t go down, won’t come up, bolt won’t come out. I have to disassemble, remove the trigger assembly, use an Allen wrench to push the bolt shroud back while pulling the bolt up, then it releases.
This is what’s getting me. I can open and close the bolt, dry fire, the whole kit and kaboodle without a cartridge. As soon as I slide a cartridge in, it locks back up.
Any idea what the problem may be? I’m at a loss.
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