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"... To the problem. The bolt is smooth as silk when the 3 position safety is in the middle position; however once it is in the fire position it is stiff. (With or without a case in the chamber)
This is normal. When the safety is on in the M70, the pin is lifted off of the sear, so there is no tension on the bolt... when ready to fire, the pin is sitting on the sear, and that causes the stiffness.
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Also when I eject a shell there is a series of scratches on the case.
It would help (a LOT) if you told whether you hasve a controled feed (claw extractor) or a push feed (spring loaded extractor and spring ejector)... and where on the case are the scratches, and how far they go... they may not be from the chamber. And I would tell the smith that you want your money back.
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I took it in to a gunsmith and he took a quick look at the chamber and said that a good polish would clear up my problem. He said there was a little rust in the chamber.
That may be BS.
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This is quite logical in consideration of some of the weather that I have hunted in despite my attempts to keep her clean. Well I got my baby back early this week and was excited to run some rounds through her. I was disappointed to find that it still has the same problem. I will not go back to the same gunsmith as I feel that he did not listen to what I had to say. Has anyone ever had a problem or hear of a problem like this? I will not shoot it again until I get this resolved. Nearly every round that has been shot through this gun has been reloaded and I have thought of getting some factory ammo to see if it is just my reloads?
Many rifles have scratching patterns, caused by the case hitting parts of the barrel or action.
For example, a streak of scratches on the bottom of the case from the shoulder to within 1/2" of the rear of the case, means that the edge of the chamber is sharp, and hadn't been properly finished... most scratches tell you where they are coming from.
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