Guys, I am working on the stock of this BSA for a friend of mine and for the life of me , I can't figure how to remove the bolt. I took of the barrel and am having it refinished. Even the gun smith was perplexed. Said he might have to remove the trigger assembly to get it out.

Surely we are missing something.

Sprig

Hello

If its an earlier one with a mauser style extractor - I have several of these and I can never remember either, its just sort of second nature/intuitive. I think you need to close the bolt with the trigger held down, and then withdraw the bolt while keeping the trigger down.

The bolt stop sits along side the sear, and I have struck one where it was very worn, so the only option was to either remove the trigger mechanism, or you can use a slim toool to get under the bolt and hold the stop down.

Cheers

Foster

Tentman

I don't think it is a mauser but you are right the catch is on the bottom of the bolt. If you were to slip something under the bolt to keep it from catching it would have to be really thin but fairly rigid. Any ideas.

Sprig.


I am heading next spring to NZ for Stag about three hrs out of Wellington.

If its the one with the mauser extractor i normally from memory, pull the trigger in and pull the bolt back, push the bolt forward again then pull the trigger again, and pull the bolt back again and it should come out

It is a trigger release. I think you push forward on the trigger, but it may require pulling rearward prior to the bolt reaching its stop. One way or the other, the trigger is the key.

Most likly a CF2 model, I had one in 7mm Mag. Its the trigger, pull back and the bolt should release.

Guys, Thanks for the info. The barrel is still in the shop being resurfaced. The bolt is definitely not a "pull the trigger and pull out the bolt. I manipulated the trigger every way possible with the exception of the method suggested by tank hunter. I will give you the verdict in acouple of weeks when I get back from the shop.

Larry

I owned a BSA CF2 (also .243) about ten years ago and I remember having the same difficulty when trying to remove the bolt. I learned through trial and error that if I turned the rifle upside down (trigger upermost), then releasing the bolt and pulling back on the trigger that this helped with the bolt removal. I think that maybe the small amount of movement caused by gravity on the bolt helped in it's release.

I have a BSA Hunter dating from 1953 - bolt removal. Dry fire and and hold trigger back tight, the bolt can then be removed. Any relaxation on the trigger, lets the sear/bolt stop return.

Linc, Bingo, you are the winner. With the bolt locked. Hold back trigger, and remove bolt. Key is to start the process while the bolt is locked.

Thanks for the input.

Sprig