Steyr Mannlicher ProHunter bolt insertion problem

[Muir]

FWIW: This site has some interesting tidbits on Steyr Scout rifles / actions.

Steyr Scout Tips and Tricks

~Muir

 

[Totsy]

The

With the bolt handle lifted far enough to retract the bolt the was no real danger of firing the jammed cartridge. (Perhaps inless the trigger was pressed and the bolt handle driven downward) It is mechanically blocked. If it wasn't there would be all kinds of horror stories from people cycling the action roughly when chambering or extracting live rounds.

And my English / American translator is broken today. What does
"I’ve turned up to a match wondering why I couldn’t chamber a round, to find part of a bore guide in my chamber."
Mean? ~Muir

The small tapered section which fits in the chamber stayed put when I removed the bore guide (unknown to me). The next day I couldn’t chamber a round because of said tapered section.

 

[Muir]

The

The small tapered section which fits in the chamber stayed put when I removed the bore guide (unknown to me). The next day I couldn’t chamber a round because of said tapered section.

Good lesson: Stop cleaning your rifle! (No bore guide necessary!)
~Muir