ghp45
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Post by ghp45 on Nov 21, 2010 11:07:07 GMT -5
I just purchased a Clement-Neumann carbine and am unable the get the bolt open by pulling the charging handle to the rear. I push the release button on the left side of the charging handle but there is no movement. I remove the handguard and try to push from the front of the operating slide but again, no movement. Am I missing something? Any advise would be appreciated. I would like to keep the rifle but not if the bolt is frozen.
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Post by ghp45 on Nov 24, 2010 10:53:46 GMT -5
I no longer need a response on this. I took this rifle to a gunsmith friend and when we broke it down we found that the operating slide/bolt carrier had been broken in half and welded back together. The problem with the action freezing was an indirect result of this "fix." Several things were not put back together properly. Needless to say the gun was returned to the seller. Had the weld and put-together been done a little better I never would have broken it down to the level required in this case and would have ended up with a gun that was probably unsafe to fire. How many times have we heard the term "buyer beware" and blown it off? Always have a knowledgeable person available to take a close look an old firearm before using it. End of sermon!
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Post by Hardrada55 on Nov 24, 2010 12:34:34 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about this. Finding a new operating slide/bolt carrier for one of these is going to be an exercise in futility seeing as how rare they are in the first place. I only know of one or maybe two for sale in Europe and one for sale here in the states and one in the J. M. Davis Gun Museum. Did the one you were attempting to purchase have the original magazine? Better luck next time. I know I would try very hard to purchase the right one if I could only find the right one. Thanks for your input. Frustrating. It is a cautionary tale we all need to hear every now and again.
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Post by ghp45 on Nov 25, 2010 12:57:57 GMT -5
The rifle had a Winchester Model 1910 magazine that was properly notched and seemed to work well. I can't speak to how it would feed for the reasons mentioned above. It had some other cosmetic issues but I was willing to overlook them due to the rarity. I do not wish to identify the seller since I don't know whether or not he was aware of the welding, however, I will identify the serial number as 344 so that anyone on this board that maybe interested will be cautioned.
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