Defiance Deviant Tactical action issues

[patriot07]

Bought a lightly used custom rifle - around 150 rounds out of it. Has a defiance deviant tactical and bartlein. Bolt binds up a bit when it's fully at the back and you try to rack it forward to pick up a round. If you don't have it held loosely and push perfectly straight, the bolt front end will just get "stuck" on the action somehow and not move. Happens pushing too far inside, outside, up, or down.

Gun was cerakoted by the custom builder when they originally made it about 10 years ago. Thoughts?

 

[Baron23]

Thoughts?

Gun was cerakoted

Inside of the action also?

 

[Ol Rob]

You will have to remove the cerakote from inside the action and from the bolt, if the bolt was coated. I made that mistake on my first Deviant.

 

[patriot07]

Inside of the action also?

Yes a bunch got inside

 

[patriot07]

You will have to remove the cerakote from inside the action and from the bolt, if the bolt was coated. I made that mistake on my first Deviant.

Yep

Cleaned it out the other day and it’s considerably better