I just got this action today. I put the bolt in to the action and did some back and forth test. When I tried to take the bolt out of the action, I noticed that I cant press down the bolt release button since there's a spring blocking it. Is this normal or is this some kind of malfunction?
Impact 737R bolt release stuck
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I just got this action today. I put the bolt in to the action and did some back and forth test. When I tried to take the bolt out of the action, I noticed that I cant press down the bolt release button since there's a spring blocking it. Is this normal or is this some kind of malfunction?
New action? Send it back....let the manufacturer take care of it.
Springs don't just slip out of position, they are captured in some way, in any legitimate firearm design.
Like a defective bolt release not drilled to keep the spring in place as an example, or it was improperly installed at the factory, by a less than competent assembly person.
Springs don't just slip out of position, they are captured in some way, in any legitimate firearm design.
Like a defective bolt release not drilled to keep the spring in place as an example, or it was improperly installed at the factory, by a less than competent assembly person.
I would still spend the 5 minutes it takes to drive out the roll pin and put the spring in place to see if it stays put.
It beats the hassle of sending back the action and maybe having to go through the hassles of maybe dealing with an FFL again.
It beats the hassle of sending back the action and maybe having to go through the hassles of maybe dealing with an FFL again.
Call the manufacturer see what they say.
If then the manufacturer doesn't know about the problem, maybe other actions have slipped by with this maybe minor problem or maybe not so minor problem...
Do other problems exist with this action?
If the manufacturer is informed, they should pay for the shipping costs back to repair.
If you mess with it, and they can tell you messed with it, like a slip of the punch, and another problem exists, and you can not fix it yourself.
You just caused a much larger problem for yourself.
You lost your warranty, ...what warranty there is.
I don’t think Wade would do that to a customer. Just knowing what he’s done for me personally. Impact takes care of its people, from my experience at least. I would say their reputation is pretty golden.
I agree with one of the other posters, I’d give it a go before the hassle of sending it back for an easy fix. But if OP is hesitant; then send it back.
Edit: is this a brand new action? Or a PX buy?
I don't know any of those in charge of this company. Don't need to.
But most reputable companies on new items would rather look at it themselves and see what the problem is, or take it to one of their representative gunsmiths to check it out.
I do not know any major company that would suggest a customer do any work on his rifle. That always voids warranties.
What if the part is bent, broken, or the wrong part installed, and ya need a new part. Won't be fixing that yourself for the average guy.
People send rifles back for a lot less reasons to have them checked out by the manufacturer.
Don't feed out of the magazine, not accurate even with the premium ammunition suggested, it's a 2 moa rifle. Things like that.
Call the manufacturer they should be happy to take care of your problem with their product especially if its new out of the box and never fired.
Just give em a call...not too hard.
See what they, want you to do.
But it's your problem not mine, don't care how ya handle it...just a logical suggestion.
If it's a reputable company they'll have ya send it in, because their reputation is on the line, when something obvious like this is wrong with a new gun, it gives them a chance to correct a mistake.
I'd bet my middle nut that Impact isn't going to void his warranty because he drifts out a pin to reset a spring. Although inconvenient and annoying, this should be a 10 minute fix with the appropriate tools.
Impact is an outstanding company and I know Tate (and the others behind the scene) personally.
He will either fix or tell the OP how to fix it, if comfortable. This is a non-issue.
He will either fix or tell the OP how to fix it, if comfortable. This is a non-issue.
I rather agree with the prevailing opinion but I would call them before disassembling. Tell them what you have, send in the picture, and see if they are amenable to you giving it a go first (and I'd be very surprised if they are not). Then, if we are all wrong and they say "don't touch it, send it in", there is no harm/no foul.
But it does like a pretty routine fix...and that's coming from somebody who is a terror with hand tools (but I do have roll pin punches! haha)
But it does like a pretty routine fix...and that's coming from somebody who is a terror with hand tools (but I do have roll pin punches! haha)
Drift out pin. Put spring in correct. Drive pin back in. If anything is wonky call Tate and take pics. They sell actions. They know that most people will take things apart as a necessity of assembling a rifle.
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