Long Ranger Misfire

[Mags]

Henry has received the rifle and I am now in the que for it to be fixed. I wanted to share a couple of pics so you could see what I was talking about with the slack in the bolt. I'd like to know what anyone thinks about it or what the problem might be.

My bolt would jam with the bolt sticking out like in your picture on the left. No slack in the bolt. Just stuck in that position, would not move. The Henry repair ticket said they adjusted the bolt lock up. I assume that means they loosened the lockup. Maybe your lockup is too loose or maybe there is a tooth missing in the lever gearing.

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[leverjc]

The internal workings of long ranger looks very complicated with a lot of small gears that could become chipped or out of tune. Thanks for the pic Mags.

[Travlin]

You did the right thing by sending back to H.R.A. I would not want a rifle that would fire when the bolt was not fully locked as the shooter's face is right behind it.

[eaglejrl]

Thanks, cross section pic helps. Ill post what the fix is when I get it back.

[eaglejrl]

I got the gun back from Henry. The fix was to adjust the lock up and replace the firing pin. I consider myself just an average shooter. It took me a little bit to get dialed in to shooting the gun. This was my last two 3 shot rounds. Shoots like a champ...

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[Ernie]

It's too bad you had to send it back but glad that they fixed the problem. Good shooting.

[JEBar]

good shooting indeed .... delighted to hear its good to go

[Sir Henry]

Happy days are here again. That’s a tight group.