Tang safety problem

[rex6666]

I have 2 tang safety rugers
the 30-06 is smooth as butter opening and closing the bolt, just falls in place
always has since new.
Not long ago i bought a 270 it was a little tight closing, but didn't bother
me. After shooting it 5-6 times it gets hard to close the bolt, hard to slide
forward and even harder to turn down. Am i just too used to the wonderful(sloppy)
30-06 or what.

[Luckyducker]

You should ask this question on the " Gunsmithing" forum.   I saw a Remington that had a bolt so tight that I couldn't hardly cycle the action and I fixed it but I don't recommend this remedy and will not tell what was done.  I am sure there are others with far more experience than me who can steer you in the right direction.

[Redford Bohica]

rex,

I see this an old post, but I just ran across it.

The action on those tang-safety Rugers flex real easy. If they don't sit evenly in the stock, they can flex enough to bind the bolt up. I've had four of the tang-safety Rugers (currently have just one), so I know a thing or two (2) about one (1). 

Hope this helps.

Red

[Darrell Davis]

I an my son's have owned a goodly number of RUGERs with the tangs safety, and have never seen the possiblity of an action flexing enough to bind up the bolt.

If this is possible, it would take a stock which is badly warping or someone turning down the action screws with an extreme amount of pressure.

I currently own two such rifles, an old "flat bolt' 243 and a 270 and I can't put enough pressure on them, out side of using some type of wrench or pry bar to even come close to binding the bolt..

Keep looking, as there has to be some clear reason for this situation.

Keep em coming!

CDOC