buzz meeks
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Oh boy. Looks like a bought a bum rifle and I need your advice.
Here's the story. A week ago, I found an Interarms Mk. X in .300 WM at a local pawn shop. I checked it over and it seemed decent. The only glitch was in the trigger. The side safety stuck going back and forth. I had researched Mk. Xs and the trigger/safety arrangement was a common problem area. I figured some cleaning and trigger tweaking (these triggers have four adjustment screws) would correct the little safety problem.
As I was wrapping up the deal, I asked the clerk if I could return the gun if I had any problems. He said I could not and wrote "All Sales Final" on the bottom of the receipt. This didn't bother me too much because the Mk. Xs have a solid reputation and I was only into the rifle for three bills.
Later that night, I broke the rifle down and gave it a thorough cleaning. I had noticed a little hitch in the bolt stroke, a little roughness I though some TV-time bolt work could correct. It was then that I noticed a problem with the trigger group. Three or four tries out of ten, I could get the striker to fall as the bolt rotated into battery. I fiddled with the adjustement screws using an e-mailed copy of the Interarms manual but the problem only got worse.
I was still okay with all this because I intended to install a Gentry three position safety and Blackburn trigger. But today was the deal breaker. Today was the first day I had to get to the range. I only made it through three shots. On each shot, I got successively harder bolt lift. The cases didn't show any real signs of pressure but on that third shot I had to beat the bolt handle with the heel of my hand to get it to open. BTW- factory Winchester ammo, 76 degrees, low humidity.
So here I am with a rifle that is certainly unsafe because of the condition of its trigger. And I think there may be other safety problems related to that sticky bolt lift.
So do I stand any chance of returning this rifle even though I bought it as is? Seems to me this shop would not want to be known for selling unsafe rifles? What do you suggest? I'm a pretty tactful person but want some perspective on this situation before I enter that pawn shop again.
Here's the story. A week ago, I found an Interarms Mk. X in .300 WM at a local pawn shop. I checked it over and it seemed decent. The only glitch was in the trigger. The side safety stuck going back and forth. I had researched Mk. Xs and the trigger/safety arrangement was a common problem area. I figured some cleaning and trigger tweaking (these triggers have four adjustment screws) would correct the little safety problem.
As I was wrapping up the deal, I asked the clerk if I could return the gun if I had any problems. He said I could not and wrote "All Sales Final" on the bottom of the receipt. This didn't bother me too much because the Mk. Xs have a solid reputation and I was only into the rifle for three bills.
Later that night, I broke the rifle down and gave it a thorough cleaning. I had noticed a little hitch in the bolt stroke, a little roughness I though some TV-time bolt work could correct. It was then that I noticed a problem with the trigger group. Three or four tries out of ten, I could get the striker to fall as the bolt rotated into battery. I fiddled with the adjustement screws using an e-mailed copy of the Interarms manual but the problem only got worse.
I was still okay with all this because I intended to install a Gentry three position safety and Blackburn trigger. But today was the deal breaker. Today was the first day I had to get to the range. I only made it through three shots. On each shot, I got successively harder bolt lift. The cases didn't show any real signs of pressure but on that third shot I had to beat the bolt handle with the heel of my hand to get it to open. BTW- factory Winchester ammo, 76 degrees, low humidity.
So here I am with a rifle that is certainly unsafe because of the condition of its trigger. And I think there may be other safety problems related to that sticky bolt lift.
So do I stand any chance of returning this rifle even though I bought it as is? Seems to me this shop would not want to be known for selling unsafe rifles? What do you suggest? I'm a pretty tactful person but want some perspective on this situation before I enter that pawn shop again.