Hi All,
New 15-22 Sport owner here. Happy with my new rifle for the most part aside from some continuing FTE issues (actually somewhat common for my rifle) across different brands/mags. I just received my Volquartsen extractor, and am hoping that this will fix my issues, otherwise I'll try messing with the ejector/sending the rifle back to SW.
I'm trying to give the rifle a really good clean before I go shooting tomorrow with the new extractor, and this includes the BCG. All of the videos I've watched of cleaning the BCG show people easily removing the spring/guide rod (which I can do), and then simply sliding the bolt off the black rail assembly. However, when I go to do this, the bolt "sticks" once the edge of the rails becomes flush with the bolt face and will not slide out easily. I'm not sure if it is gunked up (doesn't appear to be, it slides easily at all other positions), or if SW manufactured the new models so that the bolt can't come off the rails? Looking at the side of the bolt where the rails sit, at each end of the bolt I can see that (for about 1/4 - 1/2 inch) it tapers down. For a majority of the run inside from the edges of the bolt there is a deeper depth which makes me think that maybe the bolt is supposed to be held in place on the rails?
I really don't want to force the bolt off the rails and chance breaking anything without knowing that the bolt should, in fact, be able to come off the rails.
Any insight would be appreciated!
Thanks.