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Old 09-05-2003 | 06:17 PM
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63North
 
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Default RE: Hunters, any of you ever had your weapon fail in the field?

Two common winter problems are oil, especially old contaminated oil, in the bolt which can and has caused freeze up of the firing pin; and junk, like snow, which finds its way inside the action as the bolt is worked - pretty difficult to chamber a round while trying to crush even a relatively small quantity of snow. Been there.....
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