As the title says... When I jerk the bolt back to make a case eject, it sometimes falls out. Any fixes? I tried adding more tension on the leaf spring but that just makes it harder to eject.
This gun probably isn't worth much, but it was my grandfather's trapping gun. As you can see he added fishing line to hold the bolt in probably 50+ years ago. He passed when I was around 10 , so im trying to keep the gun intact.
You might have noticed that there is tape around the barrel. Well legend says that he owned a .22 with a hole in the barrel. None of my uncles (dad's brothers) know if it's this one. My grandpa put the tape there for some reason and im reluctant to take it off.I HAVE SHOT IT AND IT SHOOTS FINE.
Also my uncle carved the bird looking thing in the stock when he was young... He's almost 70 now.