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Originally Posted by IBEX
I knew the bolt release would spoke the animal. So I gently released the bolt and set up for the shot. By this time the deer was within 75 yards of us. I took a few seconds to control my breathing and lined up the shot but when I squeezed the trigger....click..nothing happened. I was already excited and this made me panic a little which in turn spooked the buck and he took off. Turns out, the bolt hadn't fully closed and thats why the gun didn't fire. I was heartbroken lol.
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Thats users fault, not the rifle's. You never Gently release a semi- auto bolt!
And you were correct in selling it. If you don't know how to operate your tools correctly, there is no point in having them.