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Mauser 98 bolt will not close. Any ideas?

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1 hour ago, Tropicalmulch said:

A headspace gage. Have you fired this rifle before or is it a new build? 

Not fired.  I have been putting it together from you tube videos and old guns and ammo articles. The cartridge seems to slide in the barrel with no issues 

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If headspace hasn’t been checked, you’ll definitely want to do that before firing. But if the round goes deeper into the chamber without the bolt, maybe the extractor is a little tight on the rim and the round is binding at an angle? Will it go if you remove the extractor?

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