Federal Ordinance

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My Dad recently found a Federal Ordinance KAR 98 chambered in 7.62/.308 he forgot he had. It goes bang when a round is chambered and the trigger is pulled. From what I have read Federal Ordinance was the Century Arms of the 1960's and QC might be suspect.

The concern I have is in regards to the bolt. The bolt in this rifle engages the chamber as it should, however when the bolt is disengaged to load a round there is a substantial amount of play. This play amounts to 1/2" to 3/4" left/right and up/down.

I seem to recall that Mauser's actions had pretty tight tolerances, so the questions is whether this play in the action is dangerous or normal for KAR 98.

[Badger52]

My Dad recently found a Federal Ordinance KAR 98 chambered in 7.62/.308 he forgot he had. It goes bang when a round is chambered and the trigger is pulled. From what I have read Federal Ordinance was the Century Arms of the 1960's and QC might be suspect.

The concern I have is in regards to the bolt. The bolt in this rifle engages the chamber as it should, however when the bolt is disengaged to load a round there is a substantial amount of play. This play amounts to 1/2" to 3/4" left/right and up/down.

I seem to recall that Mauser's actions had pretty tight tolerances, so the questions is whether this play in the action is dangerous or normal for KAR 98.Sounds flaky & should not be doing that. Be curious to see if a regular '98 bolt slips in there. Rather than just altering the bolt face it sounds like someone really used the wrong bolt; maybe find a shop that has a '98 and check it. I'd bet numbers don't match. That kind of slop inside the action rings isn't tolerable.