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Purpose of cocking piece on a Springfield rifle?
penguin
Member Posts: 596 ✭
Not sure of the purpose if the bolt cocks on opening.
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-If the safety is damaged/worn it may be necessary to slightly manipulate the piece to align the interface-also used when fitting new parts..
-If the bolt is seized, and you are unable to raise the handle, being able to manually cock the rifle removes that small resistance..
-In case of a failure to fire, you can re-fire without having to un-lock the bolt..