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Man it's a terrible design. Have had trouble with them sticking open in the past resulting in a bolt to the face, now I can't get the bolt OUT of my model seven. Might have to get it modified for a side bolt release. Surely I'm not the only one who has had this experience
They are just a fairly shitty stamping, and often have burrs. Try polishing both sides flat with wet and dry on a piece of glass - of course missing the tab at the bottom.
You are not alone, it is a poor design. Most competent gunsmiths can do a modified release that is "bullet proof".
Must be the newer m7s have never had problems with mine mind you it was made some 35 years ago maybe thats why
It was never going to move; one of the trigger pins had walked out and was blocking the bolt release. Will loctite the trigger pins once I get my new trigger
I’ve found that when fitting a new trigger, it takes quite a bit of ‘tweaking’ to get the bolt release button and lever (on the trigger) to work well with the bolt release to prevent binding.
Sometimes it’s just a very small change of angle on the trigger part of the mechanism, that makes the difference between working flawlessly and binding open.
Only problem I have found is with aftermarket stocks. Sometimes need to relieve a little bit of glass to take pressure off the sliding bit aka Hiteck stocks.