Need help with Ruger M77 bolt...

[fritztown]

Was cleaning the trusty .243 and the rear end of the bolt pulled a spring-actioned, half turn on me.

Can't return it to the normal position to close the bolt.

Any ideas?? Thanks...

[M16]

Get a shoestring or something similar. Make a loop. Tie one end to something that won't move. Loop the other end over the back of the plunger. Pull like heck while turning the bolt.

[rubydog]

It sounds like it de-cocked on you. Any gunsmith can fix that in a nano second and generally at no charge.

[Cajun Blake]

M16 is spot on

did this quite often at the gunshop

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[Cajun Blake]

another method if at the range

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[Jerry H]

It’s broken beyond repair but to show you my heart is in the right place I will buy it form you anyway

[fritztown]

Thanks for the replies.
Spring's too stiff for me to budge, but I'll take it to a gunsmith...