Drew,
I was assuming the cocking bolt was bent judging from the horizontal line off the top of the lug and the horizontal line off the cocking bolt. When I had the bolt out it did not seem to be bent and there is no indication the bolt has been repaired.
Assembling the gun in the past has always been a bit troublesome. To get around it I have broke the action open slightly when putting on the forearm but this time it just binds. Seems like the cocking bolt hits the cocking lever head on instead of going under it.
