I just wanted to know if the lock time should be slow compared to a M-S. It is noticeably slower than any of my Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles. The first thing I did when I bought this rifle was to completely disassemeble and clean it, but I could have missed a few things. I am not sure, but I may not have completely disassembled the bolt. I'll take it apart again and have a look. If its a weak mainspring...I have plenty of spare springs I can experiment with.

However, it was very satisfying to find out that it is an accurate rifle, particularly given the slow lock time. So it will be well worth taking the time to correct this minor fault.

Thank you for your advice.