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Rifle presumably was in a hard case so unlikely suffered any damage from such a short drop. A 3 foot drop is a short drop for a half-decent rifle with no case.I am guessing the problem is likely damage to the sight and it will probably need an experienced eye...
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The round can be removed without disassembly, but it's a sort of "have to hold your mouth right", so unless the gun is in the field, I'd just disassemble.
Remove the cross screw which retains the magazine tube forward end plug. Obviously, take care to have a screwdriver which fits the screw, properly, to avoid marring the surfaces. FWIW, it's easy to slip and scratch something- don't ask how I know...
When the cross screw is removed, the magazine spring will pop the plug and spring will usually fly out so it's desirable to keep mild pressure onto the plug. The spring doesn't produce strong force so no danger, just that the plug can roll under something when it pops out.
When plug and spring are out, the rifle can be angled, muzzle downward, to drop the follower and that errant cartridge. Back together is as simple as removal.
Step #5-The barrel, receiver and action
are now ready for thorough cleaning. The
action should be cleaned in solvent, dried,
and oiled sparingly prior to reassembly.
Further disassembly of the action is not
recommended and should only be
attempted by a qualified gunsmith or the
factory.
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I highly recommend you have a professional gunsmith further disassemble they rifle. They have tools and skills that are required to go beyond further disassembly of the action and bolt assemblies and are aware of the spring loaded parts that will fly out of the part upon removal of parts. That being said, the bolt is held together with pins that retain the extractor and the firing pin. They are removed by drifting them out with a punch small enough to pass through the hole the pin is in. All spring bound parts and springs/plungers will "spring forth" when the retaining pin is removed, and unless you know what is under the part between the bolt and the inside of the part, you will lose what ever presses on the back of the part and provides the spring tension grip it has on the case rim.
There are sources for older firearms parts. If you know the length, diameter, and thread type/pitch you can try Brownells. Also, Gun Parts Corporation also knows as Numrich Arms has tons of small parts for older out of production guns.
If you're getting a good dent, it's the ammo, not the gun. The good dent is all you hired the firing pin and spring to do. They did their job....don't blame them for the screwed up part time workers.
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