Best material for tactical bolt knob?

[dareposte]

What's people using? I see the Badger is aluminum, a few others are steel. What do you like?

I got my CNC running and am going to have a stab at making one to replace the chunk of plastic rod temporarily on one of my rifles.

 

[Chiller]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

one that is compatible with your bolt.

I think it would matter precious little what it is make of as long as it works.

 

[wnroscoe]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

400 series Stainless Steel or 7075 Aluminum. I've also made them from 300 series SS

 

[dareposte]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

I've got 6061 and 7075 aluminum, 1018 steel, 1045 steel, 304 stainless, and a bit of titanium laying around to play with. I'm thinking parkerized steel. It's going on a normal steel remington 700 bolt but I don't see why that would really matter.

 

[dareposte]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: wnroscoe</div><div class="ubbcode-body">400 series Stainless Steel or 7075 Aluminum. I've also made them from 300 series SS </div></div>

Any reason to go with stainless or aluminum and not regular steel? Just curious for my own education. I've got 7075 so I'll try that out first, it just seems like it would get dinged up easier than carbon or stainless steel would.

 

[wnroscoe]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

If you have carbon steel use it. It's harder than stainless and when painted you wont be able to tell the difference. Your stock will get dinged up before anything else so I wouldn’t sweat it.

 

[BlackOps Tech]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

I make most of mine out of 17-4 or 303/304 Stainless. On some occasions I'll use 1218 or some other type of CM steel. If you want reduced weight, the different grades of aluminum are fine but I don't like to thread aluminum and torque it down without a Heli-Coil....

 

[00037]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

Tungsten...




...or carbon steel.

 

[AXEMAN]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

unobtanium, if you can get it

 

[Thorax]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

Pure graphite, not fiber reinforced.

It feels dry if your hands are sweaty, it never gets hot or cold to the touch, the open pore type structure of it gives great *traction* for non-slip actuation.

It will chip, but everything else will chip or dink too.

 

[FF_T_Warren]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: AXEMAN</div><div class="ubbcode-body">unobtanium, if you can get it </div></div>

LOL

 

[TalkingBush]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: AXEMAN</div><div class="ubbcode-body">unobtanium, if you can get it </div></div>Triad has a few cases left, get em' quick.

 

[dareposte]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

Didn't get any of the unobtanium, it sold out just as I was placing the order. EVERY time I order it that happens...

I did make some pretty sweet knobs out of some 1" 11L17 I had laying around, I'll post a picture when I get my camera working.

 

[dareposte]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

Here's the one I finished the backside and phosphate coated, it will be on my rifle very soon.

Here's a couple of blanks and the coated one:

 

[dareposte]

Re: Best material for tactical knob? (Picture!)

Installed on my "testbed" 308

 

[wnroscoe]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

What’s with the Series and Parallel Circuit drawings your knobs are on??

I see it now........automated drawings

 

[idpasteve]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: AXEMAN</div><div class="ubbcode-body">unobtanium, if you can get it </div></div>

Unobtanium is soooo last week!

The new stuff is Cantfindium!!!

 

[300sniper]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

i make mine with a play-doh fun factory.

 

[dareposte]

Re: Best material for tactical bolt knob?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: wnroscoe</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What’s with the Series and Parallel Circuit drawings your knobs are on??</div></div>

PLC prints, actually a PLC recall notice explaining how to not lock it up and cause mayhem.