Rem700 Bolt Handle angle change

[sasquatch98226]

This may have been discussed before, or maybe I my google-fu sucks.

Has anyone ever changed the angle of the standard Rem700 bolt handle? I have a standard Rem700 .223 Ackley that shoots bugholes, but the only problem I have is that when the bolt is in the loaded postion, the bolt knob, and handle basically rest on my indec finger knuckle. I have not bumped it out of battery, or anything like that, it's just annoying.

Has anyone cut and re-welded the handle, bent it, or otehrwise modified one so as not to sit in that postion when loaded. If so how was it done, or who did the work? I am a little leary of doing int myself, as I don't want to ruin it, and I am not a good enough welder to attempt it and make it look nice.

Any ideas would be appreaciated.

I read through the ARC CDG bold handle thread, but it appears to be a completely different bolt.

Thanks

 

[Threadcutter308]

This may have been discussed before, or maybe I my google-fu sucks.

Has anyone ever changed the angle of the standard Rem700 bolt handle? I have a standard Rem700 .223 Ackley that shoots bugholes, but the only problem I have is that when the bolt is in the loaded postion, the bolt knob, and handle basically rest on my indec finger knuckle. I have not bumped it out of battery, or anything like that, it's just annoying.

Has anyone cut and re-welded the handle, bent it, or otehrwise modified one so as not to sit in that postion when loaded. If so how was it done, or who did the work? I am a little leary of doing int myself, as I don't want to ruin it, and I am not a good enough welder to attempt it and make it look nice.

Any ideas would be appreaciated.

I read through the ARC CDG bold handle thread, but it appears to be a completely different bolt.

Thanks

Don't remove it. The cam angle/timing is built into the portion of the handle that gets brazed to the bolt body.

Check out Long Rifles Inc (LRI) website and send it to them. There are other guys that do good jobs too, but LRI is who comes to mind immediately.

 

[Mike Casselton]

How about some clear images of how this bolt handle hits your knuckle.
Without knowing what stock or anything else, it could simply be you are holding the rifle incorrectly.

If you have grizzly bear sized hands, then I could see how the bolt touches your hand.

We need pics of you in the firing position

 

[supercorndogs]

There are lots of diffrent bolt handles out their for sale. I am in the boat of needing pictures to understand also. Puttingona straight bolt handle moves it closer to the trigger.

 

[sasquatch98226]

Gorilla Hands. Here are some photos both thumb wrapped and thumb up, with the trigger finger placement.

 

[Cynical]

User name checks out, based on the hand pics.

 

[supercorndogs]

Is your hand too big to get your pinky on the grip? What chassis is that? I can't tell if the angle of the new bolt knob matches the angle of handle.i.E knob leaning toward the trigger. A straight bolt handle might push thr knob far enough forward to clear your finger. I can check later but I have a ptg straight bolt handle, as I recall it moves the knob farther away from the trigger also.

To do any heating or bending of your bolt handle, you would proabaly want to remove it from the bolt. It's proabaly easier to choose a diffrent replacement bolt handle, and have the handle changed.

 

[sinister]

The 700 bolt handle is swept back slightly. The older 721's handle is perpendicular to the bolt body axis straight out to the right.

I agree knuckle bump is annoying.

721 bolt handle angle:

Remington 700 Low Pro Straight Bolt handle

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I sent my 700 bolt to Dan Armstrong in Fairbanks, Alaska to have him TIG weld my handle to the bolt vice brazing-soldering.

 

[supercorndogs]

Bolt knob installation probably isn't going to help.

Here is the ptg sraight handle vs a remington bolt handle.