Hello I need a smith with a good turn around time to install a m16 extractor and a Bager bolt knob on a Rem. 700 sa. Also since I'm switching from a 308 to a 6x47 do I need a different firing pin?
Gunsmithing Smith for a 700 bolt
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Re: Smith for a 700 bolt
Last time I checked with Nate he had stopped putting on Bolt knobs. I guess he had gotten so backed up, and I'm sure that's not a big money maker. He does do really nice work though.
Last time I checked with Nate he had stopped putting on Bolt knobs. I guess he had gotten so backed up, and I'm sure that's not a big money maker. He does do really nice work though.
Re: Smith for a 700 bolt
You might try Gre-Tan then, I know they do the firing pin bushing work...
You might try Gre-Tan then, I know they do the firing pin bushing work...
Re: Smith for a 700 bolt
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Rarebreed93</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Try AZ Precision
a member here, excellent work.
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Is he doing extractor installs and bushing firing pins? I thought he was only doing bolt knobs??
Dave
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Rarebreed93</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Try AZ Precision
a member here, excellent work.
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Is he doing extractor installs and bushing firing pins? I thought he was only doing bolt knobs??
Dave
Re: Smith for a 700 bolt
I could go this route but I don't know what I need or what's involved with doing this. PTG has them, but the bolts with handles are about a 2 month wait. They have just the bolt, but I don't know what all I would need to do this job.
I could go this route but I don't know what I need or what's involved with doing this. PTG has them, but the bolts with handles are about a 2 month wait. They have just the bolt, but I don't know what all I would need to do this job.
Re: Smith for a 700 bolt
+1 for david. By the time you pay for labor and parts you could have a new bolt.
I can fit a knob for you if you like. I make most of mine in house.
One piece bolts from ptg run just under 2 bits.
+1 for david. By the time you pay for labor and parts you could have a new bolt.
I can fit a knob for you if you like. I make most of mine in house.
One piece bolts from ptg run just under 2 bits.
Re: Smith for a 700 bolt
Midway has what your after I think
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=389721
Depending on your bolt you can get $100-$150 for a SA remy one which will put you into this one for about what the knob and extractor cut cost.
Midway has what your after I think
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=389721
Depending on your bolt you can get $100-$150 for a SA remy one which will put you into this one for about what the knob and extractor cut cost.
Re: Smith for a 700 bolt
I've not used a ptg 1 piece yet so I can't honestly answer that.
Timing can mean different things to different people.
To me its the moment the sear contacts the cocking piece in relation to where the lugs are in clock position. A "timed" bolt/fire control to me means one that does not "climb the ramps" as it goes into battery. A bolt set up this way offers very fluid bolt manipulation. Nesika and a number of other makers set their fire controls this way. "Cock on open only" is how its described.
I make a fire control setup for the 700 that converts the action to this. Enclosed shroud, high energy spring, and adjustable striker.
It can also mean where the root of the cocking ramp ends up when in battery. In this case the root should sit dead center 6 o clock. This will mitigate bolt handle bounce when the sear drops. I have to think David has this licked as its pretty self explanatory. One thing that's always annoyed me on rem 700s is the lack of attention on the primary extraction. If a bolt gun is to run well it must yank the case out. This would be my primary feature of interest on a one piece bolt.
Hope this helped
C.
I've not used a ptg 1 piece yet so I can't honestly answer that.
Timing can mean different things to different people.
To me its the moment the sear contacts the cocking piece in relation to where the lugs are in clock position. A "timed" bolt/fire control to me means one that does not "climb the ramps" as it goes into battery. A bolt set up this way offers very fluid bolt manipulation. Nesika and a number of other makers set their fire controls this way. "Cock on open only" is how its described.
I make a fire control setup for the 700 that converts the action to this. Enclosed shroud, high energy spring, and adjustable striker.
It can also mean where the root of the cocking ramp ends up when in battery. In this case the root should sit dead center 6 o clock. This will mitigate bolt handle bounce when the sear drops. I have to think David has this licked as its pretty self explanatory. One thing that's always annoyed me on rem 700s is the lack of attention on the primary extraction. If a bolt gun is to run well it must yank the case out. This would be my primary feature of interest on a one piece bolt.
Hope this helped
C.
Re: Smith for a 700 bolt
Sorry, I completely understand what you are saying and there are a lot of different aspects to timing on a bolt. I understand the striker and ramp relationship. The thing I was concerned about and what generated my question was dealing with timing the bolt's extraction cam angle with that of the receiver. I am wondering with the wide tolerances of Rem actions, including your new trued versions that remove .005" from the action lugs, how one can produce a 1-piece bolt that will be consistently adequate in the primary extraction aspect.
Thanks
Sorry, I completely understand what you are saying and there are a lot of different aspects to timing on a bolt. I understand the striker and ramp relationship. The thing I was concerned about and what generated my question was dealing with timing the bolt's extraction cam angle with that of the receiver. I am wondering with the wide tolerances of Rem actions, including your new trued versions that remove .005" from the action lugs, how one can produce a 1-piece bolt that will be consistently adequate in the primary extraction aspect.
Thanks
Re: Smith for a 700 bolt
Thanks for all your answers. Poke I could have sworn I looked through all the Midway PTG bolts, and didn't see that one. I got one on the way now thanks for posting the direct link.
Thanks for all your answers. Poke I could have sworn I looked through all the Midway PTG bolts, and didn't see that one. I got one on the way now thanks for posting the direct link.
Re: Smith for a 700 bolt
I am suprised that no one has mentioned that the Rem extractor is better than the M16 extractor. Layne Simpson had an article in them a few years ago and it is exactly my expirence. The only extractors I have not had fail are Mauser 98 and Rem 700. Sako, Win 70, M16 have all failed for me. And I have shot more ammo out of the 98's and 700's. JMO
I am suprised that no one has mentioned that the Rem extractor is better than the M16 extractor. Layne Simpson had an article in them a few years ago and it is exactly my expirence. The only extractors I have not had fail are Mauser 98 and Rem 700. Sako, Win 70, M16 have all failed for me. And I have shot more ammo out of the 98's and 700's. JMO
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