Grendel and .473 bolt face

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LRRPF52
I was talking about bolt action rifles, I know what cases go with what bolt heads.

nincomp
Sorry I should have stated in the original post it was for a bolt action. I think JASmith has experimented along the lines I was thinking about except for working on the bolt head.

JASmith
I am wondering if it would work better with a slightly longer lip on a claw type extractor, might not work as well with a plunger style ejector. My original question was, is or has it been done to attach (welding, soldering etc. etc.) a small bushing of some type to bring the bolt face down to .447 from .473? I know you can swap bolt heads on Savage rifles but I was thinking about other types of bolt actions.

Steve............

You could but you don't want to take it all the way down to .441, you need a little room for the case to twist out....006-.008"

[GLShooter]

What is involved is bushing the bolt?
Thanks.

$100.00

Greg

[GLShooter]

GLShooter
That's what I was wondering, are any modifications needed to the ejector?

Steve............

I am not sure. The BR guys don't use them much. I was going to do a PPC and never thought to ask.

Greg

[BjornF16]

Sorry about that. As you were writing your response, I was checking out the Savage Arms site. I was not sure that they sold the right diameter bolt until I discovered that their Scout Rifle is now sold in 7.62x39.

I have modified a Savage 10 FCM Scout in 7.62x39 to a Grendel. I also swapped the Savage bolt head to the SSS PPC bolt head. Works great.

[KentuckyBuddha]

I think you had said the PPC bolt head was surplus to requirement though yes? It would have worked well without it, true?

[BjornF16]

The Savage stock head was adequate, but the SSS bolt head was obviously better machined with a larger ejector. (SSS PPC head in stainless; stock is black)

[Keep The Change]

I've been sitting in a NICU in Ohio (long way from my home in Texas), waiting on a baby girl that we are adopting to get better. Just wanted you to know this made me laugh this morning when sometimes there isn't much to laugh at here. Hilarious. I might have to use this.

[se3388]

Keep the change,
I know what you are talking about, not sure what that had to do with anything but it sure made a lot of us laugh.

I have decided it would be a lot easier to use a short action Savage or Stevens 200 and change the bolt head than to use something like a Remington or Ruger short action and have a bushing installed in the bold head.


Steve............

[adamjp]

Bushing the boltface involves turning up a small ring that is the desired ID and the original boltface ID on the OD. It is carefully put in place and soldered, even Devcon glued into place. Once in there it does not move and is good for all the pressure you would expect it to deal with.

Once in place, the adjustments of the extractor are done and the ejector is facilitated.

Any competent gunsmith should be able to do the job.

[se3388]

adamjp

I knew I had heard of it being done like that before, I didn't know much about the bench rest crowd but it seems like they do it often. I found a Stevens 200 yesterday in .223 for about $300.00, I might pick it up and change out the bolt head and barrel. Any Remy or Rugers I have come across are more expensive to start with so the Stevens/Savage seems the more economical route.

Steve........