09-21-2015, 04:01 AM
You are less likely to see extractor lip breakage with a .136" bolt.
LMT makes probably the strongest 7.62x39 bolt on the market, but it uses a .124" face depth since that's what everybody but Colt did with that cartridge.
There's a guy who likes to shoot a lot of full auto 7.62x39, and posted a picture years ago of all the bolts he has broken. The only one he hasn't broken was the LMT enhanced 7.62x39 bolt, but he did break the extractor, and couldn't get a replacement for it without buying a complete new bolt assembly.
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LMT makes probably the strongest 7.62x39 bolt on the market, but it uses a .124" face depth since that's what everybody but Colt did with that cartridge.
There's a guy who likes to shoot a lot of full auto 7.62x39, and posted a picture years ago of all the bolts he has broken. The only one he hasn't broken was the LMT enhanced 7.62x39 bolt, but he did break the extractor, and couldn't get a replacement for it without buying a complete new bolt assembly.
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6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:
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CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor
6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:
www.AR15buildbox.com