10-02-2013, 08:37 PM
PrecisionFirearms Wrote:Testing is proceeding. I am going to recommend some design changes to the bolt. Frank and I will hash that out. I expect it may delay the project a few weeks, but we want to get this right the first time. No market testing required. We are not Microsoft!This is a very nice offer from PF.
By the way the bolts are very nicely finished and the machine work is superb.
Pricing is still unsure. But expect in the $75-$80 range finished and tested for Forum members and $85-$90 for general retail. We will list them on our website with options for Black Nitride or Nickel Boron. We will post a Coupon Code to be used when bolts are purchased. They will be listed with carriers and hardware optional. We will even offer a discount on our Billet Receivers and BCM charging handles when purchased with bolt.
To send them to Lilja will be a logistics nightmare. Even though we match each barrel to each bolt, it is really unnecessary and we only do it to overkill the process. It would be unreasonable to expect Dan Lilja to do this. With manufacturing processes today, we (and Dan and Frank, etc) can hold tolerances of +.0000/-0001 or -0000/+.0001. There is at least .005 tolerance in headspace go and no go. That means we are holding a tolerance 5 times less than headspace allowable go and no go. Even accounting for stacking dimensions with multiple manufacturers and components, the margin of safe within the go and no go is way, way less than the allowable by any standard of rifle manufacturing. If there is a accuracy issue, I can assure all forum members: it is not a fault of the bolt not being individually matched to each barrel. --- Very wordy -so in short: Don't worry about the bolts being matched to each barrel. We will send Dan a few bolts to set-up his machines and then each bolt will be measured and tested here before being shipped to each customer. We will be test firing each bolt.
Mark Hostetter
Precision Firearms
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