02-16-2014, 12:51 PM
dammitman Wrote:so if you have a very well cleaned brand new barrel that you can NOT drop a factory hornady round without it sticking (and i dont mean just barely, you have to tap it out) due to the bullet touching the barrel, is it in spec or out? i have one like that but i really think i could tubbs it or just shoot it some and it would "clean" up that part of the barrel. of course as i hae stated already though my bolt is out of spec enough to not pass the go/no go gauges. it wont go but a LBC bolt will and i have more than one extra of those to try. my dilemma is should i just tubbs it or shoot it with a good bolt or not? i wish i had a great way to polish the throat that was perfect. and yes i have already contacted satern and they are more than willing to do whatever i deciede.
dammitman, wish I read your question more thoroughly earlier. You state the bolt is out of spec. Why? Is the HS .130 and the bolt OAL 2.800? If so, you might have the same batch of bolts I got with my barrels. Satern did receive out of spec bolts from there new supplier and I returned them. All were from .129 to.132 but 90% were .130 head space, not .135 and OAL of 2.800 rather than 2.810. I think we all know who the new bolt supplier to Satern is from previous post so hopefully they make the bolts in the future correctly.
I bought bolts directly from Maxim Firearms. He has bolts for sale on his website and are made from 9310 Steel. http://www.maximfirearms.com/online-stor...ndel-bolt/
I am not promoting the product (yes I am) but if you want a bolt and extractor made from a reputable manufacture, he has them. The first batch of bolts thet he supplied had Satern 6.5 Grendel extractors without markings on them. They currently have there in house manufactured extractors that are easily identified with the same 4 rings as the bolts. Also notice he eased the edges on the lugs prior to finishing them.
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Mark at Precision Firearms also has bolts from Maxim and is doing different finishes but not sure if they are available. Either way, you can get correct bolts. AA also has bolts, I got mine in 40 amazing days just to see if they are shipping them. Not sure if it will continue but they also have a quality product. Les Baer Custom too is a source for bolts and I have had great success with theirs but they ARE NOT 9310 steel that I know about.