Anyone have 700 bolt handle problems?

[Terryw123]

To keep this simple has anyone ever had a standard Remington 700 bolt handle break off? If so how and why? Long story short is I'm trying to decide to have the handle sent out to be tig welded on or is that a waste?


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[alphadogg56]

Just my 2cents, it's a waste..There's better bolts out there

 

[bhoges]

I have 6 Remington 700's never had a problem. All have new bolts knobs and lots of rounds.

 

[Red_SC]

It happens, but I wouldn't bother to have one welded unless it did break. Accurate Ordnance did a very clean job of reattaching mine.

 

[Red_SC]

If you do send it off, wait until after the action is trued and send the action with it so it can be timed correctly. Factory Remington timing often isn't ideal, and truing the action can make it worse.

 

[Terryw123]

Anyone have 700 bolt handle problems?

Redsc how did that happen?


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[Red_SC]

My fault completely. The night before a match I loaded some .260 ammo and grabbed a box of 140 Berger VLDs rather than my standard 130s. I didn't catch it until I was done. It seemed ok when I tested it, but I got a sticky bolt a couple times during the match the next day. I ended up muscling one too hard and peeled it off.

One thing to think about, I've read several times that a correctly soldered bolt handle is stronger than a welded handle because the contact patch is much larger. Remington doesn't always get it right, but the failure rate is pretty low.

 

[g2gjoe]

You can also have pinned or double pinned and welded, seems to me like that would be you're strongest option short of buying a 1 piece bolt & handle.

 

[Terryw123]

Sounds good guys! Thanks!


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[LRI]

Tig 'n a bolt, done correctly serves double duty.

1. Strengthen the joint between handle and bolt .

2. Optimize the primary extraction feature and ensure the fire control assy has an obstruction free path along the full range of movement.

done correctly it'll make for a lifetime of trouble free service in all but the most extreme cases. One piece bolts are certainly a viable option when starting on a fresh barrel, but this works well too.

c.