Bolt Salvageable?
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I don’t know if this is repairable.
But I do know that I would avoid PTG, considering this your warning.
Mack Bros is the best option for a new bolt if required.
But I do know that I would avoid PTG, considering this your warning.
Mack Bros is the best option for a new bolt if required.
Thanks for the heads up. I didn’t realize there was other options. Only had to use there bolts twice. What has been your issue(s) with PTG?
Dave Kiff and PTG are slower than crap IF they ever do ship.
Many folks (both home folks with skills and pros) have stopped doing business with them.
Mack Bros will get you hooked up.
You can also talk to @LongRifles Inc. as they do good work on TIG and machine repairs.
Not sure about there, and worth asking.
Try these guys for a replacement bolt.
I have dealt with them.
heritage-arms.com
I have dealt with them.
Heritage Arms Inc.
Gunsmithing, custom rifle assembly, and custom manufacturing services. Based out of Loma Colorado.
heritage-arms.com
A good option is to send it to someone like LRI that can solder in a bushing and then install a new extractor that isn't the remington style.
700 bolt for sale right here.
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Yeah, totally...it will still work. Just take a cleaning rod with ya incase the extraxtor has blown away or inoperable, Open the bolt knock the spent case out with a cleaning rod. Or Install an m 16 extractor. It can be repaired, a new Remington extractor about $18, if it still fits in what's left of the recess. Machine and press fit in a partial new piece of steel....Adapt and overcome. Too many good choices. Or buy an new bolt, that will need to be headspaced
My issue was they said item in stock.
Purchased and never received.
Filed a dispute with my credit card company.
Then they use a restocking fee for something that was never sent as a revenue stream.
I’m not knocking their quality it’s their business practice.
If you can buy through a retailer that carries their products, I don’t have an issue with that.
I just really don’t want to give them any business at all.
Purchased and never received.
Filed a dispute with my credit card company.
Then they use a restocking fee for something that was never sent as a revenue stream.
I’m not knocking their quality it’s their business practice.
If you can buy through a retailer that carries their products, I don’t have an issue with that.
I just really don’t want to give them any business at all.
Generally the bolt fits but it's not a drop in, and it requires the m16 extractor be installed... you may have to file or buff the m16 extractor to get it to fit...if the headspace is off and most likely will be because of tolerance stackup. In components. So ya need a go gauge and a no go gauge. If you were lucky and some are it fits the go and stops on the no go.
But the bolt body or bolt nose, or barrel counterbore could be a problem. And requires machining, as well as a headspace adjustment, and the barrel removed, and or opening the barrel counter bore to fit the extractor. But the usual dia of the bolt is about .700" so it generally slides through the bridges front and rear, as most run .702" to .704" ish. This is easy if ya have the tools and a lathe, just incase.
Everyone wants a dropin perfect fit, but thats not how it works and get angry when it doesn't...but it says "should be installed by a competent gunsmith" at the product sales site...before you buy. You could buy one and have it fit and be on in headspace...but that would be just luck. That's just how it is,.. for now. If ya measure the bolt reciever bore accurately or the dia of the bolt body in the rifle ...you could request that diameter, but noone at Midway can probably read a micrometer, but that would be a big help, the bolt fits the raceway ..but there is no real customer service these days...just read the order, package, and ship.
No, there is real customer service nowadays. PTGs customer service just sucks so bad they have driven most people away.
That doesnt really sound like "never had a problem with one." I know you mentioned having to re-drill extractor holes in the other thread, where you claimed these bolts save you time and money.
That doesnt really sound like "never had a problem with one." I know you mentioned having to re-drill extractor holes in the other thread, where you claimed these bolts save you time and money.
Yep, cause they're readily available from Midway, & ship the same day. I don't have to wait months, I can build a complete rifle in one day and load for it, & be shooting the next day. From barrel blank, PT&G bolt, threading, chambering, action truing, muzzle brake, bolt knob, extractor install, etc. Totally works for me.
The extractor is a seperate piece, and ,"may" require a bit of deburring or file strokes, one had a slightly tight cross pin hole..just drill, one number drill larger, perfect operation...simple. 15 minutes, its assembled and working perfectly. Too bad so many can't run a drill or a file, and have no mechanical skills, or problem solvings skills ...this age of incompetentency is amazing. Expect others to do everything for you...If you have no skill, pay a gunsmith to fit the bolt...It is "not sold" as a drop in part...and whining about that all day, won't change it...you don't like that, don't buy it. It will leave a larger inventory for me to choose from..ships same day, excellent for building a new rifle project... and so simple.
You don't need problem solving skills if you never had a problem with one.
I obviously do not have a problem with PT&G bolts...You do.
I understand what "not a drop in" means, You obviously do not...and like a child who requires slip-on shoes cause you never learned to tie your own shoes...and believe to tie your own shoes to be a big problem...when it's obviously not...and jealous of those who can,...buy shoes with laces and parts that "need fitting", not a problem for me, but expected. While you sit still whining, about "not a drop in"... not dropping in, for you. Understanding the English language isn't that hard...for most.
I'm still waiting on a PT&G dbm for a FN SPR I ordered in March..... I new tge risks and understand. But never again.
I don't have any more problems with PTG parts. I don't deal with those idiots anymore. Especially not when there are better companies making a better product for the same or less money, and have actual customer service.
Ya, I am the one who doesn't understand the language.
Order in stock PT&G from Midway, ships immediately, bolt will arrive on a few days...buy a couple and have instock replacement bolts at home, with several bolt face diameters. I have extra bolts and recievers on hand. Same with barrels buy from in stock suppliers, barrel will arrive in a few days...go to manufacturer and wait months or a year for the same barrel, or action, as you are now last in line...but waiting on the shelf to be purchased at one of the barrel selling outlets.
No body stocks the FN SPR DBM that takes AICS mags or I would have.
And that is why I feel it necessary to warn others of their business practices.
FN stripped bolts $76. Free shipping at Numrich Arms gun parts they had a bunch LA & SA with standard & mag bolt faces. Midwest gun works used to carry FN parts too.check them out to see if you can use any of these parts.
we get it Dave. you think your shit don't stink. go to LRH if you want people who deal with shit products because 'nostalgia' and 'the original'
there's a reason the majority of people here use non R700 actions...because they just run without all these issues, which PTG just makes worse because about everything they make is meh. if you need another BAT/Zermatt/Terminus bolt you just order one and guess what it fits with zero issue
One of my favorite statements ever posted on Snipers Hide by someone years ago:
There are two types of firearms enthusiasts:
There are two types of firearms enthusiasts:
- Those who have been fucked by PTG
- Those who will be
What's it look like all cleaned up? Trying to diagnose a problem with it like the original pics isn't a good idea. Clean it and see what the issue is. If you just blew out the extractor you can pop another in yourself.
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