Gunsmithing FN Bolt knob

[Daniel Barham]

Finished this yesterday over at my friends shop. We used a jig his dad made to turn down the bolt handle. Holy shit, this FN bolt was hard.
I started out a bolt in SS, screwed it up, then turned this one down
from Aluminum. Just needs to be blasted and coated.

 

[usmc7980]

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Looks good, I won't work on the FN bolts yet until I get better tools, good on you

 

[19Scout77]

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Hey Knob- Nice knob!

 

[Mgordon]

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I do them on a lathe and use carbide tooling and my ground HSS threading bit. You just about can't use a die to thread it, it will get hot as hell and bust eventually...I know..haha.

Looks good!

 

[19Scout77]

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USH-

Your knob work, as shown in your For Sale thread is about the best I have ever seen. Nice job!!

 

[Mgordon]

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Thank you 19Scout77, The fixture that I use on the lathe allows me to keep bumping my shoulder back so the contour of the original knob can flow right into the Badger knob. On top of that, I dont have to refinish the bolt. When I do them for people I can have them done and back in the mail the same day I get them.

 

[19Scout77]

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I wish I had another one that needed a knob! Your smithing work is coming right along! I have enjoyed watching the progression evidenced in your posts over the last year or two.

 

[Two Shoes]

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Their just like Winnie knobs..........a lot harder than Rems'

 

[Mgordon]

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Sounds like you have a great excuse to buy another rifle!!! Snipers Hide style!! haha, thank you for the kind words. This is my passion!

 

[19Scout77]

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For the first time in my life, I can say that without question, absent some unforeseen MAJOR influx of cash, I will not purchase any firearms in 2009. Never before would I have made such a statement, but I can now.

The only thing major I'll be buying this year is glass for the extra UNNECESSARY 7 wsm I just put together!

No mas por mi

USH- Keep up the good work! I'd like to see your muzzle and breech threading.

 

[Red_SC]

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If you find a good deal and just can't pass it up, remember that your Scout friend down South is always in serious need of more guns.

 

[19Scout77]

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Wanna buy a Scout instead?? I GUARANTEE its the nicest one you'll ever see in this lifetime or any other!!!

$35k gets me interested, $40k takes it!!! In fact I am trying to find new storage space for it today. Ain't married life grand!!

 

[dtask]

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Seeing this kinda makes me wish I hadn't sold my 300 WSM SPR. Nice work!

 

[Mgordon]

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Wow, sounds like I better buy everything that I can now before I get married....lol

 

[offroadr1]

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buy anything and everything you do or could possibly want before you get married. unless you marry the right person.

 

[19Scout77]

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I sure did. I'm still waiting delivery of 2 more customs I started pre-marriage! I built 3 customs and bought 3 S & B's in the 6 months before my wedding!!

 

[offroadr1]

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i would buy more now, but im still paying the debt from my divorce. d'oh. traded the ex in on an f250, smartest thing i ever did.

 

[Mgordon]

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Yeah, its hard to make any money doing gunsmith and custom builds if you just keep them!!!!

I'm learning that the hard way.

 

[Red_SC]

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I <span style="font-style: italic">know</span> that's the nicest Scout I'd ever see, but I can't imagine the look on my wife's face just after I told her I'd paid $40K for a Scout, just before she proceeded to hurt me physically and emotionally.

I have a Terra body sitting behind my shop now, I'm thinking of building a nice Traveler or Terra out of. If I decide to do it, it'll be a long build but nice when I'm done.