I am looking for a replacement bolt for a Remington 700 300 win mag. The only options I am finding are either Mack Bros, or PTG. Other than that it would be buying a factory bolt from eBay. Does anybody have any experience with either the Mack Bros or PTG bolt? Pros/Cons?
Mack Bros Remington 700 bolt
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you'd be wise to just pretend PTG doesn't exist
Mack Bros
Dont ever order from PTG if you wanna see it in your lifetime.
They used to be good.
Far far from that now
Dont ever order from PTG if you wanna see it in your lifetime.
They used to be good.
Far far from that now
That is the general feeling I have been getting through the searches I have done so far. I am thinking that I will go with your advice.
I have Mack and PTG, as well as factory upgraded/modified 700 bolts. The Mack is the nicest of the bunch. It took a little fitting, but its at about 500rds now and working smoothly. The point where it met the top of the action in the rear gave a little hitch on closure. That whole area must be a little advanced for extraction timing to suit any 700 era, but I only noticed the hitch at the closure contact point. Polished some squared edges, and it was off to the races. They even modified their pineapple grenade knob for me and sent it with it on (I asked by email and they said no prob). While the whole package won't rival a good custom action, its the overall best I've tried so far on a 700 receiver body.
It’s amusing to remember barely 5 years ago when PTG was a very common recommendation here… It says a lot about how the community and industry has grown that they’re now warned against.
