Re: New for the Remington 700 - the Bolt Lift
I see the relief, it looks similar to my Phoenix as far as clearence goes. Never held one of yours though. Just going by looks.
I install just before the factory knob. I even leave a little of the factory knobs radius there to blend with my knobs better.
Ive had two instances where a knob touched a stock, that I know of.
What you said is true, some handles hit without a bolt knob at all. Some stocks/receivers just dont mate up perfectly.
It can/does effect accuracy though. It can transfer recoil through the bolt handle.
Anyways, just an observation I made. Like I said, I've ran into that problem. It was made aware to me by another smith on here and I was very appreciative of him doing so. I hadnt thought about it until then, I didnt think there was any way one would touch.
Just thought I'd mention it. Like I said, some people dont know that can be bad for accuracy. And I've ran into it before.
I made an announcement in my thread to let customers know to be aware of it.
But anyways, its a great idea. Perfect for people that have duty rifles like you said. One shaped like my Phoenix would be pretty neat.
Keith
...On the expoy idea, did anyone mention spraying the handle/knob with release agent before epoxying the bolt lift knob on? You could probably break off the knob and have a semi-clean factory knob/handle left. I use that spray on acra-release agent. Might work.
