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Can anyone of you mill a guide slot in a older 700 bolt for me? Not having a mill, I'm not going to screw with it myself - want it done right (that's true humility showing - as Dirty Harry says, "A man's got to know his limitations.") 
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I hate to use the D word on a gunsmith forum, but a Dremel with a cutoff wheel is the ideal way to cut this slot, finish up with a thin needle file. You do need a new bolt for a pattern.
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Ayyuupp, that's the way to do it......NOT
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Dremel, lol.
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I recently cut one with a file after marking it with a scribe. It has a better finish than the cutter left on the factory one I used for a pattern. I probably have a much wider array of files than Joe average but it can be done correctly without a mill.
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I recently cut one with a file after marking it with a scribe. It has a better finish than the cutter left on the factory one I used for a pattern. I probably have a much wider array of files than Joe average but it can be done correctly without a mill. And incredible Old-World guns prove your point... But how many have the skills AND the tools? AND the time? 
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I hate to use the D word on a gunsmith forum, but a Dremel with a cutoff wheel is the ideal way to cut this slot, finish up with a thin needle file. You do need a new bolt for a pattern. Ya' know, the half nuts on most Dremel Tool user's X axis just don't set up quite as tight as those on a milling machine. I hate to HEAR the "D word" bandied about, and no advice is better than bad advice. GTC
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I also did one with files, maybe a year ago, which worked out very well. But like TheKind, I also have a lot more files than most people, plus plenty of experience with using small hand-tools, both on wood and metal.
Also have a Dremel, and did NOT consider using it!
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The MacFarland book shows how to make a dovetail cut on a barrel with a hacksaw and a triangular file.
I know a guy who runs a dremel tool on his lathe like a tool post grinder and gets into tiny spots to make ham radio cavities.
Me, I just buy Rem 700 bolts from PTG. Less skill required.
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I can do it for you. I use a woodruff key seat cutter in the mill and it only takes about 30 seconds.
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I can do it for you. I use a woodruff key seat cutter in the mill and it only takes about 30 seconds. I'm sure that includes your setup time. On a rate of $100 an hour, wouldn't that be $.83. You work cheap.
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