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Depth on bolt fluting #3393739 10/16/09 Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,845 Winnsboro, LA S summitsitter OP Campfire Regular OP summitsitter Campfire Regular S Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,845 Winnsboro, LA I am going to try and staight flute my 700 bolt. Does anybody know what depth to go to? Thanks, Trent

Re: Depth on bolt fluting summitsitter #3394856 10/17/09 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,346 Poetry, Texas B butchlambert1 Campfire Outfitter butchlambert1 Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,346 Poetry, Texas If you are doing it to run a tight fitting bolt and the flutes to hold trash, how about .025". Butch

Re: Depth on bolt fluting butchlambert1 #3395772 10/17/09 Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,845 Winnsboro, LA S summitsitter OP Campfire Regular OP summitsitter Campfire Regular S Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,845 Winnsboro, LA Butch "how about .025" has got me thinking that maybe your just taking a quess.. lol.. Thanks,

Re: Depth on bolt fluting summitsitter #3400871 10/19/09 Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 110 Southeastern Michigan kampfeld Campfire Member kampfeld Campfire Member Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 110 Southeastern Michigan No more than about .045"

Re: Depth on bolt fluting kampfeld #3407905 10/22/09 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,132 Oklahoma Mod7Nut Campfire Regular Mod7Nut Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,132 Oklahoma The "MAN" has spoken, thats as good as the gospel!!!

Re: Depth on bolt fluting Mod7Nut #3408306 10/22/09 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,346 Poetry, Texas B butchlambert1 Campfire Outfitter butchlambert1 Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,346 Poetry, Texas Karl has fluted a bolt for me, but .025 will hold the trash and will function fine. How's that? Butch

Re: Depth on bolt fluting butchlambert1 #3409759 10/22/09 Joined: May 2003 Posts: 3,284 minnesota Jkob Campfire Tracker Jkob Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2003 Posts: 3,284 minnesota I think that "Butch guy" knows his [bleep]. +Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild