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How difficult is it to swap out the bolt handle on a Kimber Montana?
If I decide to swap it where can I buy one?
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they are just screwed on and possibly secured with some loctight....may actually get around to swapping mine out with a titanium one i bought from a member here that made some this weekend.....other than the member i bought mine from im not sure where else you can buy one from....
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Thanks, rattler
When you swap yours will you PM me and let me know how difficult it is to take it out and what tools you used?
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will do, the wife is out of town this weekend and left me to entertain myself....prolly get to it sometime Saturday 
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Protect the knob with a thick piece of leather or equivalent padding, use pliers and lefty loosey, righty tighty. They are held with lock tight.
laissez les bons temps rouler
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Protect the knob with a thick piece of leather or equivalent padding, use pliers and lefty loosey, righty tighty. They are held with lock tight.
Warm things up with a heat gun or *light* torch to work on the lock tite?
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On mine I didn't have to.
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Easy to change out. Schmalts made some nifty titanium replacements. PM him directly to see if he has any left...............DJ
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Will I be able to walk up the mountain easier if I swap out the original bolt handle on my Montana for a lighter titanium one?
Couldnt I accomplish the same thing by carrying 200 grain loads in the rifle instead of 220s?
Maybe a lighter bolt cycles faster, giving me one extra shot at the rump of a disappearing bull in the timber. That extra shot should do the trick in a pinch.
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Will I be able to walk up the mountain easier if I swap out the original bolt handle on my Montana for a lighter titanium one?
Couldnt I accomplish the same thing by carrying 200 grain loads in the rifle instead of 220s?
Maybe a lighter bolt cycles faster, giving me one extra shot at the rump of a disappearing bull in the timber. That extra shot should do the trick in a pinch.
This is Captain Obvious..... signing of. where in the hell did i say logic had a damn thing to do with me swapping it out
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Its the whole mindset.... I cut the handle off my toothbrush too... Think big picture  Or you can pack 65 pounds of [bleep] on your back, instead of 50. I don't care.
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actually thats the way i think but seems alot of folks here cant understand why individuals cant just man up and carry a heavier rifle.....first time i handled one i knew i wanted one and exactly why i wanted one and was not gonna be happy with a heavier rifle.....if i had to swap out barrels or sacrifice chickens to get it to shoot i was gonna do it, turns out mine was plenty accurate out of the box
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Once I got the money.... http://www.lonewolfriflestocks.com/stocks/huntingI'm thinking I'll drop it in a carbon fiber Summit. I ran into Bob at Sportsmans a few weeks back (he was picking up ski's) he thinks it'll be 9-10 Oz lighter than Kimbers stock. Which brings me to this..... Why do I pack a 6 pound 2 Oz rifle? Because they don't make one that goes 4 Lbs 2 Oz
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Will I be able to walk up the mountain easier if I swap out the original bolt handle on my Montana for a lighter titanium one?
Couldnt I accomplish the same thing by carrying 200 grain loads in the rifle instead of 220s?
Maybe a lighter bolt cycles faster, giving me one extra shot at the rump of a disappearing bull in the timber. That extra shot should do the trick in a pinch.
and yes, i have one on each of my Kimbers
This is Captain Obvious..... signing of. i diddn't think there were still people that needed "light" explained... an edge stock will cost you more $$ per ounce saved than the Ti bolt handle.
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mine had locktite.... weights in grains stainless ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/rattler_mt/guns/IMG_0837.jpg) titanium ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/rattler_mt/guns/IMG_1096.jpg) Titanium one on the bolt ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/rattler_mt/guns/IMG_1097.jpg)
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will do, the wife is out of town this weekend and left me to entertain myself....prolly get to it sometime Saturday Time for a run to the titty bar.
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Other than the cool factor or Ti, a healthy dump will shave off more weight. ;-)
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Other than the cool factor or Ti, a healthy dump will shave off more weight. ;-) other than i dont carry that weight in my hands......a pound of weight in the pack doesnt mean alot.....a pound of weight carried in your hand all day is a hell of a difference....if your gonna strap your rifle to your pack shaving half ounces and ounces might not matter a whole lot for most but i want the rifle in my hands and off my shoulder as much as possible....
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Once I got the money.... http://www.lonewolfriflestocks.com/stocks/huntingI'm thinking I'll drop it in a carbon fiber Summit. I ran into Bob at Sportsmans a few weeks back (he was picking up ski's) he thinks it'll be 9-10 Oz lighter than Kimbers stock. I've had Bob restock four rifles (so far) with his Summit (one of them was the extra light carbon fiber) and I have been excedingly pleased each time.
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What happened to Loan Wolf Rifle Stocks?
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