You read it exactly right, drover. Was not wanting to spend a ton on it -- just something to shoot as a back up gopher gun. But I think I would like to try a couple of bsa1917hunter's tips. They seemed like good ones if I can figure out how to do them. I'm not quite sure what his #2 tip, Auto Bolt Release Mod accomplishes exactly. Maybe he will chime in. I'm also curious about his #5 and #8 tip and how to go about accomplishing them.
The Ruger bolt hold open is a robust design which must be manually operated to engage and disengage. I like this because the bolt is held no matter the bump or jostling, many people don’t like it because they find manually disengaging it to be too tedious. The modification is removing the plate from the trigger assembly, grinding the notch into a triangle, reinstalling into the trigger group. This still requires you to manually engage the bolt hold open but allows you to slingshot the bolt or manually disengage the bolt hold open. It also allows the bolt to close on your finger if you bump it when cleaning or clearing the chamber.
I too am waiting for him to expand on #5.
#8 is to soften the bottom rear edge of the bolt to lower the resistance when cocking the hammer.
Stock bolt
https://www.brownells.com/gun-parts...t-carrier-groups/bolt-assembly-complete/Aftermarket bolt with softer edge
https://www.brownells.com/gun-parts/rifle-parts/rifle-bolts-bolt-carrier-groups/1022-bolt-assembly/
