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As an update to this saga.
I took the new bolt and rifle to the gunsmith and he checked it with the Go/No Go gauges and it will definitely not close with the Go gauge. The gunsmith said it will likely not even chamber a round.
I will not be using the bolt. It appears that there may be some dimensional differences between older Remington bolt lugs and newer bolts. Interesting to know. Simple question, why didn't you do this in first place ?
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As an update to this saga.
I took the new bolt and rifle to the gunsmith and he checked it with the Go/No Go gauges and it will definitely not close with the Go gauge. The gunsmith said it will likely not even chamber a round.
I will not be using the bolt. It appears that there may be some dimensional differences between older Remington bolt lugs and newer bolts. Interesting to know. Your story will help others here. I hope this doesn't sound smug. I don't mean it to. This is why it is best to take your concerns to someone qualified - even if it's just some conversation over the gun counter. I'm sorry it didn't work out, PSE.
Safe Shooting! Steve Redgwell www.303british.comGet your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - Mark Twain Member - Professional Outdoor Media Association of Canada ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/AP39Jhm.jpg)
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As an update to this saga.
I took the new bolt and rifle to the gunsmith and he checked it with the Go/No Go gauges and it will definitely not close with the Go gauge. The gunsmith said it will likely not even chamber a round.
I will not be using the bolt. It appears that there may be some dimensional differences between older Remington bolt lugs and newer bolts. Interesting to know. Didn't this "new" bolt come rom a damaged firearm?
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Yes the bolt came from a damaged firearm and one of the things I intended to do was get someone to check for head space, which I finally did after I received it, which took a little time as the donor was on vacation.
In the meantime before receiving it, I thought I'd see what Campfire had to say about it since there are a lot of shooters that are knowledgeable about such things on this forum.
Didn't expect the interrogation about what else was done to my rifle in the past though. That was a surprise.
So all is good and now that I'm satisfied I can"t use it - someone else has expressed interest in it and I'll send it along to him at no cost, except that like me in my case, I requested a donation toward any of our S74 court challenges up here.
P.S. I'll also inform him of my experience and testing with the bolt so he will be aware of its current status.
Last edited by PSE; 08/21/21.
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