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Bolt Face diameter vs Rim diameter? #18438498 05/20/23
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OP Trappererick Campfire Regular T Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 691 Downeast maine	Is there an acceptable range of rim diameters that will work with different bolt face diameters? I see a lot of bolt diameters of .480 and they seem to work well with the standard .473 so there is at least .007 of range. Just wondering if there is a rule of thumb for that.

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Re: Bolt Face diameter vs Rim diameter? Trappererick #18447676 05/24/23
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Tyrone Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 13,839	It's more about the extractor than the bolt face. As long as the extractor can grab the rim, you're good. Look at Mausers for instance. They don't have a recessed bolt face. Politics is War by Other Means

Re: Bolt Face diameter vs Rim diameter? Trappererick #18448420 05/24/23
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OP Trappererick Campfire Regular T Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 691 Downeast maine	Makes sense that the big claw extractor would be more forgiving. Thanks for replying.

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