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Checkered bolt #19086000 01/07/24 Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 5 P Prussian OP New Member OP Prussian New Member P Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 5 Can anybody recommend a good smith who can checker a bolt handle? Thanks

Re: Checkered bolt Prussian #19086395 01/08/24 Joined: May 2003 Posts: 3,284 minnesota Jkob Campfire Tracker Jkob Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2003 Posts: 3,284 minnesota Max McFarland +Professional member American Custom Gunmakers Guild

Re: Checkered bolt Prussian #19093240 01/10/24 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 156 D DocHolliday Campfire Member DocHolliday Campfire Member D Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 156 Charity littleton. She was Dakota Arms checkered. She's an artist. Prices are reasonable too. She's kinda difficult to get ahold of. She fit did a Pre64 M70 bolt for me. Stunning.

Re: Checkered bolt Prussian #19097357 01/11/24 Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 1,181 St. Joseph, MO TenX Campfire Regular TenX Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 1,181 St. Joseph, MO Charity has done several pre64 M70 customs for me. Always nice! Phil

Re: Checkered bolt Prussian #19097969 01/11/24 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 513 Montana H HalH Campfire Regular HalH Campfire Regular H Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 513 Montana Does anyone have pictures of checkered bolt handles, and who done the work . Thanks Hal

Re: Checkered bolt Prussian #19098003 01/11/24 Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,702 P pathfinder76 Campfire Regular pathfinder76 Campfire Regular P Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,702 Mark Penrod

Re: Checkered bolt Prussian #19098910 01/12/24 Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 17,898 Likes: 6 A AKwolverine Campfire Ranger AKwolverine Campfire Ranger A Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 17,898 Likes: 6 ⬆️ Nice.

Re: Checkered bolt AKwolverine #19099460 01/12/24 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,304 Northeast USA B beretzs Campfire Ranger beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,304 Northeast USA Originally Posted by AKwolverine ⬆️ Nice. Agreed. That’s such a nice touch and functional as well. Semper Fi

Re: Checkered bolt pathfinder76 #19103341 01/13/24 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,345 Poetry, Texas B butchlambert1 Campfire Outfitter butchlambert1 Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,345 Poetry, Texas Originally Posted by pathfinder76 Mark Penrod I just sent Mark an email. He built my RF competition rifle, but didn't know that he could do this.

Re: Checkered bolt DocHolliday #19103396 01/13/24 Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 10,166 Michigan TheLastLemming76 Campfire Outfitter TheLastLemming76 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 10,166 Michigan Originally Posted by DocHolliday Charity littleton. She was Dakota Arms checkered. She's an artist. Prices are reasonable too. She's kinda difficult to get ahold of. She fit did a Pre64 M70 bolt for me. Stunning. The good ones usually are. Is there a quirkier or more difficult profession to get ahold of than good smiths? Shoot even the mediocre ones are slow to return an email and are oddballs😂

Re: Checkered bolt Prussian #19103499 01/13/24 Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,508 R RinB Campfire Tracker RinB Campfire Tracker R Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,508 Any of the firearms engravers should be able to make your wishes come true “Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away”. Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Posted by Brad.

Re: Checkered bolt Prussian #19103648 01/13/24 Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 366 Corrales, NM E easttex Campfire Member easttex Campfire Member E Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 366 Corrales, NM I have used Charity Littleton and Bruce Farman in the last couple of years. Both did good work, Bruce was more accessible and quicker.

Re: Checkered bolt Prussian #19106643 01/14/24 Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,702 P pathfinder76 Campfire Regular pathfinder76 Campfire Regular P Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,702 More of that bolt.

Re: Checkered bolt pathfinder76 #19106911 01/14/24 Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 188 D Docbar Campfire Member Docbar Campfire Member D Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 188 Originally Posted by pathfinder76 More of that bolt. That tang looks great.

Re: Checkered bolt Prussian #19111078 01/15/24 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,345 Poetry, Texas B butchlambert1 Campfire Outfitter butchlambert1 Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,345 Poetry, Texas Mark Penrod told me to contact Gene Simillion.

Re: Checkered bolt HalH #19111411 01/15/24 Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,715 Likes: 2 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,715 Likes: 2 Either Texas or Idaho Originally Posted by HalH Does anyone have pictures of checkered bolt handles, and who done the work . Thanks Hal Roger Green. Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: Checkered bolt Prussian #19111528 01/15/24 Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,331 Dixieland Ngrumba Campfire Regular Ngrumba Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,331 Dixieland Mark Penrod. I think Mark uses Max McFarland bolt knobs (if you look at this thread - a lot of the bolts are Max McFarland. Darcy says he can buy McFarland knobs cheaper than he can make them. Gene Simillion Another Mark Penrod. Sample Bolt Knob

Re: Checkered bolt EdM #19113369 01/15/24 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,213 Adirondacks F fshaw Campfire Regular fshaw Campfire Regular F Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,213 Adirondacks Originally Posted by EdM Originally Posted by HalH Does anyone have pictures of checkered bolt handles, and who done the work . Thanks Hal Roger Green. Exceptional rifle.

Re: Checkered bolt fshaw #19131700 01/20/24 Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 164 Texas S Seabreeze1970 Campfire Member Seabreeze1970 Campfire Member S Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 164 Texas Originally Posted by fshaw Originally Posted by EdM Originally Posted by HalH Does anyone have pictures of checkered bolt handles, and who done the work . Thanks Hal Roger Green. Exceptional rifle. I agree

Re: Checkered bolt Prussian #19131764 01/20/24 Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,562 Likes: 1 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,562 Likes: 1 Bozeman, MT Steve Heilman. He built this 22 Hornet by cutting down a pre 64 model 70 22 Hornet action to 22 Hornet length and other metal work that is superb… http://www.metalandwood.com/Metal---Wood.html