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<blockquote data-quote="geargrinder" data-source="post: 446462" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>Well I went out to the safe and dug out my old 30-06 110L and grabbed a spare bolthead.</p><p></p><p>Everything went together normal until I went to put the bolt in the action. The only thing obviously wrong was the firing pin protrusion. I suspected that would be off anyway. </p><p></p><p>The next thing I noticed was the bolt handle was in a weird direction. I didn't think too much of it because I always put the bolt handle on wrong the first time.</p><p></p><p>I took the bolt back out and took a better look. Then it was obvious. The bolt heads are very different and so is the bolt body. They are 90 degrees different. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee269/geargrinder123/S8001626.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>So, add a long action bolt body to the list of stuff to be replaced. A new style bolt head was already on the list, right? </p><p></p><p>Then there is the firing pin diameter problem. Recently Savage went with a smaller diameter firing pin to make the bolt head retaining pin stronger. So you can drill out the bolt head to match your old firing pin, or you can order a new firing pin and bolt head retaining pin when you're ordering all your other parts.</p><p></p><p>Sorry I didn't have better news.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="geargrinder, post: 446462, member: 6705"] Well I went out to the safe and dug out my old 30-06 110L and grabbed a spare bolthead. Everything went together normal until I went to put the bolt in the action. The only thing obviously wrong was the firing pin protrusion. I suspected that would be off anyway. The next thing I noticed was the bolt handle was in a weird direction. I didn't think too much of it because I always put the bolt handle on wrong the first time. I took the bolt back out and took a better look. Then it was obvious. The bolt heads are very different and so is the bolt body. They are 90 degrees different. [IMG]http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee269/geargrinder123/S8001626.jpg[/IMG] So, add a long action bolt body to the list of stuff to be replaced. A new style bolt head was already on the list, right? Then there is the firing pin diameter problem. Recently Savage went with a smaller diameter firing pin to make the bolt head retaining pin stronger. So you can drill out the bolt head to match your old firing pin, or you can order a new firing pin and bolt head retaining pin when you're ordering all your other parts. Sorry I didn't have better news. [/QUOTE]
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