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is this bolt ok?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hired Gun" data-source="post: 1242065" data-attributes="member: 1290"><p>I have seen a couple Winchesters with this exact same scratched appearance. Winchester may fix it for nothing if you want to part with it for a couple weeks. If not it's not hurting anything. It is normal for only the right lug to touch with the sear engaged as it picks the bolt up and it hinges off the right lug. The left lug will not touch until the sear is released. I get feed back like this just about every time we true an action for an inexperienced owner. If the bolt is bushed or the action and bolt is coated it takes up about .004" of clearance and will get the left lug closer while it is cocked. To lap the lugs you must remove the firing pin and the sear. Then put a spring loaded device on the end of the bolt to make even pressure on both lugs. The one I use you have to pull the barrel. If you try to lap it while cocked you will just make everything worse. 100% lug contact on both lugs doesn't really make that much difference. 80% on a factory rifle is just fine. I don't like putting that much wear on them. When we true up an action there is no need to lap them. We coat the lugs and abutments and they wear real even.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hired Gun, post: 1242065, member: 1290"] I have seen a couple Winchesters with this exact same scratched appearance. Winchester may fix it for nothing if you want to part with it for a couple weeks. If not it's not hurting anything. It is normal for only the right lug to touch with the sear engaged as it picks the bolt up and it hinges off the right lug. The left lug will not touch until the sear is released. I get feed back like this just about every time we true an action for an inexperienced owner. If the bolt is bushed or the action and bolt is coated it takes up about .004" of clearance and will get the left lug closer while it is cocked. To lap the lugs you must remove the firing pin and the sear. Then put a spring loaded device on the end of the bolt to make even pressure on both lugs. The one I use you have to pull the barrel. If you try to lap it while cocked you will just make everything worse. 100% lug contact on both lugs doesn't really make that much difference. 80% on a factory rifle is just fine. I don't like putting that much wear on them. When we true up an action there is no need to lap them. We coat the lugs and abutments and they wear real even. [/QUOTE]
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