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McMillan EOL Outdoorsman Long Range Rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 589698" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>[ATTACH]5030[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH]5031[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p>These show the fluted two lug bolt from the Mcmillan G-30 action. The bolt can be disassembled (field stripped) without tools to clean or install a new firing pin. Always a good idea to carry a new firing pin on a big hunt. The bolt body is made of ultra strong 9310 steel with surface hardenned to over 60 RC. The critical parts of the bolt and action are held to .0005" tight bench rest tolerances. The fluted bolt aids in reliability sweeping dirt and grit away helping the action to operate slick and smooth in the harshest field environments. The flutes also reduce total weight. The bolt face is recessed for strength. The bolt raceways are cut with wire electrical discharge machining which produces tighter tolerances, no tool marks and very smooth operation. The bolt operation on this rifle is very slick. Bolts are fitted to the reciever by hand filing camming angles and lapping the locking lugs. It uses a Sako style claw extracor of Mcmillan design which produces positive extraction and push round feeding. The extractor is housed in the locking lug eliminating the need for an extractor slot to be cut in the barrel. I prefer this design to say the model 70 winchester design which requires the extractor slot to be cut into the barrel. This type design provides for tighter tolerances in the bolt to reciever fit in my opinion. </p><p> </p><p>I will go over much more of this when I discuss the Mcmillan G-30 action. I am very impressed with this action and it is clear to see Mcmillan did their homework to provide the best in benchrest accuracy incorporated into a long range hunting rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 589698, member: 505"] [ATTACH]5030.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]5031.vB[/ATTACH] These show the fluted two lug bolt from the Mcmillan G-30 action. The bolt can be disassembled (field stripped) without tools to clean or install a new firing pin. Always a good idea to carry a new firing pin on a big hunt. The bolt body is made of ultra strong 9310 steel with surface hardenned to over 60 RC. The critical parts of the bolt and action are held to .0005" tight bench rest tolerances. The fluted bolt aids in reliability sweeping dirt and grit away helping the action to operate slick and smooth in the harshest field environments. The flutes also reduce total weight. The bolt face is recessed for strength. The bolt raceways are cut with wire electrical discharge machining which produces tighter tolerances, no tool marks and very smooth operation. The bolt operation on this rifle is very slick. Bolts are fitted to the reciever by hand filing camming angles and lapping the locking lugs. It uses a Sako style claw extracor of Mcmillan design which produces positive extraction and push round feeding. The extractor is housed in the locking lug eliminating the need for an extractor slot to be cut in the barrel. I prefer this design to say the model 70 winchester design which requires the extractor slot to be cut into the barrel. This type design provides for tighter tolerances in the bolt to reciever fit in my opinion. I will go over much more of this when I discuss the Mcmillan G-30 action. I am very impressed with this action and it is clear to see Mcmillan did their homework to provide the best in benchrest accuracy incorporated into a long range hunting rifle. [/QUOTE]
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