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Safety question re mismatched bolt
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<blockquote data-quote="Ron-NJ" data-source="post: 1673703" data-attributes="member: 107702"><p>I assumed by the gun shop reference it was shipped to his FFL gun shop, and as in most rifles, the bolt is packaged, not installed in the rifle. When he got to his gun shop to pick up the rifle, he tried to install the bolt. <em><strong>Correct.</strong></em></p><p></p><p>Ron, the cartridge your rifle is supposed to be is 6.5 PRC. That cartridge has a larger case head .532", than the Creedmoor, which is .473. <em><strong>Understood.</strong></em></p><p></p><p>Incidentally, the 308 bolt face is the same as the Creedmoor. They are both .473".</p><p>Also, the bolt never makes it "into the chamber". <strong>Thank you. I should have said the bolt went half way down the action and was never able to seat the chamber.</strong></p><p>I believe you are referring to the lug recess in the action?</p><p></p><p>I have a guess to your question, but there's no way I'm willing to answer it.</p><p><em><strong>I'm not sure what you think I am asking you to say that is so controversial. Would a bolt for a 6.5 Creedmoor fit into the action of a 6.5 PRC rifle?</strong></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ron-NJ, post: 1673703, member: 107702"] I assumed by the gun shop reference it was shipped to his FFL gun shop, and as in most rifles, the bolt is packaged, not installed in the rifle. When he got to his gun shop to pick up the rifle, he tried to install the bolt. [I][B]Correct.[/B][/I] Ron, the cartridge your rifle is supposed to be is 6.5 PRC. That cartridge has a larger case head .532", than the Creedmoor, which is .473. [I][B]Understood.[/B][/I] Incidentally, the 308 bolt face is the same as the Creedmoor. They are both .473". Also, the bolt never makes it "into the chamber". [B]Thank you. I should have said the bolt went half way down the action and was never able to seat the chamber.[/B] I believe you are referring to the lug recess in the action? I have a guess to your question, but there's no way I'm willing to answer it. [I][B]I'm not sure what you think I am asking you to say that is so controversial. Would a bolt for a 6.5 Creedmoor fit into the action of a 6.5 PRC rifle?[/B][/I] [/QUOTE]
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